By Omordia Efe Alexandra – People usually want to take things easy as they grow older. Some retire, some take that overdue extended vacation, some decide to look after their grand kids while others decide to become closer to their maker but for a group of individuals, who have made the headlines at one stage or the other and who like Aaliyah believe that age is nothing but a number none of the above is their thing. This group of people would rather spend the latter part of their lives making others less than content. They seem to get their... Continue Reading
By Omordia Efe – In this part of the world we make a show about having a sense of family and we criticize those societies that are not making a show about giving a helping hand to the elderly. However, if we want to be true to ourselves we would realize that we have less respect for the elderly as well as other vulnerable groups. How many public service institutions have special arrangements for their elderly clients? It is a thing of shame to observe the elderly queuing up for hours with the young to get one service or the... Continue Reading
By Omordia, EfeAlexandra – The people of Southern Sudan are in high spirits. This is because in a short while, they will most likely break-away from the North. According to reports most of the Southerners are delighted to be given the chance to vote through a Referendum to be separated from their Northern counterparts but before they roll out the drums to celebrate let me put in not a word of caution but a litany of warnings. Let me murmur like an old woman who is plagued with arthritis; who speaks of things that are way beyond the surface, beneath... Continue Reading
By Omordia Efe Alexandra – I grew up not making any distinction between Northerners and Southerners but as I came of age, I was encouraged to support ‘my people’ no matter what they do and to start hating those ‘other people’ but being the stubborn and adventurous person that I am, I decided to know more about those ‘other people’ I was supposed to despise and the rest as they say is history. Why is it almost impossible for peace to reign in the sub-region? The recent Ivorian political stalemate is a clear example of this, what about the ethnic/religious... Continue Reading
By Omordia, Efe Alexandra – The year ended with Fireworks; not the usual kind but the kind that wasted so many lives filled with promise and expectations for the New Year. Nigeria has recorded many firsts in West Africa so maybe it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anybody that the nation is now making headlines for housing religious extremists and heaven knows who else. Things are not so straightforward though. One wonders why these extremists have chosen the pre-election period to make a statement or is there something that we are missing. Are disgruntled politicians hiding under the religious... Continue Reading
