ThrowBack Thursday: And Odi Town Got Massacred
After peaceful entreaties fail, desperate measures by the authorities such as a wipe-out in the scale of the Odi massacre gets employed. Nothing is as brazen as a president ordering the wipeout of a town in this era, especially when they are citizens of a country he governs. The chain of command sanctioning the massacre […]
Throw Back Thursday: The Accord in Aburi That Didn’t Stand
Between 4th & 5th January 1967, a few months before the Nigerian civil war began in July 1967, a few military officers from Nigeria dragged one another to a location in Ghana, named Aburi. They left the meeting with a consensus agreement historically known as the Aburi Accord. It is, however, well known today that […]
Saraki vs. Tinubu: When Push Comes to Shove
You can hardly catch Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu engage in a public war of words. The former governor of Lagos state and senator in Nigeria’s 3rd Republic surrounds himself with so much myth. He has given himself such a public aura that his legend is hardly tainted. There is a technique to it – you […]
The Course Of Law And The Distance In Our Realities
A Few Short Stories A. Sade graduated finally from university after beating a few odds stacked against her. When her only surviving parent retired after years in civil service, her retirement benefits remains unpaid. So Sade had to make do with selling cute handbags to students back on campus just to fund her final year […]
Celebrating Fela: 16 Years After
The King of Afrobeat, Fela Anikulapo Kuti died on August 2nd, 1997. Whichever angle you want to view it from, Fela is a great man. I chose the present tense ‘is’ in describing him because 16 years after his demise, he still lives in the hearts of millions of people; his music still inspires scores […]
Attracting and Retaining Nigerian Youth in Agriculture
We cannot talk about attracting Nigerian youth into agriculture without first commending and appreciating our trailblazers and touch bearers, our old or aged farmers. Without them we will not have any agriculture in Nigeria. They have with them knowledge, experience and expertise about weather, seed, character of crops, forest reserve, and soil. Their understanding of […]
Poem of the Week: A Clash of Two Odes
By Nehi Igbinijesu Revelling in loathed rubbish Reeling in the ghastly pain Of gainful blood-letting And fears that sing an ode Oh song for how long Bleating melodious tirades Insulting insolence in situ Removing respect Starked up for years All in one simple ode Could this be another song from Anetor Swarming me delightfully […]
Discover Nigeria: An Unforgettable February 13th In Nigerian History
Friday the 13th, particularly when it occurs in February, is deemed a very unlucky day in Western superstition. For certain, a lot of people in the Europe and America have come to believe the day holds a lot of ill luck. Hollywood has even produced horror film franchises based on the theme. The superstition like […]
Discover Nigeria: A Boom That Brought Poverty
Right after the civil war, oil boomed. Nigeria’s exports from crude oil had burgeoned almost fifteen times in size from the early days of crude exportation in the 1960s. The meteoric rise of Germany and Japan had put a lot of demand on oil, shooting its price to astronomic levels. Coupled with the embargo on […]
Losing the Blame Game
By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani Last January, thousands of Nigerians stormed the streets to oppose an insensitive government policy that suddenly hiked the pump price of petrol by over 100 percent, in a country where 99 percent of the population lives on less than $2 a day. Victory was soon declared by the historic ‘Occupy Nigeria’ […]
Lagos State Government Sets Up Oil Corporation.
The Lagos State Government is set to launch its oil and gas corporation, aimed at optimizing the benefits of oil and gas in the country and ease supplies to the state. The Lagos State Oil and Gas Corporation (LOGASC) is on the way in the state, and a bill towards it has been sent to […]
DISCOVER NIGERIA: LAGOS – Once Upon A British Colony
By Nehi Igbinijesu. Lagos became a crown colony of the British Empire in 1861. Before that time, the British government had perfected its colony administration system of administration in the West Indies and in India. And so, it did not take any time to set up its typical crown colony administration in Lagos. By October […]
Lagos Traffic: The New Laws And Solutions.
Traffic is a common issue for cities; it delays engagements, can be damaging to your health, and is tied to several other challenges -– depending on how developed a city is. Lagos, the commercial hub of Nigeria, is known for terrible road traffic during rush hour and other unexpected times. The situation is common across several routes, with pollution in the air and howling discomfort for drivers, passengers and pedestrians.
Lagos State: New Fines, New Traffic Laws…
The Lagos State government is about to sign into law the new bill that has a lot to do with the law and order of traffic. Although some few commercial motorists and motorcyclists feel this law is gunning to push them off the streets, it is just a way to bring sanity to the Lagos roads and safety. The laws will a.low the government put a pause into the reckless driving of all the people driving, or using public transport as it were.
Lagos State Commissions Mega Rice Processing Factory
While hope remains on the proposed inauguration of the Taraba State Integrated Rice Farm, a partnership between the Federal Government of Nigeria and Dominion farms, a Guthrie, Oklahoma based farming company, the Lagos State government has actualised its dream of contributing to food production in the country by decreasing Nigeria’s heavy reliance on imported rice. […]
James Ibori and the ‘somebodys’ and ‘nobodys’ of Nigeria
By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani The most corrupt officials are often the most generous, but letting this system continue only preserves the giver’s power. This week, former Nigerian state governor James Ibori was sentenced by a British judge to 13 years in prison. He is guilty on two counts. One is corruption – a crime of which many […]