Politics: Keeping ‘Em Out 101.

Last week I stumbled upon this article about Aisha Eniola, a 19 year old Nigerian (by birth), who is currently a Town Councillor (equivalent of ward councillor) for Brent Council in England. I am an advocate for youth participation in government, especially as we are the ones who feel the brunt of ineffective governance the …

The Luxury of Shared Opinions

With new information (knowledge), opinions are reviewed; they could be strengthened, weakened or retracted.

Political Ideologies and our Polity

Political parties in Nigeria do not have ideologies. Intellectuals complain that ideologies are what define parties, citing the Conservative Republicans and Liberal Democrats in the US as examples. Would 2015 be any different? I don’t think so. Here’s why. Ideology is the sum of ideas and manner of thinking of a group, social class, or …

Beating Euphoria

"Do not get caught up in the Euphoria and fail to apply yourself early enough" A lecturer said this to a class of about 400 students in my second year of varsity. It stuck with me for years and I occasionally relay the same advice to those who permit me to be an influence in …

Where are the employees?

I have this job opening. However, I am yet to find someone competent enough to meet the job requirements

Society: The Foundations

Society: A community of people (persons or individual humans) who share the same customs and laws. I find myself pondering on the foundations of our society; starting from the smallest unit, the family, to the country/nation, Nigeria. Do we share the same customs and laws? I don’t think so. The laws and customs are agreed …

A Celebration of Life – The Felabration 2013 Example

Fela Anikulapo-Kuti is greatness. A man’s ability to continually inspire a lot of people many years after his death earns him the right to be addressed in the present tense. In our remembrance and memorials however, do we look at the good examples one set? Or do we, for sake of commercial viability, conveniently ignore …

ASUU Strike 2013 Four Months Commemoration

In three days, we commemorate the four month milestone of the ASUU 2013 strike action. This brings to a total of at least 8months an engineering, agriculture, and medical sciences students have spent at home from 2009-2013. I am one of such students and I am spiffed beyond measure. However, I won’t be completely emotive …

The “Am I Your Mate?” Syndrome

"See this small boy o! Am I your mate?" Someone has probably said these words to you if you were brought up with/or have Nigerian (maybe African too) heritage. We live in a society set up with prevalent hierarchies. Isn't age a good basis for distinction? I don't believe it is. Here's why I say …

A Discourse on Tertiary Education

I had started an article some days back on the structure of our tertiary education institutions in Nigeria. This is a spill off from that article. In the time between, I had read a series of articles concerning the on-going ASUU strike from two thinkers in particular. There was a three part blog series from …