I was shocked to the marrow a few months ago when I got home to a strange news, the type I’d never heard of before in my area in history, past or my growing up years (I am not assuming such never happened though). I only asked why Femi (not his real name) a young 19 years old boy operating a barbing salon just outside my house was not opened, and to my surprise, I was told that Femi...
Voting as started now please vote Abidemi Oderinlo for the Africa Region (World Youth Movement for Democracy): 1) Go to this link: www.wymdonline.org or 2) Register to be a member using Your Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo or WordPressby clicking on the icon and sign in or Registerdirectly on the page by clicking the blue Register beside the login button. 3) Click on the...
The World Youth Movement for Democracy (WYMD) is a network that aims to support the development of sustainable democracy movements by empowering the next generation of democracy activists. The movement provides a space for young activists to build relationships with each other, to collaborate across borders, to deepen their knowledge on key issues, and to develop practical skills. It...
The Young Change Makers All over the world, the youths have always been the strength of every nation both in times of peace or war, they define the fate of nations, directly or indirectly, for good or bad either by their actions or inaction. History, across all classifications clearly shows that the strength or weakness of the young and energetic population of every nation and people defines her...
I have asked myself this question over a million times and today, I choose to ask again. When will tomorrow come in Nigeria? I am sure this is a question on the lips of millions of young Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora. It has been a dream, always a dream to see young Nigerians grow into position of leadership, strength and power, into positions that will justify the world famous line from...
The unfolding drama in that saintly South South state governed by Amaechi, Wike, Mbu, Dame and by proxy GEJ is getting more interesting day by day. It is taking different turns, carrying the battle tag of the “Rivers Crisis” it has gone ballistic with rubber bullets and tear gas canisters adorning the chest of men and the streets of Rivers state. The state Commissioner of...
“We are closed-minded about at least one thing, there is no man without bias or prejudice” — Ademola Adesina –20/01/2014. Without clinging too much on any arguments or topic, I will like to make clear some points, issues and debated opinions that are associated with laws, rules and doctrines guiding the conducts of humans in different parts of the world as defined by the...
In the latter days of 2010 into early 2011, I was lucky to be serving this great country in the northern hemisphere of Nigeria. It was a great experience for me to be in the “New World” as it is called, see this diverse ethnicity bounded by the River Niger, a thin thread of love and a huge, dangling rope of hatred from whole new perspective. The night sky were cloudless and filled...