Many people inveigh against the ‘Giant of Africa’ epithet that Nigeria has laid claims to over the years. Citing Nigeria’s continuous stuttering attempts at economic development and nation-building, they have argued that Nigeria today is anything but a giant. They do not dispute that the country may have been a giant before, considering the leading
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Serving two masters
You may be king in your house and behave as you please, but once you step into the workplace where you are not the boss, you know you have got to comport yourself in accordance with a different set of rules. No matter the values you hold and espouse as a person, you know that
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‘To God be the glory’
For some time now I have amused myself with a particular refrain many Nollywood home videos and popular TV drama series adopt as end line. I have often wondered if all the films are edited in the same postproduction studio or with the same editing software which inexorably inscribes ‘To God be the Glory’ just
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Confronting the Nigerian factor
It is doubtful if any study has been undertaken to try to dimension the phenomenon referred to as the Nigerian factor. I am equally in doubt if I have the requisite qualifications and experience to attempt a definition of the phenomenon. It is therefore not out of place to begin by considering the perspective of
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Extending the arm of the law in Nigeria
That well-known saying about the long arm of the law catching up with people who have committed a crime does not seem to enjoy general applicability in Nigeria. Our experience shows that well-placed people or those with considerable means easily get away with crimes. They are able to evade arrest or trial when efforts, provoked
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No new record in ignominy
Those of us who have members of the political class, especially the ones in public office, as family members or friends have a responsibility to hold and call them to account. Wives, husbands, children, relatives and other loved ones of public office holders need to talk to them. In case these politicians have shielded themselves
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Rome was..built
The ancient city of Rome was the epicentre of the Roman Empire and its civilisation. It was a great centre of learning, arts and culture (including religion) as well as military might. At the head of the empire at Rome were great emperors referred to as Caesars, who conquered and reigned over vast territories that
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New Year revolution
You probably read ‘resolution’ instead of ‘revolution.’ Either way, you are not far from the subject matter of this piece as it touches on both words. While ‘revolution’ applies to something radical or dramatic I will like to see happen, it will require the ‘resolution’ of the authorities to make it happen. My desire for
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Prayer for Nigeria at 50
O God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, there is no doubt that You’ve put together this great and beautiful nation called Nigeria. Yes, quite great and beautiful, though the inhabitants be small- and shallow-minded, and though we be selfish and extremely wicked – wicked to one another and completely indifferent about the
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Telecom sector in need of another revolution
Nigeria’s telecom revolution is acclaimed worldwide. It is on record that within eight years Nigeria’s teledensity shot up from a mere 0.4 to over 50 percent. Nigeria is acknowledged to have the highest number of connected lines anywhere in Africa, including South Africa, with a subscriber base currently numbering over 74 million from barely 400,