BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH YOURSELF by Evaristus Ogbechie

The curtain is drawn, or so it seems. The misty moonlight has made way to a scorching sun. The average Nigerian can see clearly now. This certainly wasn’t the case, a few years ago. The signs were there. The man himself had declared his life ambition which is the desire to bring the entire nationContinue

OUR ACTIONS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCIES by Evaristus Ogbechie

Have you ever considered how your actions may affect other people? There are positive and negative actions. Doing charity, respecting others, etc are examples of positive actions. On the contrary we have racism, rumormongering, corrupt practices, etc , as negative actions. Some negative actions may affect people psychologically or even physically. Talking about negative actions,Continue

IN NOWHERELAND by Evaristus Ogbechie

The situation Africa has found herself in, whereby her sons and daughters flock overseas in search of greener pastures, leaving the continent in disarray, has been a sad topic of discussion through the years. Initially it was the brain drain phenomenon, a situation where the best brains and technically skilled labor gets attracted by theContinue

ITALIA MIA by Evaristus Ogbechie

Italia mia povera amica mia Ma come sei cambiata Io ti vedo sciuppata Invecchiata, smarrita Guardo attorno a me E vedo gente preoccupata Chi per fortuna riesce a lavorare guadagna la meta’ del tipico lavoratore tedesco Meno male che almeno il politico di qua Guadagna il doppio del politico di la Ormai non si capisceContinue

BEING A NIGERIAN by Evaristus Ogbechie

It was the late American president, J.F. Kennedy who told Americans to think of what they could do for America, not what America could do for them. I am not an American citizen. I am a Nigerian. And an African. I must confess being more ready to introduce myself as an African than a Nigerian.Continue