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Okay, Here Are Some Answers, By Okey Ndibe
Okey Ndibe I’m often taken aback when some of my Nigerian readers respond to my column by noting a failure to offer solutions. These fairly frequent responses are stated as complaints. It’s as if...
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The Example of Lateef Jakande, By Okey Ndibe
Okey Ndibe One of my most revered friends rang me a few days ago after reading last week’s column. He wanted, first, to echo my criticism of Nigeria’s public officials who, despite loud claims to...
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Abba Moro and the War on the Poor, By Okey Ndibe
Okey Ndibe I was going to title this piece, “Why is Abba Moro Still a Minister?” but changed my mind. In the context of Nigeria, the answer to the question seemed rather obvious. Nigeria is ravaged by...
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Power, Uninterrupted, By Okey Ndibe
Okey Ndibe No, I didn’t mean to tease you, dear reader. I didn’t want to leave the impression that Nigeria has magically realized its dream for regular, uninterrupted (electric) power. That aspiration...
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A Letter To President Jonathan From The Grave, By Okey Ndibe
Okey Ndibe Dear President Jonathan: We, the more than 200 victims of Boko Haram’s latest savage bomb attacks, feel we must write to you from beyond the grave. Our simple message is summed up in the...
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The Time Of The Gross Domestic Producers, By Okey Ndibe
Okey Ndibe That Nigeria has passed South Africa as Africa’s largest economy—when calculated by Gross Domestic Product—is almost old news. The coverage of that feat afforded Nigeria’s image a rare...
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Jonathan doesn’t know poor nigerians, by Okey Ndibe
Okey Ndibe If anybody wanted proof that Nigerian “leaders” do not occupy the same space and time as most of their country folk, President Goodluck Jonathan amply provided it in an astonishing speech...
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What Do APC, Nigerian Leaders Stand For? By Okey Ndibe
Okey Ndibe The All Progressives Congress (APC) is now frequently called Nigeria’s main opposition party or group. Which designation raises the question: what exactly does the APC stand for? Or—a...
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Uncle Sam Is In, But Let’s Not Pack It In, By Okey Ndibe
Okey Ndibe Now that the United States, Britain, and some European countries may be stepping in to help rescue the Chibok girls, I hope that Nigerians won’t fold up, reach for their beers and pepper...
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Biafra, the Ostrich Mentality and Nigeria’s Tragedy, By Okey Ndibe
Okey Ndibe There is a sense in which the name of the malaise afflicting Nigeria is Biafra. I have argued before—and I must do so again—that Nigeria’s refusal to confront and address the sore of the...
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Nigeria and Biafra’s Wasted Memory, By Okey Ndibe
Okey Ndibe Much is often made of the hundreds of billions of dollars that Nigeria has frittered away since huge deposits of crude oil were discovered within its boundaries. A contemptible, uncreative...
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Towards an Ethnicity of Values, By Okey Ndibe
Okey Ndibe For me, one of the most disconcerting facts about public discourse in Nigeria—including intellectual exchanges—is the rampant, if not default, deployment of ethnic or religious sentiments....
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Something Really, Really Dangerous, By Okey Ndibe
Okey Ndibe Something really, really dangerous has happened in Nigeria. It is the reduction of human life to the scale of an ant. It is not about to happen; it has happened already. Forget all the...
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Wole Soyinka turned 80 at the very beginning of this week. For many, that milestone must seem incredible.
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Obiora Udechukwu: Honouring Genius, Moral Integrity
"Through his visual art, poetry, scholarship and social engagements, Udechukwu has inspired countless people." The post Obiora Udechukwu: Honouring Genius, Moral Integrity appeared first on Premium...
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