Chapter 1 – The Nigerian Condition Opening Meditation: What Does It Mean to Be Nigerian? To speak of the Nigerian condition is to speak of a paradox – a nation overflowing with talent yet starved of opportunity, rich in resources yet poor in outcomes, loud in hope yet quiet in accountability. It is to describe…
A bull is never friends with the slaughter slab. He knows the place signifies its end. One other thing a bull is perpetually afraid of is anything red. Red stands for bloodshed. So a bull feels it in the subconscious that nothing red is too good for it However, Lagosians tend to believe that the…
Photo credit: The Globe and Mail “The truth has to be shared and told to the Canadian people,” said residential school survivor Michael Cheena at the ninth annual Indigenous Legacy Gathering on Wednesday. Toronto Today reports that several hundred people – many wearing orange shirts – gathered in Nathan Phillips Square to commemorate the National…
Photo credit: BBC Hundreds of people held a demonstration against illegal immigration in the South African city of Durban on Wednesday, vowing to intensify their actions against what they say is the government’s failure to deal with the issue. The Associated Press reports that the crowds, led by March and March group, had set a…
Nigeria is 66 years old today. themigrant.online has decided to do a 12-day series for the country. Opening Frame Nigeria stands today in a long, unbroken season of serial betrayals – betrayals of vision, of trust, of institutions, of citizenship, and of the future itself. As someone who is only about three years younger than Nigeria…
How could Nigeria be 60 years old? It’s nothing but a lie! We claim to be giants of Africa. Sure, we should be, but for our being in chains. I should think we have to critically examine ourselves as citizens or followers. That’s because it’s from the citizenry that leaders emerge. I sincerely believe we,…
After so many seasons of being a serial aspirant, Mr Muhammadu Buhari finally got into Aso Rock in 2015. He came with various promises among which were the bringing of the local currency, the naira, equal to the dollar, the liquidation of the dreaded Boko Haram, and a complete change in governance. He was helped…
