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A married man who served two terms as state governor and has since been in the Senate and is one of the "leaders of Nigeria" is caught in a sexual romp in a hotel. Even that has degenerated into ethnic and religious warfare, underwritten by cultural alibis. No way to say: what is wrong is wrong; what is bad is bad. Things are never that straightforward in Nigeria. I have told you times without number here that whenever a Nigerian says, "it is our culture", run away from him as fast as you can. He could be rationalizing or justifying genocide and hiding behind culture. I have also recently said that Nigeria is a paradise you shouldn't think of quitting because you will find no other paradise on earth where your outrage immediately earns you a broad confederacy of defenders, explainers, understanders, rationalizers, and justifiers of whatever outrage you inflict on our collective space of agency. Dasuki found his own rationalizers Apostle Sulema...

Dear Prof. Pius Adesanmi, How are you doing sir? And how has work been? I hope you're fine and that you remain fine to continue your examplary but mostly thankless service to fatherland. Indeed you're a mentor to some of us. As you​ might remember, we haven't spoken since the first time you called, upon receiving my mail. I'm still pained that, that conversation was cut short by poor network connection which remains an insurmountable challenge in Nigeria. I'm writing you this time, I'm afraid to wail over the unending nightmare I've had to endure since I entered the University (UniJos) and may I please request that you keep me anonymous if you decide to share this. So much has been said about the falling standard of education in Nigeria but I think we're been unfair when we say that the standard is falling. Truth is, there's no standard and nothing is falling. It's been buried and forgotten. Tertiary education in Nigeria is in a state ...