Author: Taofeek Ramat

419: A Novel – Review

Friday, June 6, 2014
Scampering through the cyberspace, at a wastes dump junction along the social media boulevard of the Nigerian 'cyberia', I stumbled on a post about the Will Ferguson's Giller Prize-winning novel - 419. Like the relentless armies unleashed into the cyberspace by the current Nigerian misruling elites ...

APC Membership Registration Drive: The Preparation For Scientific Rigging

Thursday, February 6, 2014
Welcome to Nigeria, a pseudo democratic republic where in all sorts of absurdities goes on in the name of democracy. First for the purpose of clarification, let's have some definitions. In the manner peculiar to Nigeria and Nigerians, let's go to the United States of America to borrow ...

What became of our diligent researches and rigorous thoughts – Dr Goodluck Jonat

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
With nearly two years gone from the four-year term of Mr. President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, I guess it is time to begin to ask: what became of our diligent research works and rigorous thoughtful renditions? Perhaps at this juncture I should let you into the secret. Or don't you want to know? ...

Help!!! They are killing the little men

Thursday, April 4, 2013
My addiction to Nigeria has brought me so much grieves and I have bled my heart out. If you don't mind, I would love to share with you a drop from my ocean of grieves, and maybe, just maybe, you will join me in saving the little men. And you have got to be really empathic because the little men ...

Saving Nigeria: Are Nigerians Ready?

Monday, March 11, 2013
I once wrote on my blog encouraging true patriots of Nigeria, not to weep for Nigeria, their country, and indeed Nigerians at the lower rung of the society, who are bearing the brunt of all the ills that have befallen the potentially great country. That Giant of Africa that has become a symbol of ho ...

THE GREY MATTER DOES MATTERS

Thursday, February 21, 2013
Drawing comparison between intellectual and material wealth, or other kinds of more temporal evidence of accomplishment, it is obvious that it is far better to devote more time and resource to the grey matter, which I love to call 'the bank of the brain'. The intellectual wealth comes in different s ...

Pee Generator Girls – Inspired Amidst Morbid Despair

Sunday, November 11, 2012
For a country that seems permanently designed to despair and is persistently failing to inspire the citizens, particularly the true patriots, there was a cheering news this week. The news, which was not given coverage on the Nigerian mainstream media, not even a mention in the technology columns ...

PUBLIC DISPLAY OF BROOM IS A TABOO AND ABOMINATION IN ONDO STATE: A REJOINDER

Tuesday, July 31, 2012
As our beloved nation, Nigeria, continues to wobble with so many missteps, giving the remnant of the true-patriots headaches and heartburns, it has become necessary to from time to time address and correct the misinformation peddled about. The damage being perpetuated by misinformation has gone a lo ...