Coming into a consciousness of your Afrikan self can (and probably will be) very painful for you. I must admit that it’s very painful
Category: Viewpoint
The talking scarecrow and the empty rice farms;
A Close observation of Africa’s crass neglect of its farmland, its pride By Njoku SaintJerry A I grew up in the rice farm, we grow Isiugwu rice.As a young active kid, my major occupation was to scare the birds away when they come in droves to pluck the ripe grains for food, we walk the length and breadth of the paddies to inspect for all kinds of invaders including the birds, we slap metal objects against each other or beat a pan to produce loud clanging sounds as we scream…
Will and William West: The scariest coincidences that gave birth to fingerprinting
Culled: LensAfrik Imagine meeting your double in prison. He looks exactly like you, you both have the same name, but you’re unrelated! Crazy, right? You can only imagine how much confusion this created to the record clerks in prison! Today, thanks to these two unrelated yet identical inmates and their prison conundrum, the fingerprint analysis is employed by every law enforcement agency, in every country, the world over, so when required, they can pursue suspects and as a result convict them correctly. When Will West arrived in prison in 1903,…
Nigerians appraise the 9th National Assembly as history beckons
The 9th senate was more of a stooge and it lost so much respect in that regard – it made little provisions for accountability and respect to rules of law as some of its members were reported as the first to break every law of the land without scruples.
Nigerians appraise the 9th National Assembly as history beckons
As Nigeria prepares to bid farewell to the 9th Senate, efforts should be focused on the characters of individuals coming to make up the 10th National assembly to save the nation further embarrassment and impunity.
Labour Party, backs off from proposed Abia LG Elections
“Conducting the LG elections will amount to a gross illegality of electoral activity in Abia State and where such matters are not backed by law is an invitation to conflict and disruption of the business of incoming government.”
Abia; Outgoing PDP Government Delay of transition process is an act of sabotage should be called to order
“If you claim to love Abia so much and has done so much for people of the state and would want them to remember you for any good you have done, why are you bent on destroying everything and making the transition process for the incoming government difficult and very frustrating.” – Jerry Njoku
The 9th Senate and its unfulfilled legislative agenda; controversies and score cards
“If there is anything the 9th Assembly legislative agenda has failed to do, it is implementing its own set rules and not by merely grandstanding to appear engaged but actually doing nothing for the interest of the nation and its citizenry.”
Nigerians and too many Unanswered Prayers
“The believer is not designed to live his life by miracles, there are principles already designed by God for you to follow and abide and if you follow that principles as designed by God, miracles will happen by default.”
Nigeria’s systemic Culture of Corruption rewarded in the UK.
“…From the irredeemably grafting political class to the dishonorable Honorables of the Legislature, to the lawless law enforcement agents, corruption has become a routine in dealings between the government and private individuals or businesses”