The sorry tale of the Nigerian state is such that much, if not all, the talk about the 2015 election has been how a strong man can come and fix the corruption problem in Nigeria. The debates and discussion have… Continue Reading
One of the reasons why Nigeria is still backward is not entirely blamable to corruption. The lack of governance models. And a large swathe of the citizenry, even the supposedly educated ones do not help those in need of comprehension,… Continue Reading
Chairman Mao and the Communist party wanted to annihilate all forms of religion in their bid to build their own type of society. When they took over in 1949, there were 1 million Christians who were soon forced underground. Today,… Continue Reading
To share, or not to share, that is a daily question in new media environments. It is also one the architectural possibilities Web 2.0 platforms confront you with each time you are logged on to the explosion of data which… Continue Reading
The web and media are abuzz with Ebola these days. A westerner gets infected and all media outlets provide wide coverage on all the details. But we all know the epicentre of it, Africa. According to the World Health Organization… Continue Reading
According to official statistics obtained from the Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics, and reported by the world bank in its 2013 “Nigeria Economic Report“, Nigeria’s economy is acclaimed as one of the fastest growing in the world. Over the past… Continue Reading
In recent weeks it has become quite clear that Nigeria has succeeded in stemming the advance of the Ebola virus. The virus, recognised as one of the deadliest in the world, was first reported in 1976. The recent outbreak started… Continue Reading
The political history of Nigeria can be divided into three- pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial phases, all of which have had manifestations that define the current state of the country. According to Thomas Hodgkin, the Nigerian past has many pasts, not… Continue Reading