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…
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The Igbe Religion – A Faith
The Igbe Religion – A Faith Igbe is neither my personal nor family religion. Stiil, I lived in Urhoboland, where it originated and people still practise it, long enough to observe the faith with considerable detachment. I have also seen its practice in the United Kingdom. It is an Urhobo…
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Jazz Music & the Influence of Yoruba Culture
Jazz Music & the Influence of Yoruba Culture There was a time in the ’60s and ’70s when several jazz musicians of repute had to visit Brazil for a new spark of inspiration. It was almost a “rite of passage” for many jazz musicians. Classics like ‘Song for My Father’…
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Is the Expected Revolution in Nigeria Possible?
Is the Expected Revolution in Nigeria Possible? Many talking points in Nigeria and diaspora focus ever more on the undeniable necessity for a ‘proper revolution’ to happen. Revolution seems to be necessary to with decisiveness sort out the poly-faceted corruption and misgovernance entrenched in it. Such is withering away the…
Southern Kaduna Genocide: Surprise?
Southern Kaduna Genocide: Surprise? Southern Kaduna Massacres are the stuff Nigeria is made of. Before anyone dismisses such a claim, we have to examine the pervasive ‘value of life’ in Nigeria to both ordinary citizens and the government as well as the cost of ‘taking life’ in Nigeria; ‘life’ here…
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The Leadership of a Bad Brother – Angle 4
The Leadership of a Bad Brother – Angle 4 Everyday people in this everyday world of ours bear witness to everyday evil and wickedness. Every single day, direct or indirect. To be consistent and confident in nefarious acts, one has to have some sort of power and loads of impunity…
President Jonathan, What Are Your Spin Doctors Doing?
President Jonathan, What Are Your Spin Doctors Doing? Hashtag disaster has hit the Nigerian President and it because someone created the unfortunate and ill-advised #BringBackJonathan2015 hashtag as a campaign device. But it is not the end of the world for President Jonathan by any means. Sometimes the greatest of presidents…