Author Archives: OHIRO ONI-ESELEH
PAUL INYANG’S LAMENT FOR NIGERIA
Like many I have observed with great trepidation the recent spate of violence with the accompanying gruesome pictures in my home. Not only do we have Boko Haram, we now… Read more »
Let’s Talk – OHIRO ONI-ESELEH with PAUL INYANG (USA) & LEMMY RUSSELl (NIGERIA) – January 18, 2015
LET’S TALK – OHIRO ONI-ESELEH with PAUL INYANG (USA) AND LEMMY RUSSEL (NIGERIA)
Nigeria’s New Export: Terrorism
Once every few years, I host a conference with the aim of bringing together great minds to dialog on specific social problems that are Africa’s bane. Our last conference –… Read more »
Terrorism: We Ignore Nigeria At Our Peril
* I wrote and published this blog article on February 20, 2012 – almost 2 years ago. Considering the current state of security in Nigeria, as well as the focus… Read more »
Governor Mario Cuomo, A Conscientious Political Giant, Dead at 82
Former New York State Governor, Mario Cuomo, has died at age 82, just hours after his son’s second inauguration as governor. It is not an accident that even NY newspapers that… Read more »
Murder Is No Solution To Systemic Injustice
There is no justification for the murder of any police officer – as happened in Brooklyn, NY on December 20, 2014. Such an act only becomes an excuse for hateful… Read more »
The Police Versus Society
If you are over 10 years old, male, poor and/or a member of a racial/ethnic minority group anywhere in the world and have never been abused, lied against, killed by… Read more »
Professor J.F. Ade Ajayi (May 26, 1929 – August 9, 2014): An Iconic Scholar Departs
My cousin is an esteemed Professor of Law and Dean of Postgraduate Studies in one of Nigeria’s most respectable universities. About a week ago, he and I had a fond conversation about… Read more »
Taking Advantage of the Vulnerable
Evangelical pastors and so-called healers everywhere need to stop lying to their congregations about politics, health, and even about Christianity. Some things are matters of life and death. I have… Read more »