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Lessons from the past few weeks

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  It’s been a rough few weeks for the country. From the protests by young people primarily against police brutality and the disbandment of a notorious police group known as the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) to the violent response by… Read More

NIGERIA’S PAST, PRESENT AND THE UNPREDICTABLE FUTURE

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‘’He who spends time regretting the past loses the present and risks the future.’’ – Quevedo   I love telling stories to my children and grandchildren about my country Nigeria, stories that go back 75 years and more about the… Read More

NO POLICE – NO JUSTICE NO JUSTICE – NO LAW AND ORDER NO LAW AND ORDER – NO PEACE NO PEACE – NO DEVELOPMENT

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  ‘’He that is of the opinion that money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money’’          – Benjamin Franklin   As a Nigerian that witnessed the nation’s independence, pre- and post-colonial, Nigeria, I… Read More