Nigeria is said to be a Country, good and fine, but I am beginning to think that the idea we have of a country is different from what it ought to be. A nation should, I suppose, independent of the cultural, religious, climatic differences, share a common goal, a common purpose, and this should be expressed by the amount of peace and freedom that every member of the State enjoy in any…
I have always and will always continue to think that in matters of literature, Nigeria has always and will always continue to offer to the World series of strong literature gurus. Starting from Achebe, Soyinka, Chimamanda, C. Ezeanya etc. African literature development will continue to speak of Nigerian novelist with due reverence. However, it baffles me to note that most of them have in one way or the other either developed their…
Guinea Schoolgirl “Why do some of our people sometimes talk and behave as if they are not educated,” queried the man from the podium, as he addressed his largely West African audience; “Illiteracy, the Bane of Africa’s Underdevelopment,” the international magazine headline recently declared; and according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, as at 2007, only 3 out of 10 adults in sub-Saharan Africa are literate. The above, represent the widespread belief…
The African Union has always been seen by diverse persons in different ways. While some see it as an important organization that helps in restoring peace in Africa as a Continent, others see it as a toothless bulldog. Her incapacity to implement some of her principles in areas of security and corruption fighting remains one reason that makes every conscious African doubt their goodwill in making Africa a home for all. Also,…
Here comes one of the Nigerian litterature gurus that I will never stop admiring and looking up at as models. They are just the image of the Nigeria that I pray for. A Nigeria where intelligency is used to review the sitaution of things. A nation where human right and respect is a value, where men are regarded as men and not as things. A state where the government workers see themselves as…
