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Apes Obey! Vague dread of the supernatural
Thursday, 17 July 2008 5:10 P GMT+01
My first contribution to the Apes Obey! Series where I take a phrase from Lord Lugard's writings and juxtapose it with a contemporary event in Nigeria.
This is on the vague dread of the supernatural which lead to the loss of 17 lives.
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The old men say, talk with the enemy
Saturday, 31 May 2008 11:56 A GMT+01
Some old men have been in the news about talking to the enemy, they believe it is part of conflict resolution and nothing to do with appeasement.
Would anyone get out of their entreched positions and heed their call?
Nigeria: A desire for equality before the law
Wednesday, 21 May 2008 9:23 P GMT+01
Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello is remanded in police custody but turns the police station into her little fiefdom.
Along with the respect for the rule of law we need to know that everyone is equal before the law regardless of status and means.
I need a early-bird paperboy
Tuesday, 29 April 2008 6:30 P GMT+01
I need my newspaper and it does not arrive early enough for breakfast.
Grand Inga Project: Another White Elephant for Black Africa
Monday, 28 April 2008 7:37 P GMT+01
The Grand Inga Project that involves building that largest hydro-electric dam in the world in DR Congo is sounding like exciting news but it has nothing for Africans in general.
It should be aborted forthwith.
Nigeria: Why Poor Countries Are Poor
Monday, 28 April 2008 12:40 P GMT+01
I write about the role of bureaucracies in limiting the ability for developing countries to latch onto progressive economic growth and productive programmes for development.
The Netherlands rises above sea level
Monday, 28 April 2008 11:52 A GMT+01
We have all left the Netheralnds for at least a week, because holidays have given us a rare 2-day week.
Maybe was a cornflake boy
Thursday, 24 April 2008 9:31 P GMT+01
Our most erudite and esteemed scientists have found out that a bowl of cereal at breakfast is the sure way to having a boy.
Boy! I am bowled, over :-)
Nigerian scammers will always be a minority
Sunday, 20 April 2008 2:02 P GMT+01
The arrest of Nigerian scammers in Spain leaves one disappointed and ashamed of people who bring the great name of our country into disrepute.
We cannot however shirk from our ambassadorial duties of keeping the good name of Nigeria respected.
Olympic torch lights up Tibetan cause
Wednesday, 9 April 2008 1:33 A GMT+01
If anything, the Chinese have been naive to think they could pull off the Olympics without the spotlight being shone on their internal affairs including Tibet.
They should have known someone would take advantage of the Olympic year for this.
Those Super Delegates
Wednesday, 12 March 2008 5:03 P GMT+01
The Super Delegates are not facing an election and they should not be beholding to any external influence apart from their convictions in voting at the Democratic National Convention.
Earth-queers quaking in Israel
Thursday, 21 February 2008 6:16 P GMT+01
I have just had my fill of reprehensible religious and political leaders who seek a minority to blame for natural disasters.
How can gays have caused earthquakes in the Holy Lands?
Wikileaks - The right to know
Wednesday, 20 February 2008 7:44 P GMT+01
Wikileaks is a site under threat for the reason that it gives succour to the whistleblower to post documents that expose practices/activities that normally would not be revealed.
The site supports the compelling concept of the right to know.
They called the child ...
Wednesday, 20 February 2008 5:07 P GMT+01
Confiding in a friend; when your emotions are mixed about naming a child, it is wiser not to put voice to what might look an appropriate name.
Nigeria: Abusing the Honours System
Saturday, 16 February 2008 6:46 P GMT+01
The Speaker of the House who has only been in office for 4 months gets conferred with a national honour and people are complaining that the honour is of too low a class.
I say, he has no track record to be deserving of any honour yet.
The Lounge
Monday, 11 February 2008 1:38 A GMT+01
They were going away for the weekend and they looked really prepared to be together.
Nigeria sets no good examples for Africa
Tuesday, 5 February 2008 11:14 P GMT+01
Some of the problems in Africa exist because countries like Nigeria set bad examples which take away their moral authority to tackle other problems in the continent.
Punish Spain hard for Sport racism
Monday, 4 February 2008 11:00 P GMT+01
The Spaniards have form when it comes to the racist abuse of people of colour at sporting events, the episode in Barcelona during a Formula 1 practice session should not be taken in isolation.
Saving my uninsured legs
Saturday, 2 February 2008 9:14 P GMT+01
Whilst crossing a road an accident happened - I was not involved but by circumstance, I could have been the cause.
Heathrow needs to grow
Friday, 1 February 2008 4:30 P GMT+01
As a user of London Heathrow Airport, it needs expansion and it needs to expand soon.
Averting insanity
Thursday, 31 January 2008 4:57 P GMT+01
News of a co-pilot losing his marbles three-quarters through a flight means more needs to be done about addressing mental stability in high-responsibility job roles in the workplace.
The Chief Corporate Counsellor
Saturday, 26 January 2008 1:25 P GMT+01
There are more rogues than the presumed scapegoat rogue trader at Société Générale.
The bank was lax, culpable and derelict in their responsibility to due process, checks and the welfare of their staff.
A corporate counsellor might have averted this.
Rogue Trader II - 4 times Bigger
Thursday, 24 January 2008 9:46 P GMT+01
A 31-year old "rogue-trader" loses $7.1 billions at Société Générale Bank - questions and no answers to satisfy me yet.
Dogged by Goth prejudice
Thursday, 24 January 2008 5:20 P GMT+01
A Goth couple are hounded off buses in Yorkshire because one of them is on a dog leash.
Concerns about safety are one thing but when prejudice is expressed in hurtful words - we have another matter at hand.
Interest rates: Hammer hits nail (thumb)
Wednesday, 23 January 2008 5:16 P GMT+01
As far as interest rates are concerned in the US, the hammer has hit the nail quite hard - only that the nail is on the thumb - Ouch! Ouch!
And there would be a few more of those before things turn out right.
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