VIBROFLOTATION AND GEOTECHNICAL, PRISONERS CARE, OTHERS EULOGIZE ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI AS DIGNITARIES GATHER IN LAGOS Dignitaries from all over the world will gather in Lagos on Friday, November 28, 2025 to pay their last respects and bid farewell to Madam Elsie Ajayi Ikoli. A statement on Friday morning by the Ernest Sissei Ikoli Foundation said… Continue reading VIBROFLOTATION AND GEOTECHNICAL, PRISONERS CARE, OTHERS EULOGIZE ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI AS DIGNITARIES GATHER IN LAGOS
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OUR RELIGIOUS ALBATROSS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
OUR RELIGIOUS ALBATROSS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE If we aspire to be a multi-religious and multi-ethnic society, we have to remove religion from the centrality of our politics. We must decentralize governance. We have too many religious holidays and none of the religions is indigenous. Religion should have no place in our public lives. The… Continue reading OUR RELIGIOUS ALBATROSS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
CONTRACTORS, GOVERNMENT AGENTS AND THE STABILITY OF NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
Who makes these changes? “I shoot an arrow right, it turns left“ I chase after a deer; I get chased by a lion. I dig a hole for my enemies, and I fall into it………. I should be careful about what I want” …. RUMI Who makes these changes? Why can’t we… Continue reading CONTRACTORS, GOVERNMENT AGENTS AND THE STABILITY OF NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
THE NIGERIAN JOURNEY AND THE RULE OF LAW BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
It takes time to form a country. It takes patience and dedication to change attitudes. When people from disparate places and cultures are brought together to form a Nation, it is never easy. In the long run, the tears and toil are worth it because the interactions lead to expansion of consciousness… Continue reading THE NIGERIAN JOURNEY AND THE RULE OF LAW BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
UNEASY NEIGHBOURS AND THE BIAFRA DIALOGUES BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
UNEASY NEIGHBOURS AND THE BIAFRA DIALOGUES BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE Lately, there have been eruption of kings and kingdoms of the Igbo people all over Nigeria and other parts of the world. If these occurrences were not being normalized, they will be easy to ignore. Some months ago, I wrote that the… Continue reading UNEASY NEIGHBOURS AND THE BIAFRA DIALOGUES BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
WHERE IS OUR HISTORY? BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
WHERE IS OUR HISTORY? BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE We must teach our history. I cannot find any reason why Nigeria’s history is not being taught in Nigerian schools. This is a terrible mistake. What are we afraid of? Whose idea is it, that teaching Nigerian history will be unhealthy to our nation? This… Continue reading WHERE IS OUR HISTORY? BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
CRAZY AMERICAN POLITICS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
The prize of democracy is eternal vigilance. It will be reckless and the failure of democratic norms to leave a bull in a China shop. America has seen this kind of presidency before. Andrew Jackson was known for being crude and lawless when he rose to the presidency through populist campaigns in… Continue reading CRAZY AMERICAN POLITICS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
IGBO FATAL FLAW: A CRITICAL RESPONSE BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
The person who cries loudest when a stone is thrown into the market is the one who has been hit. To him, everything is about tribal affiliation. For someone to grow, he or she must at some point learn whether his interaction is positive or negative with the people around him … Continue reading IGBO FATAL FLAW: A CRITICAL RESPONSE BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
THE NIGERIAN JOURNEY BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
It takes time to form a country. It takes patience and dedication to change attitudes. When people from disparate places and cultures are brought together to form a Nation, it is never easy. In the long run, the tears and toil are worth it because the interactions lead to expansion of consciousness… Continue reading THE NIGERIAN JOURNEY BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN IGBO AND FULANI BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
The more things look different, the higher the chances of finding similarities if we look closely. Those at the opposite end of the spectrum are mirror images. If we move too quickly, we are subjected to the parallax effect where everything is moving except us. In this scenario, we are not the cause but… Continue reading THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN IGBO AND FULANI BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE