WHY DOES SOME SLAVES HATE FREEDOM?

The other day, my brother was really upset and was going on and on about why he was tired of Nigerians not being able to wrestle themselves from their new…

BETTER GOVERNMENT SERVICES LINKED TO LESS RELIGIOSITY

So I was invited to church during my short vacation for a burial. I spent the entire period catching up on some documents that needed to be read, some correspondences…

BOBRISKY: THE PRESSING MORAL ISSUES

People are just being silly!   If we ask the police to be arresting people who annoy us, you think it's only Bobrisky they would be arresting? They'll be arresting…

LET US TALK ABOUT HEALTH FINANCING IN NIGERIA

The vast majority of us still pay for health out of pocket. This is the most catastrophic mode of paying for health anywhere in the world. One sickness in a…

THE GENESIS OF BIGOTRY

How did we become bigoted adults? You see, I look at people when they wonder aloud that we are narrow minded and intolerant as adults when it comes to religion.…

BELIEF VERSUS KNOWLEDGE

There are three parts to my job: treating patients, teaching medical students and doing research. Each of the three components is important to me, but the one I take with…

THE STIGMA OF RAPE IN NIGERIA

I'm trying to stay out of this conversation, because I know I have biases. But I try to be aware of my biases and rise above them. I have a…

HOW A NORMAL HUMAN SHOULD THINK

Nigerian, is your life really beautiful? A different way of thinking, a different way of looking at the world… The concept of measurement is alien to many Nigerians. We are…

THE DANGERS TO HUMAN PROGRESS

  There are two approaches to viewing global problems. The first is seeing them as natural human problems caused by humans and their natural environments, and as such should be…

AN OPEN CHALLENGE TO TELEVANGELISTS

I am officially sick and tired of all the silly adverts and claims of miracle workers and tele evangelists! You call 1 million Nigerians together in one auditorium, you ask…