Festus Iyayi was, by every account, a truly exceptional Nigerian. University lecturer and activist, he was, between 1986 to 1988, the leader of the labour union entity known as the Academic Staff Union of Universities...
Text of a Lecture Delivered at the 2012 Umalokun Memorial Lecture, Organised by National Association of Seadogs, at Olori Motel, Ughelli, Delta State on Saturday, 15th December, 2012. By Prof. Temi Akporhonor, JP Dean,...
No sooner had I written an article here on Sahara about the rise in the number of rape incidents in Nigeria only to learn that Nigeria's House Senate wants to literally legitimise paedophilia in Nigeria by altering...
The 16th Annual Professor Wole Soyinka Lecture Series held on Friday July 12, 2013,At the Ibom Le Meridien Hotel, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Protocols On behalf of the National Association of Seadogs, Pyrates Confraternity,...
Ahoy Seadogs – (and all Listening, and Educable Lubbers!) This message comes to you from the bustling riverine town of Sapele which, as I learnt only a few days ago, boasts the oldest Athletic Club in Nigeria – albeit...
No nation can survive without strong moral and ethical foundation. Correspondingly, a nation devoid of morals and strong code of ethics is a nation without a soul. In plain speak; such a nation is without identity and...
Nigeria's electricity deficits have been well rehearsed in the last few years. With approximate installed power generation capacity of just over 9GW and peak generation capacity fluctuating around 4GW, power generation...
That our country, Nigeria, is in a state of severe security crises is no longer in doubt. From the northern savannahs to the creeks of the Niger Delta; from the southeast to the coastal plains of the southwest; every...
Feast of Barracuda Lecture delivered by Dr. A. Sikuade MBBS, PgD, MA, MRCPsych on 18th of May 2013 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Introduction: It gives me great pleasure to be here with you in Holland for...
Key Note Address by Ide Owodiong-Idemeko (NAS Cap'n) to the Feast of Barracuda Lecture 18th of May 2013 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. I recall that 4 years ago, precisely in 2009, I was invited as Guest...
An open appeal to President Goodluck Jonathan, GCFR Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, GCFR,President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed ForcesFederal Republic of Nigeria Your Excellency, BACKGROUND: We, the National...
The recent surge of rape and molestation in Nigeria seem to have sparked my interest, especially because I was a repeat victim of this societal degradation; yet the lackadaisical attitude with which this menace is...