THERE was a quote I read in a small but fascinating book some two decades ago that I can longer quote verbatim. It had to do with the de-contextualization and interrogation of held believes and theories by successive generations. That…
Growing up in what can be qualified as a proper home, I still reflect on those times now I am making and gathering mine, not with the kind of success my parents did it in those days. Homemaking was…
Being a nonconformist, I have been indulging and studying little parts of the large body of works of Friedrich Nietzche in recent times. The more I pick a piece, the more it get expanding because of the several aspects the…
I am proposing several public dialogues on pathways to good governance as my apostolic offering during this electioneering period in Edo State now that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has lifted ban on campaigns. This proposal must be pursued…
THE political firmament in Edo State is bristling as expected now that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has lifted the ban on campaigns today. The airwaves will be brimming with campaign slogans. The streets and towns in the states…
LAST year, after the general election, I wrote an article, Overlapping Identity, Tolerance and Peace. I made a submission of my social construct; Overlapping Identities, to foster peace and tolerance. Overlapping Identity, I explained, is the intersectionality of our identities…
DURING the build up to the primary elections by the three dominant parties in Edo State, one of the most talked about social phenomenon by the electorates was Identity Politics. This promiscuously used social construct which became something of noise…
A little superstition will suffice in deconstructing the tribulations Comrade Philip Shaibu has been going through since he imagined in his mind that he could take over powers from his boss, Governor Godwin Obaseki. While some feel he should have…
THE issue of moral bankruptcy is a difficult topic to navigate due to the fact that morality is subjective. However, I do not share in such cloned sentiments which are meant to act as excuses for actions that are unbecoming.…
POLITICIZING tribalism is the state of complete disorder, it is an attempt to create an order through tribal attachment by hypocrites. To me, it is a dangerous ideology and a festering sanctimonous conundrum no one should ponder. This have nothing…
