This essay points out that white Americans fear of alienating Muslims lest Muslims attack and kill them shows that they are a fearful and cowardly people and that their historic evil towards black folks is explained by their fearful and cowardly nature; it says that courageous persons love and serve social interest rather than abuse their fellow human beings.  Arabs And White Men Are Cowards!  Ozodi Osuji  Like many oppressed black folks I was motivated to understand the white man.  I read the literature on why he did what he did, such as enslave Africans and discriminate against black folks…

Last July, shortly after the horrific Dana Air crash that killed over a hundred Nigerians, I did a piece titled “Murder Incorporated”. The thrust of the piece was that the government ought to take the larger blame for the incident. Why? Because ours is a country of “anything goes”.  There are laws, but people break them with impunity and no one gets punished. That really is what separates us from the rest of the so-called developed world. The lack of respect for laws by citizens and the inability of government to uphold the rule of law make all the difference…

“What does farewell mean if not death? But will death itself be a farewell?” -  Honore de Balzak I am not from Ekiti State but, like every other mortal, the untimely death of Funmilayo Adunni Olayinka, Governor of Ekiti State, devastated me.  My knowledge of this pretty, witty and willing-to-go-places woman came about during the 2007 General Elections in which Ekiti Governorship election became an issue of prolonged litigations. This relationship no doubt deepened with my appointment as the Administrative Secretary of Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) of which the late Deputy Governor was a prominent member. I met her for…

Terrorism relies on fear to get people to do the things that the terrorist wants done. Healthy approaches to people lie in striving to free them from fear rather than increase and or manipulate their fears. To the extent that people are freed from the fear that holds them down they live up to their potential. Those who keep people in fear prevent people from living fully hence retard human civilization and therefore ought to be removed from human society. We must get rid of terrorists, religious or other types. Islamic Terrorism Is Not The Answer To Human Problems  My…

Apart from the role he played during the first ever musical reality show for orphanages organised by Melody Shelters in collaboration with Adonis Productions, to being a major facilitator of NNENDA, Prince Tonye has nonetheless showed unwavering love to the youth, indigent undergraduates, and rural women among others. For instance, in June 2012, Prince Tonye sponsored ten Nigerian youths from the “Change Nigeria Group (CNG)” on a tour of South Africa and Dubai where the youths met with members of UAE royal family, institutional investors and leaders from far and wide so that they could find for themselves the secrets…

In the past, most of the U.S. Business community regarded Black  Africa as the exclusive domain of the former European colonial masters. With the unprecedented economic and political changes that have taken place in the last decade, American investors have come to realize the vast potential of Africa as a place to invest. From Ethiopia's and Mozambique's impressive growth rate, to Rwanda's spectacular economic reforms, Africa is seeing a dramatic economic and political transformation. This trend is spurred by the emergence of better democratic governance, creating more trades than aids, improved business policies, a liberalized market oriented economy and improved…

You couldn’t miss the headline. I am referring to the conclave of gerontocrats that took place earlier in the week. It centred on former president, Olusegun Obasanjo. “Anenih in secret meeting with Obasanjo”, was how The Guardian headlined the event. If there was any doubt about the purpose of the meeting, Anthony Anenih, chair of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and successor to Obasanjo in the very lucrative post of BoT chairman, dispelled it when he told reporters, “In 2015 we (PDP) will do what we know how to do best”. Of course, we…

Afis, my dear friend, how are you? You are probably the person I read most when I visit Nigerian Internet forums. Usually, I give myself no more than an hour a day to fool around with Nigerian news. I would go to Nigerian newspapers and read the headline news of the day. That exercise generally takes about thirty minutes. I would then surf the various Nigerian Internet forums for the next thirty minutes and thereafter call it quits. As I surf the Nigerian Internet forums some writers are a must read, such as you, Bolaji Aluko, Dr. Ojo, and some…

First and foremost, who is an artist?  So many people have different answers to this simple question. To me, artists are those who have the capacity to transform their imaginations, thoughts and reflections into beautiful realities, at times at the risk of their lives, for the good of the society. Ideally they include dancers, dramatists, singers, writers, painters, comedians, philosophers, politicians, scientists, technologists, industrialists, designers, creative radicals, social advocates and crusaders for better society.  In every society, artists are the ones that transit it from one generation to the other. They are the bridge across the old, present and future…