Ahmed Dodo

Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art. ---   John Ruskin True, I have always tried to ask myself why Nigeria the most populous rich black nation on earth has still remained like this, despite our unquantifiable human and natural resources. Sometimes I ponder, wondering if all the intellectual capital and mineral resources at our disposal are real or mere imaginary assumption.   But my eyes over the decades I know have not been deceiving me with what I have been seeing, hearing and witnessing over the years since I found myself as a citizen of this great diversified country. To be honest, I sometimes feel mortified whenever I look round me and I see the wastage of both human and natural wealth littering everywhere. I am more embarrassed by the wasteful attitudes of some of past and present leaders, especially our current politicians who despite all the mother luck that has ...

Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art. ---   John Ruskin True, I have always tried to ask myself why Nigeria the most populous rich black nation on earth has still remained like this, despite our unquantifiable human and natural resources. Sometimes I ponder, wondering if all the intellectual capital and mineral resources at our disposal are real or mere imaginary assumption.   But my eyes over the decades I know have not been deceiving me with what I have been seeing, hearing and witnessing over the years since I found myself as a citizen of this great diversified country. To be honest, I sometimes feel mortified whenever I look round me and I see the wastage of both human and natural wealth littering everywhere. I am more embarrassed by the wasteful attitudes of some of past and present leaders, especially our current politicians who despite all the mother luck that has ...

“Let it be said of us that we, too, did not fail. That we, too, worked together to bring America through difficult times. Let us so conduct ourselves that two centuries from now, another Congress and another President, meeting in this Chamber as we are meeting, will speak of us with pride, saying that we met the test and preserved for them in their day the sacred flame of liberty-this last, best hope of man on Earth.” ---- Ronald Reagan  the I don’t really know about you, but for me I have long decided never to leave my fate in the hands of our politicians alone. Like Chinua Achebe, I have decided not to make myself available for any national award unless the presidency and the other arms of government find an effective lasting solution to the various wahala bedeviling my dear country Nigeria. I think it is important and paramount that we all join hands together to save our one and only country from these man-made problems that are fast tearing us apart and robbing us of our shin...

Why we must not leave our fate to Jonathan alone “Let it be said of us that we, too, did not fail. That we, too, worked together to bring America through difficult times. Let us so conduct ourselves that two centuries from now, another Congress and another President, meeting in this Chamber as we are meeting, will speak of us with pride, saying that we met the test and preserved for them in their day the sacred flame of liberty-this last, best hope of man on Earth.” ---- Ronald Reagan I don’t really know about you, but for me I have long decided never to leave my fate in the hands of our politicians alone. Like Chinua Achebe, I have decided not to make myself available for any national award unless the presidency and the other arms of government find an effective lasting solution to the various wahala bedeviling my dear country Nigeria. I think it is important and paramount that we all join hands together to save our one and only country from these man-made problems that are fast tear...

“Homosexuality is a psychological and psychiatric disorder; there is no question about it. It is a purple menace that is threatening the proper design of gender distinctions in society.” ——- Dr. Charles Socarides, Former NARTH President Our selected legislators to be honest are some of the most amazing bunch of representatives in the world. They are unpredictable and sometimes very funny in their legislative duties. And over the years since the lucky break from military regime almost twelve years ago, the Nigerian citizenry have been subjected to different bills and funny law making by our lawmakers at the states and national assemblies.   One of the amazing parts of our legislators is the fact that since 1999 when the country regained its democratic freedom, the Nigerian legislators are yet to sign into law one significant bill or law that is visible and has affect the lives of the ordinary Nigerians.   Still fresh in our minds are some unimportant bills like the repatriation...

“ A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men” - Thomas Carlyle There has been various suggestions by different thoughtful minds on the need to eradicate a few living human species among us, particularly here in Nigeria where a few group of men and women among us have over the decades turned us into modern day slaves in our own country. These few segregated few among us have since and before independence forcefully inherited our collective national treasure. They are those cliques of Nigerians who are the rich minority of our large populated country. They cut across all the political zones and have been enjoying the vast rich wealth of this nation to the detriment of the majority who as rightfully described by the late Afro Beat icon Fela Anikulapo Kuti are those who are daily suffering and smiling. To be honest, it takes an animalistic feeling for one to wish his fellow human being dead or elimination, but the current situation in my dear country is quite frustr...

I remember growing up in the bustling city of Kaduna not giving a hook and eye on the tribe or religious background of my playmates, classmates and neighbours. Like many Nigerians who lived anywhere and everywhere then around the country, north, south, east and west, I never cared or was I ever apprehensive about the culture and tradition of others around me. All I was taught and grew up with was the understanding that Nigeria was one country with so many tribes and people. I remember that many of us Muslim kids in our neighbourhood partook in eating heavy pounded yam or rice in Emeka, Joseph, Esther, Bidemi, Segun and the other wonderful Christian friends around during Christmas and they also happily did the same in our houses during Sallah celebration. Our detribalized parents never discouraged us or bombarded our ears with segregated and hate induced upbringing instructions. We were a united bunch of happy and merry-go-round kids. Our parents then I could still remember were their ...