Photo credit: NBC News US death row inmate Christa Pike is “conscious and speaking” after surviving a failed execution attempt last week, her lawyers say. The BBC reports that Pike, 50, continues to receive critical medical care while handcuffed in hospital, her attorneys said in a statement on Tuesday. Pike, who was sentenced to death…
October was supposed to be the month of freedom for Nigeria as the West African country got its independence from Great Britain on October 1, 1960. However, for many families it’s been a month of anguish. This is because they have lost loved ones to abduction and death. On independence day itself, some gunmen abducted…
I’m proud to be a Nigerian. Indeed, I belong to the discerning few who see themselves first as Nigerians before seeing themselves as members of their respective ethnic groups. However, I also believe that our richness in ethnicity, just like our teeming population, could be a source of strength if well managed. The Yoruba language…
I believe there’s a story of the tortoise gathering all the sense of animals in a cap. I’m not too sure about the Alawiye stories we used to read in primary school now. Ojo ti pe!Agba na ti nde!! Even if it turns out that I’m wrong, there’s no doubting the fact that Mr Ibikunle…
I understand the fake or original certificate issue is now rocking all certificate holders in Nigeria. How absurd it is that Nigeria’s Nobel laureate is even under suspicion by some illiterates? Anyway, the professor is able to handle that himself. But, I believe we could make some good of the bad situation. Instead of having…
Photo credit: Arab News Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reiterated on Monday that his landlocked country must have access to the Red Sea, despite neighbouring countries saying at a summit on Sunday that responsibility for the sea rests with the states along its shores and warning of the risk of regional conflict. The Associated Press…
Nigeria – A Season of Serial BetrayalsA Civic Renaissance Series for themigrant.online Opening Frame: Failure Is Not an Accident – It Is an Economy Nigeria’s failures are not random.They are not mysterious.They are not the result of “bad luck,” “bad leaders,” or “bad culture.” Nigeria fails because failure is profitable for the people who manage…
