The ASUU Strike and the Crapious Revolution 5 The Second Target “The neglect of a child is abuse; a nation’s neglect of its youth is wilful filicide.” The other target of the Government of Nigeria that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is striking over is the fate and…
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Corruption
The ASUU Strike and the Crapious Revolution 1
The ASUU Strike and the Crapious Revolution 1 The What? “Revolution is believed in only after it has been accomplished.” – Book of Changes, Hexagram 49 Strikes by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Nigeria is a regular occurrence. Since 1999, ASUU has been on strike for a…
Elections
Papiration And Bad Nigerian Politicians
Papiration and Bad Nigerian Politicians Papire is a practice several politicians and their clients in Nigeria embrace to achieve and hold on to power for as long as possible, even to the grave. These indulgers of papire are the Owners of Nigeria who presume the country’s wealth is their entitlement….
Culture as Institution
Religious Desire of Alcohol (Goscolene)
Religious Desire of Alcohol (Goscolene) Goscolene makes us lapotidunious. Some guys I used to roll with, when saying something cryptic in public, would conclude “If you know, you know.” Anyone can listen to certain public utterances, but few may decipher them. The good thing is nothing you read here qualifies…
Corruption
Who Eats Who: The Sweetness of Nigeria?
Who Eats Who: The Sweetness of Nigeria? That Nigeria is gripped by unrelenting mass poverty, despair, and desperation is not in doubt. Yet, the most common claim made by Nigerians about their country is that it is “Sweet.” We look at what makes Nigeria so sweet despite the biting hardships.
Culture as Institution
Ayo Odebisi’s Embrace: Words of Henry Miller
Ayo Odebisi’s Embrace: Words of Henry Miller Ayo Odebisi, also known as Paramole, would have turned sixty-five on Wednesday, 28th of April. He was not a man you could forget. The aura he projected on those around him and his immediate environment contributed to the weight of words and ways….
Culture as Institution
Where is Nigeria’s Great Middle-Class in 2021?
Where is Nigeria’s Thriving Middle-Class in 2021? The Youth Want to Know. A truism of economies is they thrive when they have a large stable middle-class. In the mid-2010s, one of the most aggressive facts promoted about the Nigerian economy was that it had created a large and thriving middle-class….
Culture as Institution
From A Myth to A Cure: Vaccinations
From Myth to A Cure: Vaccinations Can a universal cure come out of olden African culture, especially one that originates from mythology? “Nothing good comes out of Africa” is a settled statement of the many. Testing the truth of that statement can be difficult or easy, depending on a person’s…
Governance
The New Economy After Covid
The New Economy After Covid: If you are in the lower and middle income brackets. As we approach the uncertain aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, many developed and developing societies remain shaken, disrupted and precarious. Jobs and austerity are the main tacit or stated socioeconomic fear of most people. The…
Culture as Institution
Fraternities Are Viruses In Nigeria 13
Fraternities Are Viruses In Nigeria 13 – The Disintegration The leading University Campus Grown Fraternities (UCGF) have had a long run of durability in their existence. Like many glorified dictatorships, autocracies and predatory cults, their enduring survival is a function of the culture permitted by the founder or historical leader’s…