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The Tail Wags South Africa-Nigeria Dog
One of the most telling summaries of what has been happening in the last few days between South Africa and Nigeria was the comment by columnist, Owei Lakemfa, that the continent’s two largest economies now take orders from the streets. By Tuesday, five persons had been killed, and many more injured or displaced in South […] More
Electric Vehicles and the reality on the Nigerian Oil Economy
Two things propelled my choice of topic. The first was the picture of a big filling station in Jabi, Abuja, dispensing fuel and running other services on solar energy. On the building of the station were solar panels installed and the station had no generating set for alternate power provision to complement the public electricity […] More
Ben Okri, A Great Novelist, Hits Out
Jonathan Power shares the highlights of his recent encounter with the Nigerian Novelist, Ben Okri.
In the beginning there was a river. The river became a road and the road branched out to the whole world. And because the road was once a river it was always hungry. This must be one of the best opening lines ever penned by a novelist. It’s the work of the Nigerian novelist, Ben […] More
Heeding The National Call Again
No longer speculation; this is to confirm that, God willing, I shall assume duties in the coming days as the Senior Technical Assistant (Media) to President Muhammadu Buhari. In media circles, they call me “Capacity” or “Unbreakable” because, I guess, I don’t fit into regular category. Truly, my clothiers, Goddy Mekwene (Vivid Imagination) and Benny […] More
We All Are The 80 Thieves
If you have Nigerian blood, you appeared together with the 80 cyber criminals indicted by the United States Government in Los Angeles last week. You were paraded, disgraced, humiliated and scandalised along with the bad apples. The press conference by the US Justice Department, at which a multi-million-dollar criminal enterprise made up of mostly Nigerian […] More
What Winifred Oyo-Ita Symbolises
On May 29. 2019 President Muhammadu Buhari caught the attention of millions of Nigerians, for all of the things he did not say and the speech he did not give. Since then, a number of actions his government has taken are directly related to commitments he made on a different inaugural day, one in which […] More
A Butcher’s Judgement … Typically British
A poor reading of the verdict by the London court slapping a historic penalty of $9bn on Nigeria last Friday is viewing it as an affirmation of the law of contract. No, it is not. Rather, it is the orchestration of international politics and neo-colonial power-play at their vilest. Indeed, let no one be deceived […] More
Nigeria’s Most Wanted Man
The moment Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra placed his foot on Nigeria soil in October 2015, he put the federal government in a dilemma. Still, he was arrested barely days on arrival with his British and Nigerian passports seized. The government was damned if it allowed Kanu to openly propagate his […] More
Invoking Gibran In A Troubled Time
Louis Odion shares his experiences of the works and legacy of Lebanese philosopher, Gibran Khalil Gibran, during a recent tour of Lebanon.
At first, it could be mistaken for a pornographic studio. The walls are sculpted with assorted portraits of nudity, sensuous imageries, certain to trigger the testosterone, if not stoke the loins. With illumination made dim by a syncopation of delicately angled recess lights and the antique windows shaded by sparse curtains, the air around the […] More
The Diaspora Day Is Worthless To The Diaspora
With the declaration of July 25 as the National Diaspora Day, it would seem that the Federal Government is finally recognising Nigerians living abroad for their contribution to the economy and national development, but it is just a lip service. The day has no value yet. The Nigerian government has never taken bold steps nor […] More
Hoping To Succeed Buhari In Aso Rock
With the presidential election still weeks away Thisday Newspaper put question the directly to the president on whether he planted Amina Zakari in INEC by recommending her to Jonathan. The president’s answer went beyond what was asked. In response, Buhari said he had not once been approached by any government or president, those of Olusegun […] More
The Return Of Krest And Tuketuke
After a rather long spell, it is time to pause our weekly diagnosis of the Nigerian condition and examine a raft of treacherous words or phrases that has since infiltrated national conversation whose ubiquity or frequency is likely to leave the casual readers or the uninitiated utterly befuddled. The whole idea is to provide contexts […] More
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