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Burantashi: the required empowerment in Nigeria

A young woman caused a mild stir in Ibadan when she stopped to purchase Burantashi from an Hausa vendor. Burantashi[1] is a name for some herbal aphrodisiacs – drug supplements – for enhanced sexual performance in men. Supposedly, burantashi empowers men to properly perform their intimacy roles in marriage. If a bachelor takes burantashi, he […]

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God will not help us

It is not their job to stop, it is our job to stop them.[1] It is not their job to give us charity aids, it is our job to produce what we need from our resources. It is not their job to reform our society, it is our job to convince one another for a […]

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Secessionists are jobless Nigerians abi?

Many educated speakers on various secessionist agitations describe the agitators as jobless people, who should find something to do. The ‘educated’ speakers maintain that secessionist agitators are either angry, hopeless or jobless Nigerians. A look at some of these rallies confirms the commentators’ descriptions. Most people who engage in agitations are truly angry and jobless […]

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No motivation for research in Nigeria

On Wednesday 16th August 2016, naijhq.com reported the discovery of a massive iron ore deposit was discovered in Cross River state.[1] The picture of the discovery showed some Asians who may have discovered the massive iron ore, instead of Nigerian researchers. So, a concerned Nigerian, ITbomb, asked “why waiting for outsiders to come and discover […]

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Nigeria is not interested in your education

The number of strikes in the Nigerian university makes it impossible to plan or predict your timeline in Nigerian institutions. In each regime, there are numerous strikes from NASU[1], ASUU,[2] NANS[3], SUG[4], etcetera. All these strike actions point towards government’s disinterest in funding and supporting education in Nigeria. The imposed Nigerian constitution provides that “government […]

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YOUWIN: the government’s MMM Lottery

Many people were crying that they had been duped as they gathered in front of a lottery office. The lottery company had collected lots of money from people with assurance of winning cars and other prizes. Only few initial participants got prizes, while the company gained a lot of money from people’s stakes. Lottery companies […]

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Philosophical malnutrition of the Nigerian society

A neurosurgeon in University College Hospital Ibadan vowed that his first action as Nigerian president would be to execute all Nigerian philosophers.[1] He insisted that the Nigerian philosophers have failed to produce and propagate suitable ideas for the Nigerian society. Societies are organized according to the ideas (philosophies) produced or adapted, and propagated over time […]

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