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Mr (Alhaji) Hakeem Baba Hamed is not your run of the mill character or individual, rather he is a privileged person backed up with pedigree and a successful career.  Mr Baba Hamed is not the archetypal Nigerian who has had to really struggle and having to prove his brilliance and capacity to earn his/her stripes.Continue reading “State Capture, the Nigerian Project and the viability of Democracy, Part 2; Why Baba Hamed’s outburst calls for sober reflection.”

It’s not a thing of joy to always enumerate the negatives of anyone or more so a society. The impact is, it demoralises and puts off the possibility of attracting positive patronage in which ever form one might imagine. So, I was in a conversation with a young man recently and at a point, heContinue reading “State Capture, the Nigerian Project, and the viability of Democracy.”

Countries or territories are human construct, which are essential for human survival. Either inspired divinely or otherwise, the fact remains that the need for humans to exist and thrive gives rise to gaining territories in the first instance and probably deeming it fit to expand such territories. Survival, is always an overriding factor that wouldContinue reading “A brief overview of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict; A pragmatic reflection and solution for the future.”

He has always described himself as unusual and an iconoclast. Mallam Nasir El-Rufai is referred to as the little man, partly because of his height and frame. However, this reference does not come from a position of affection by people who believe they have had a taste of him, in whichever way that could haveContinue reading “Nasir El–Rufai: A Catalyst for reform or just another Napoleonic reincarnation in Nigeria.”

The bat is a nocturnal animal, quite unassuming in appearance it would seem, but at the same time cringy. The bat does most of its business in aid of its survival behind the scenes and comes into main activity at night when most human are resigned to taking a rest to recharge for the nextContinue reading “The BAT phenomenon and the presumed journey to Aso Rock.”

Loosely defined federal character is affirmative action in practice, with a geographical twist. Prior to the Nigerian civil war, the federal republic of Nigeria had thriving regions practicing a genuinely federating system. The different regions of the country were developing at their own paces and at the same time thought it wise to compete favourablyContinue reading “Mighty Elephants in the room series: (2) The Federal Character.”

On his second nomination Burna Boy the Afro Fusion artist won a Grammy for the world music best artist category. The Grammy has reinforced the Burna Boy brand as a universal item, that every part of the world would want to tap in.  The Grammy awards may have been made in the USA, but overContinue reading “Give me the Grammy, hold your politics: The Disconnection of Nigeria’s youth in governance and politics.”

To the African, life is essentially incomplete without the role religion plays in his/her existence. Religion before the advent of Christianity or Islam among the peoples of Nigeria for instance, gave meaning to who they were and their purpose on earth. Birth, life, and death had religious underpinnings. So, a name given to a newlyContinue reading “Mighty Elephants in the room series:(1)Religion as the Bogeyman.”

Maslow’s Theory placed the hierarchical needs of the individual under five distinct categories of physiological, safety, love and belonging, self-esteem and self-actualization. Those needs are probably adequately in tune with a period before the shift in the balance of normalcy.  In the era of Covid-19, human activity has been forced albeit temporarily to grind toContinue reading “Cascading Mental Health and Care in the Community Post Covid-19.”

The Romans were famed for theatrics, and so made the theatre one of the focal points of roman society. Every town had the amphitheatre, where actors interpreted issues through plays and musicals. The theatre was the first form of organised mass communication tool ever known to human civilization. Through the theatre publics were informed, wronglyContinue reading “2023: The closer the pursuit, the lesser the sighting.”