You can imprison a man, but not an idea. You can exile a man, but not an idea.You can kill a man, but not an idea—Benazir Bhutto
Browsing: Prince Charles Dickson
I don’t like that. This office works best when things are fast and rhyming. Jessica, you are fired, Futtah, you are promoted…
From airports to roads, from hospitals to schools, we call it elephant projects, they are dead horses for me, national embarrassments.
Have you ever encountered someone who staunchly defends a politician, leader or public figure regardless of the controversial statements they make.
And today this is the concluding part, also written some 18 years ago. I start this essay with the critics’ anthem.
Since the 1970s, Nigeria has witnessed an upsurge in Islamic and Christian religious revivalism. This resurgence stems from the rejection of traditional religious structures and practices, as well as the increasing politicization of religion in the quest for political and economic influence. Notably, Sani Yerima’s declaration of full Sharia implementation in Zamfara state set a precedent followed by eleven other northern states.
Once upon a time, there was a village of people who lived in handcrafted wood houses. And like other villages in this era, fires were a very real and present danger at all times. One small flame could burn the whole village into ashes within a few short hours. So, the villagers developed a clever firefighting system.