Brave New World, Nigeria 2019: Sowore, Ezekwesili, et al.

"One egg, one embryo, one adult – normality. But a bokanovskified egg will bud, will proliferate, will divide. From eight to ninety-six buds, and every bud will grow into a perfectly formed embryo, and every embryo into a full-sized adult. Making ninety-six human beings grow where only one grew before. Progress." Brave New World by… Continue reading Brave New World, Nigeria 2019: Sowore, Ezekwesili, et al.

Nigeria and Restructuring

Somebody reminded me of this quote very recently: Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft. Winston Churchill Before we get carried away with the "Restructuring" bandwagon, we need a history lesson on Nigeria. This is a very long post, but the summary of it is that a federal system with… Continue reading Nigeria and Restructuring

The Elites of Nigeria: The August Gathering at Obasanjo’s Farm

Eventually, it had to come to your attention, especially if you are connected to Nigerians either in real life or social media. I am talking about the gathering of the cream of the Nigerian elites at General Olusegun Aremu Okikiola Obasanjo's farm, the only man living who shared the honour of ruling Nigeria twice (of… Continue reading The Elites of Nigeria: The August Gathering at Obasanjo’s Farm