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Soyinka at 90: Truth, Falsehood, Justice, Dystopia
By Biodun Jeyifo Justice is the first condition of humanity. Wole Soyinka, The Man Died. All protocols duly observed, I must thank the organizers of this symp…
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Echo of my mind: the Educated fools
Because Misfortune befell you in Congo, you therefore see everyone in Congo as unfortunate, failure. When someone narrates their success in Congo,…
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Why i don't judge people based on common Opinion
In primary school, I think Primary 2 or 3. I got my first baptism in society. A classmate bought toy gun, it was first time in my life i saw such gun. Like eve…
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What Nigerians can learn from kenyans' anti tax protest
At the time of writing this, the President of Kenya William Ruto, has withdrawn the controversial Tax Bill that sparked protest across the country. Kenyans pro…
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Echo of My mind: We are Just Like Sand on the Beach
Humans are just like sand on the beach. We stay in the sunlight and shine according to the sun benevolence. When the ocean send her waves to hit the shore, we…
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Sacking or Demoting Finidi Goerge- Look Yourself in the Mirror!
Sacking or demoting Finidi as head coach, if true, is a slap on Nigerian coaches and ex-players. It is a vote of no confidence on each and everyone of them. i…
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Echo of my mind: Everyone is pointing Fingers
A typical Nigerian's problem is always other people; until that scapegoat exits or dies. It is not in DNA of an average Nigerian to take respo…
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“Eyingbeti” [the promised land or sea]
By Bashoru J.K Randle “Eyingbeti” refers to that stretch of waterside in Lagos where business and other commercial activities with the rest of the world commen…
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A Beggar's Story!
One day, a very wealthy man was walking on the road. Along the way, he saw a beggar on the sidewalk. The rich man looks kindly on the beggar and asked, "…
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Conversation between Pencil and Eraser - This is dedicated to parents and children...
Pencil: I'm sorry Eraser: For what? You didn't do anything wrong. Pencil: I'm sorry because you get hurt because of me.…
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Your Life Through the pebbles
A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and pr…
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Nigeria is like a ship everybody wants to sail, but the experts on board are disunited
Nigeria is like a ship with many nationalities on board. All of them perceive themselves as more qualified than the captain, rightly or wrongly. There are man…
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Five categories of people in Nigeria
There are five categories of people in Nigeria today. 1. Those who are tired of Nigeria and only want the country to split. This group will keep qu…
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I recently graduated from college, and I'm incredibly lonely. I'm struggling to adjust to my post-graduate life.
By RACHEL BERNSTEIN I've reached an age where I've started to resemble the characters on a TV show trying to "find themselves" — the ones t…
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