53 Years ago, precisely first day of October, 1960, Nigeria was
declared an independent state from British colonial rule. This was a
result of the fighting and agitations of our founding fathers. They are
our heroes and their labour shall not be in vain.
When
we got independence, the yearning and aspirations of our heroes then was
for a great nation called Nigeria. They desired for a nation where
there will be total freedom and...
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
Monday, 30 September 2013
Corruption Is Not The Number 1 Problem In Nigeria- Jonathan
I listened to President Jonathan during the media chat yesterday and
when the issue of corruption was raised, he answered that corruption is
not the biggest problem in Nigeria. He said Transparency International
assessment of Nigeria is a perception and not real. He said corruption
is No. 4 or 5.
When
asked what No. 1 and 2 are the president began to stutter. He came up
with an answer that businessmen investing in Nigeria complain...
Thursday, 26 September 2013
Rational Thinking Can Help Us Get The Best Out Of Ourselves And Our Nation
A friend posted on Facebook on the issue of Rational Thinking and it got me thinking. I responded to the post and i decided to share my thoughts here too.
Her post is as below:
Olanike Adebayo
I
make the move for a motion that RATIONAL THINKING be made a
compulsory course in Nigerian secondary schools and universities. If
you don't pass, you don't graduate out of secondary school and
university. The challenge will be how to implement considering the
fact that most teachers and lecturers are not equipped with these...
Monday, 9 September 2013
Is The PDP Brouhaha In The Interest Of Nigeria And Nigerians?
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The news is awash with the crisis tearing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) apart. The factionalisation into “New PDP” and “Old PDP” is at the center stage of newspaper reportage. All the fence mending and peacemaking meetings...
Saturday, 10 August 2013
NaijaDeyVex.com – The Place To Speak Out Freely
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In a place where there is injustice and oppression, the
silence of the good people is a crime. Must we keep silent when things are
going wrong? There is an Igbo proverb that says that an elder cannot be in the
house while a...
Thursday, 11 July 2013
This Show Of Shame In Rivers State House Of Assembly
I watched the fracas and mayhem that happened in the Rivers
State House of Assembly on Tuesday, 9th July, 2013. The free-for-all fight was
started by members of a renegade group of five seeking to impeach the speaker. Reports
showed that the intention of this group looking not feasible they decided to
turn it violent.
When I watched the videos, I saw adults in fisticuffs and
attacking each other with weapons, the mace in this...
Tuesday, 25 June 2013
YouWiN! - A Plus For The Transformation Agenda
I went into the Corporate Affairs Commission office in
Kaduna a few weeks back to pick up the result of a name search I did. While waiting to be
attended to I saw a lady that came in to register an enterprise. I heard the
CAC staff mention YouWiN! and that raise my ears. Just yesterday I was with
another lady who won the YouWiN! grant. She told me about all the process
involved in submission and the screening that followed until the...
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