Now, despite the comical behaviour of this 'man' , many women who have been through the university system in Nigeria (and some other African countries) can attest that this has been going on for as long as they can remember, and as a result the investigation didn't show anything that wasn't already common knowledge to most people. That being said, it is arguable that this is what happens when a society is built on the premise that men can do whatever they like with regards to women with impunity, or when poor behaviour is referred to as 'culture', and as a result, to be turned a blind eye to...aka...accepted.
One example is, if a married women continues to turn a blind eye to her husband cheating as long as he brings in money, she may not realise it, but she too is an enabler, and creator of men such as 'lecturer B', who despite allegedly being suspended from The University Of Lagos, will more then likely be reinstated once the dust has settled.
Cold room? or cold day in hell?, regardless, there were quite a few women dancing in a weird circle amidst an array of overweight pot bellied men who really should know better but clearly, do not. It may be time for women to stop the 'baby talk' with these grown men... it's creepy.
2. Whilst Omoyele Sowore languishes in a Nigerian prison, President Buhari ( in his ripe age) allegedly decided to marry a second wife this weekend. At a time when the country really needs leadership, it would be fair to say that perhaps this was not the best time for such a display of disregard to Mrs Buhari, but as one commentator stated, his religion allows him 4 wives. That being said I believed that a second wife would be permissible only with the consent of his 1st wife, which he doesn't seem to have obtained. With Aisha Buhari having spent significant time in the UK recently, it would appear there is much truth to the allegations.
( heehee my 'boss' is smiling)
Many believed that Nigeria's main problem was corruption, but as social media has enabled more people to showcase life as it is, the evidence is that corruption is just a symptom of a wider lack of moral imperative, of moral compass, which every functioning society needs.
Nigeria's leaders are made in Nigeria.
They are simply a reflection of the vast majority of the citizens who dwell in what was once known as the giant of Africa.
Nigeria is Africa's' most populous county, which simply means more opportunities for things to go vastly wrong.
3.Tribalism
Football and music aside, Nigeria is one of Africa's most tribally divided countries. There is little uniting the people, and little desire to look beyond ethnicity towards a greater good. This tunnel vision will continue to blight the development of the country as each tribal group seeks dominance over the other.
4. The growing trend of pontificating and analysing of the middle classes serves little or no purpose without real demonstrable action. Truth is, if large swathes of the populous took to the streets tomorrow, many of those commentators and defecto leaders would be 'hiding under their beds' to quote Omoyele Sowore.
5. The growth and decline of the church in equal measure, and the ease in which some become 'pastors'
Need I say more on that? I don't think so.
6. Nigeria is becoming known as the land of lawyers, with very little law.
If Naija doesn't get its act together, it will sadly continue to be left behind
We will see how things go
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