“Our intelligence has recently provided us with awesome powers. It is not yet clear that we have the wisdom to avoid our own self-destruction. But many of us are trying very hard. We hope that very soon in the perspective of cosmic time we will have unified our planet peacefully into an organization cherishing the … Continue reading
January 1, 2017. Some things will not change. For example, the president will give his New Year speech. In this episode, he will likely congratulate his administration for a successful war on corruption and the big savings made from recovered loot and plugging leakages in 2016. He will congratulate Nigerians and the army for a … Continue reading
Quite often, I have found myself compelled to defend the fundamentals of human rights to supposedly educated people in Nigeria. A clear demonstration of the declining quality of our “educated” middle class is the generic ignorance of foundational social concepts, particularly on the rule of law and the sanctity of human rights. Nigeria—in 2016—is increasingly … Continue reading
Ayo Sogunro 