Now we’re Talking

Nigerians are finally having the discussion denied and forbidden us by a National Conference we have not had; and we have Yar’Adua, his wife Turai and her cohorts to thank for it. The president’s ill health, the power intrigues it has occasioned...

Rescuing Nigeria’s Repu...

Patriotism puts us in denial when the world accuses Nigerians of being behind the bulk of spam/fraudulent Internet messages. That is good, but the truth is that those who lay such accusations are correct, at least to a great extent. Not all Nigerians...

Goodluck Jonathan ̵...

Goodluck Jonathan is now president of Nigeria. Twice lucky. First, when his state governor was impeached; now when the president dies. Both times he was the deputy. Hardly had he been sworn in than innuendos started about whether he will contest next...

Nigeria's Presiden...

Nigeria’s president Umaru Musa Yar’Adua is dead. May his soul rest in perfect peace. May God remember his good deeds when He judges him, forgive his mistakes and grant him eternal life. May God forgive those Nigerian politicians who played...

Viewing pedophilia with...

There is hysterics over sex-abuse by clerics and the ones crying the loudest are the most hypocritical of the lot. To be sure, we all need to retain a sense of propriety, as well as the ability to be shocked – else we stop living. So it makes...

Paedophile priests and ...

In the wake of the allegations of priestly sexual abuse and the accusations of inaction on the part of Catholic Church authorities, Marcello Pera, Italian philosopher and politician sent this article to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. He was...

Maga No Need Pay – “No ...

“Yahoo-yahoo”, a.k.a. Internet Advance Fee Fraud, to which many Nigerians and foreigners have fallen prey to. It has given Nigeria a bad name because some of the perpetrators come from this country. Now a group of Nigerian musicians have...

Amazing 360 degrees vid...

How they do this is amazing and beyond me. This video (the last one taken December 18) gives you a 5 minute ‘live’ trip on a street of earthquake-struck Haiti. It is provided by cnn. You can “use your mouse to click and drag around...