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Speaking Truth to Power: The Man of God and Mass Hysteria
- By Olu Ojedokun
- Published Yesterday
- Religion & Philosophy
- Unrated
"I am sure by now you have received a text message saying that Pastor E A Adeboye said you should pray from 1am to 3am so that someone close to you wont die or something like that...Well this is to let you know this text message is NOT FROM PASTOR E A ADEBOYE..."The “State” In A Capitalist Nigeria
- By Ephraim Adinlofu
- Published Yesterday
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
If there is one country in the world where the thesis of Karl Marx on the STATE has been proved and concretely established in very crude, crooked and wicked ways, it is the Nigerian STATE...I am Back In Nigeria
- By Sabella Ogbobode Abidde
- Published Yesterday
- Life Abroad
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Insider, Outsider: A Meditation on life in America
- By Leonard Quarshie
- Published Yesterday
- Life Abroad
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Life can be unkind here, sometimes. So it is everywhere else in the world, you may say. But in America, it is especially. We come here, compared to other places, dreaming of possibility. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses…,” the statue of liberty, beckons. Then we face reality...
Nigerian Universities Strike: To Redress Or Regret Past Neglect?
- By L.Chinedu Arizona-Ogwu
- Published Yesterday
- Education
- Unrated
If Nigerian society is truly egalitarian, university education should be a part of the larger effort for the society to be inclusive...Keep The Fire Burning
- By Ope Ajayi
- Published 07/1/2009
- Personal Development
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Nothing moves until it is moved, nobody will naturally give you what rightfully belongs to you until you ask, human beings are naturally selfish, brutal and corrupt...Amala, Ewedu, Isi-Ewu, Tuwo-Shinkafa & Pounded Yam Marketing
- By Paul T. Adujie
- Published 07/1/2009
- Nigeria Matters
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The Hawking of Insecticide Treated Nets
- By Sylva Nze Ifedigbo
- Published 07/1/2009
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
No sight could be more bizarre than this. Young men hawking Parmanet branded mosquito insecticide treated nets in the traffic. My greatest regret was not having a camera on hand to capture this most worrying sight. What is this nation turning into?Michael Jackson, the Enigmatic American Icon
- By Paul T. Adujie
- Published 07/1/2009
- Interviews & Profiles
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Similarities and Lessons from June 12, Nigeria's & Iran's
- By Chinedu Vincent Akuta
- Published 06/30/2009
- Africa & World
- Unrated
Nigeria and Iran have come to have one thing in common and that is, both countries have held controversial presidential election on the same date June 12. A closer examination of these two countries will bring out more similarities...Recent Articles
Still on Michael Jackson - Death Where Is Thy Fang?
- By Olusegun Fakoya
- Published 06/28/2009
- Introspective
- Unrated
What is it about death that brings about the sober aspect of human nature? Why does it take the death of another man for us to realise our ephemeral nature?
I Join Others In Mourning The Legendary Michael Jackson
- By Dele A. Sonubi
- Published 06/28/2009
- Introspective
- Unrated
On the afternoon of the second day of MJ’s death, I got glued to the CNN channel and watched as every program broadcast that day carried the news of the demise of the great musical Icon...
Death Without Notice - Cardiac Arrest
- By Olayiwola Ajileye,MD & Bisi Abiola, PhD
- Published 06/28/2009
- Health & Environment
- Unrated
While the world is trying to come to terms with the surreal and unfortunate passage of the legendary Music and entertainment Icon, Michael Jackson, it is imperative to give a thought to how these kinds of incidents can be medically and preventatively managed...
Commemorative Days: Let’s Declare a National Non-Stealing Day
- By Sheyi Oriade
- Published 06/28/2009
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
To those who may think it unthinkable that there can ever be a successful observance of a ‘national non-stealing day’ in Nigeria, I say it is worth a go nonetheless...
Global Recession: It’s Implications On Nigeria's Economy and The Way Forward
- By Benjamin Ogbebulu
- Published 06/28/2009
- Business & Economy
- Unrated
Economists are often, occasionally unfairly, ridiculed as people who are good at theory but struggle when faced with the challenges of the real world as currently being witnessed globally. In times of economic prosperity, this isn’t a major problem, but when times are as bad as they are now, policy makers and politicians have to sit up and listen...
Towards Sustainable Energy: Windy Whims, Epiphany, or Probability
- By Bemgba Nyakuma
- Published 06/26/2009
- Science & Technology
- Unrated
Energy is the fuel that will lead the way for the future of Nigeria. It is the biggest melee facing the manufacturing industry and many more sectors in Nigeria..
The Thin Lines
- By Charles U. Ofoefule
- Published 06/26/2009
- Religion & Philosophy
- Unrated
As long as the unpredictability of the counting of time remains, the lines permeating the realms of joy from sorrow, love from hate, and life from death will inevitably remain thin...
The New Hierarchy Of Needs
- By Ope Ajayi
- Published 06/26/2009
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
Slums in Nigeria are usually identified with poverty and underemployment. Some have described a slum as an over crowded district of a community usually inhabited by poor people...
Virginia Monologues…On Niger Delta
- By Michael Oluwagbemi II
- Published 06/26/2009
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
What is wrong with you poor people? Why can’t you let us be? This country has worked, and is working well. Let us talk about tenure elongation. Furniture allowance, etc. This Niger Delta militancy is just what it has not been called: criminality!
'Witch-Ful Thinking': The National Blame Game
- By Ihechukwu Njoku
- Published 06/26/2009
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
In Nigerian society today, we tend to take the accolades for our achievements, but finger certain forces behind our failures...
