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The Press and Criminality in Nigeria

Justine John Dyikuk Mar 04, 2021

The escalating rate of crime and criminality with particular reference to ungodly activities of armed bandits, killer-herdsmen, commercial kidnappers and Boko Haram has left the country aghast. Series of abduction of school children has become a big business in Nigeria. The viciousness with which these illegal activities are carried out in succession signals organized crime. […]

“Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limit of the world” – Arthur Schopenhauer

Anne Molokwu Jan 21, 2021

Hey friends, hope you are all doing well. I recently noticed the inconsistency in our weather conditions. Like the seasons are all messed up these days, and I wonder if it is as a result of ozone layer depletion. Should we pay more attention to the environmentalists among us or simply ignore the obvious? […]

“Without Deviation from the Norm, Progress is not Possible” – Frank Zappa

Anne Molokwu Jan 14, 2021

Hello friends! Am I the only one feeling like this month of January is flying like a bird? Just curious because there is a consensus, and practical joke about January (which in its application couldn’t be more real), that January is the longest month of the year. I find it puzzling because there are […]

“Every Form of Addiction Is Bad, No Matter Whether the Narcotics be Alcohol, Morphine or Idealism” Carl Gustav Jung

Anne Molokwu Dec 31, 2020

New year is almost here, and many of you are so excited right? I am super excited too and literally counting down every second to the new year. What is in store for you in the new year is unknown, but while you live your life the best way you can, as time goes on […]

“None but Ourselves Can Free Our Minds” Bob Marley

Anne Molokwu Dec 24, 2020

It’s that time of the year once again and everyone is super excited, I am too. There will be a lot of weddings, parties, gifting and travelling. While at it, please practice safety especially at this time of another outbreak of COVID-19. Do not forget to show love to everyone around you especially those […]

“When I make a Mistake, it’s a Beauty” Fiorella H. La Guardia

Anne Molokwu Dec 17, 2020

Quotes are excerpts from a speech, book, or film which inspire others. Knowledge is power but words maybe more powerful. It is known that words can inspire and also destroy. Words can bring freedom and also cause captivity. Words can give hope and also bring despair. Words can heal wounds but also injure. It […]

How We Remember Maradona

Azu Ishiekwene Dec 10, 2020

When the news of the death of Diego Maradona broke, I was in a friend’s office. Our initial spontaneous reaction was sorrow and regret. And then we drifted, almost as if we had rehearsed it, to the next thing: who is football’s all-time greatest? Maradona or Pele? My friend wasted no time is declaring that […]

Message From The Dead Borno Farmers

Azu Ishiekwene Dec 03, 2020

That the slain Borno farmers did not get military clearance is an inconvenient truth, but the real error of judgement was taking the government at its word. In his inaugural speech on May 29, 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the military chiefs – the same military chiefs there today – to relocate to the Northeast, […]

Has the microphone been turned off on national assembly’s N81bn probe of NDDC?

Frederick Nwabufo Nov 19, 2020

Probe. This is another word for political manoeuvring, horse-trading, chicanery and blackmail – in the Nigerian milieu. Probes are launched here not for righteous ends but for some predetermined recidivist motives. In particular, the so-called ‘’corruption probes’’ are themselves felonious panels set up to exact vengeance, broker deals or cause distraction from national discontent. Beelzebub […]

We can re-write Nigeria in Arabic — what matters is governance

Frederick Nwabufo Nov 12, 2020

Bigotry. We are big on it. To inflame passions and to smoke out the most reticent of Nigerians, flagellate the tempers of religion and ethnicity. Yes, then you will see the beast behind the mask. The mute compels speech and even the Nigerian PhD holder brawls when matters circle around his religion and ethnicity. Critical […]

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