News
Nigeria Lacks Heroes To Inspire Young People – Chimamanda Adichie
Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie says the country does not have “heroes” who will inspire its younger population.
Adiche made the comment on Monday in her keynote address at the Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Lagos State.
“We are starved of heroes. Our young people do not find people to look up to anymore,” the award-winning writer said during the event.
According to the author, Nigerians should be open to self-criticism. This, she said, will engender good leadership in the nation.
“As long as we refuse to untangle the knot of injustice, peace cannot thrive. If we don’t talk about it, we fail to hold leaders accountable and we turn what should be transparent systems into ugly opaque cults,” Chimamanda noted.
“My experience made me think there’s something dead in us, in our society; a death of self-awareness and ability for self-criticism.
“There’s a need for resurrection. We cannot avoid self-criticism but criticise the government. We cannot hide our own institutional failure while demanding transparency from the government.”
The award-winning writer was one of the several guests at the conference which has the theme ‘Bold Transitions’.
Some of the personalities who graced the event on Monday include the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart Atiku Abubakar.
But the All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer Bola Tinubu did not attend. He was instead represented by his running mate Kashim Shettima at the conference which started on August 19 and will end on August 26.
The NBA had earlier said Tinubu and the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso did not confirm their availability for the conference.
Other presidential candidates at the event were that of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Dumebi Kachikwu and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Prince Adewole Adebayo.
Celebrities
“Port Harcourt Has The Lousiest Men On Planet Earth” — Actress Sarah Martins Recounts How She Slapped A Married Man Who Asked Her For ‘H∞k Up’
She wrote: ‘’So today, I slapped a married man!
Dear women, is high you start to tam your husbands because…..
Imagine a married man that wore his wedding band, walking up to me today and boldly asking for my phone number for us to h∞k up and have fun not minding if I’m married or not.
Normally I would have ignored him and entered my car but the moment I heard “let’s h∞k up and have fun” the right answer was the resounding slap he received from me on a hot afternoon!”
News
Go After Bank CEOS, Not Cryptocurrency Traders And Binance Who Have No Political Godfathers In Nigeria — Ex-CBN Deputy Gov, Kingsley Moghalu Tells Tinubu
News
Buhari Govt Sold Nigeria’s Future, Says Governor Mutfwang
“This government inherited an economy where we simply printed money up to the tune of ₦30 trillion and shared. This government inherited an economy where the crude oil we’re yet to take out of the ground has been sold in advance.
“So when you’re talking about the fall of the naira, it’s not rocket time. We sold our future under the last administration. No wonder you’re hearing of riots today, people intercepting food on the way. We are lucky on the Plateau that perhaps we have more food than many other states.
“And I pray that the time will not come on the Plateau that we will see this kind of riot for food, but it means we must roll over our sleeves and get to work. And that is why, for us as a government, when we announced one of the positions that talked about Food Security, people were laughing but it is a serious issue.” -Governor Caleb Mutfwang, Plateau At Swearing-In Of Special Advisers, Heads Of Govt Agencies
-
News6 years ago
Blog Reader; Samson Osagiede Celebrates Fiancè Benedicta Daniels’s Birthday With Sweet Words
-
Home7 years ago
News Channel claims Donald Trump is an orphan from Pakistan,share alleged childhood photo
-
Home7 years ago
Oil Spillage: House of Reps Member Shares Photos of the Water her Constituents Drink .
-
Home7 years ago
Another $175m Found in Patience Jonathan’s wife’s firm’s Bank Account
-
Home7 years ago
Zara Buhari & Ahmed Indimi’s Wedding Access Card
-
News6 years ago
The Best Video You’ve Seen Today?
-
News4 years ago
I Rαped Over 40 Women In One Year” – Says Kano Serial Rapist Who Was Caught In A Child’s Bedroom
-
Sport5 years ago
Modric, Marta Wins 2018 FIFA Best Player Of The Year Awards ⚽️