The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, had vowed or threatened to rule Nigeria for at least 60 consecutive years before it can hand over to any other political party. Given its performance since 1999, this ambition Read More
Oct 252012
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Oct 102012
That night as I lay in bed, I cried. I owed Candy Jones something: an explanation and an apology for the way I had behaved. Then I realized I had no such control over myself Read More
Sep 282012
Clutching the registration slip venerably in my right hand, I walked into the hall. The venue itself was our school’s refectory hall. A few hours earlier, I sat here among other students taking a breakfast Read More
Sep 222012
That morning, Mr Philip, the Geography master walked into our class. We were new to the class but not new to him or to ourselves. It was the beginning of a new school year and Read More
Sep 162012
Where we stand We may not see much But the little we understand Does not match With the promise of better Better empowerment That a little later Will harness our endowment Read More
Sep 012012
There is an alien in me Of whom I am not proud I try to make peace with him But he is a big fraud He commands me Whenever he wants And even when Read More
May 272012
Nigeria is a land of hypocrisy. The tragedy does not end there. Her people are so used to hypocrisy that they cannot face truth, so they remain un-free. There is hypocrisy in the home, church, Read More
May 032012
After that quarrel with Father, Mother’s friend visited us.“Hey!” she exclaimed when Mother told her of the fight with Grace. This woman’s voice was strange: low and unsteady like that of someone who has just Read More
Apr 292012
False Image of Ourselves Achebe is stung by the hypocrisy and vain-glory common with Nigerian leaders. He is angry at the blatant self-deception by those who do not care to make Nigeria genuinely great, but Read More
Apr 282012
The Nigerian youth is a creature of woes Left all the time on his own To contend with all manners of foes And live a life of little fun Day and Night he struggles Read More
Apr 252012
Recently, there have been consistent radio adverts urging Nigerians to accept deregulation as the magic wand invented by our team of expert economists for solving our national problems. Deregulation simply means non-direct involvement of government Read More
Apr 222012
Author: Chinua Achebe Publisher: Fourth Dimension Publishing Co. Ltd Year of Publication: 1983 Chapters: 10 In presenting a review of The Trouble with Nigeria by Chinua Achebe, I do not imply that I have more Read More
Apr 202012
At that time, I was a tiny little thing. Mother carried me on her back wherever she went. She would place me on her back and use one of her wrappers to tie me to Read More