The compounding of iniquities over the past fifty years raises questions that require every one of us to reflect. Does the implications of Umar Farouk's act make you feel our dysfunctional behaviors have reached critical mass? Do you feel pained, or has... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2010/jan/143.html
Though some people continue to view ethnic affiliation in essentialist terms in Nigeria, signs of a gradual shift are evident. For example, most Nigerians do not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity until their primal sentiments are aroused or their... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2009/sep/182.html
As individuals, we have demonstrated that we are incapable of or, more appropriately, refuse to manage time in keeping with the demands of post-industrial societies; we begin preparation for events at the time they are scheduled to start. Such lack of... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2009/oct/231.html
One thing that strikes dark skinned African immigrants in the US is that the average non-African makes no distinction between an African from the east, west or south of the continent. Africans are viewed as belonging to a monolithic group, regardless of... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2009/nov/283.html
I agree with Momodu that the 'independence generation' is nearing 50, yet they have been looked at as neophytes and immature by the same politicians whose parochial policies plunged us into the deep mess that we are experiencing today. For a long time, I... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2009/jul/021.html
Consider every encounter with the Police in Nigeria as a type of transaction yet to be defined in market terms. It does not matter whether you are the victim or perpetrator of a crime. The bargaining starts when you come in contact with the police; when... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2009/dec/171.html
Many would agree that neither the over simplified characterization of Nigerians by foreigners nor the defensive posturing or attribution of superior intellect to self by Nigerians accurately reflect the true character of the congeries of people/talents in... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2009/aug/201.html