Nneka Okumazie

Feb 19, 2024 | opinionnigeria.com | Nneka Okumazie

Africa is a continent where the little that people have is never enough. What people have is never maximized for purposes. The problem is always that more is not available. So, when things get worse, it is never because of lack of prudence, since several opportunities in the past, when things were easier, had been lost. Africa is a continent where those who observe that they are better than others in some respects, forget to notice how many more are far better than they are.

Jan 12, 2024 | opinionnigeria.com | Nneka Okumazie

It is very easy to be happy about having a choice that others do not have. It is also easy to point to them as being in some captivity or wondering how that could be. It is hard for the person to see what choice the person does not have or the limited options presented. It may not seem like much but many of the interactions with daily life are choices made within the options available. It is not the freedom to do anything, anytime, anywhere or anyhow.

Jan 12, 2024 | opinionnigeria.com | Seun Kuti |Nneka Okumazie

This is no longer the 50s, where assumptions about what is holding Africa back can become definite motivations for action, with aims at change. Many of what seemed like answers at the time were tried in different forms, but Africa has yet to develop. Meanwhile in the same period, some countries that were backward took off. At present, there is nothing stopping a number of countries in Africa from industrialization.

Jan 8, 2024 | opinionnigeria.com | Nneka Okumazie

There are lots of things that drew people to Christianity and Churches in Africa, many of which might be natural, but the ways they were may be defined invited the supernatural, as an approach. The Church in Africa found massive success from the late 20th century as the continent was coming of age, post-colonialism. This success led to several churches, both adherent to the Scriptures and otherwise.

Jan 5, 2024 | opinionnigeria.com | Nneka Okumazie

Claudine Gay, the first black president of Harvard University, resigned, following criticisms about her, plagiarizing the works of others. She was also criticized for publishing so little in her career and writing no book. Many wondered out loud how she was able to gain prominence. This biased view ignores that in the second half of the 20th century, there were hundreds of major academics that published so little and some who never published.