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African Computing and Telecommunications Summit; A Review
(Opinioni)
23-09-2004
by Salisu Suleiman
ACT 2004; I TALKED TO COMPUTERS AND ATE WITH BIRDS
I was fascinated by the breath-taking view as we hugged the African coast before flying into the deep blue sea and over Madagascar, before landing at Mauritius. The climate was simly wonderful,...
African Politicians
(Poesia)
12-08-2004
by Salisu Suleiman
Bing, bang, bong!
Sweat, shiver and shout
Everything and nothing
Sweat, blood and tears
Murder and strife and tears
And then, on mounds of skulls; Clout
Premised on pretexts, lies and fears
Submerged in subterfuge
Silent tears no refuge...
As Africa's Big Heart Stirs
(Opinioni)
22-12-2005
by Salisu Suleiman
There is a saying that a healthy heart reflects on the rest of the body. Perhaps this has never been more applicable than to Africa, where six years of progressive reforms in Nigeria have unleashed a flood of positive developments not just for...
As I listen
(Poesia)
23-11-2006
by Salisu Suleiman
As I listen to the silence
That whispers from your presence
Shepherded by ancient patience
That was born of perseverance
And anchored by steely assurance
I am reassured by quiet memory
Oft repeated as in a parody
Vibrating with...
As Nigeria Embraces IT in Public Information Management
(Opinioni)
12-08-2004
by Salisu Suleiman
In traditional Nigerian societies, drummers and town criers were important means of communication and were used for a variety of reasons to inform and entertain the public. That process probably represented the earliest form of public information...
Chains of Democracy
(Poesia)
1-12-2004
by Salisu Suleiman
We were told it would give us freedom, but got chains
We were promised progress, but returned to the dark ages
Where we expected bread, it fed fat on our hungers
While we prayed for hope, it grew on our fears
When we dared to cry,...
Embrace of Civilization
(Poesia)
1-12-2004
by Salisu Suleiman
As we grimace from the embrace of civilization
We replace the crow of the cock with blips and binary bits
As the songs of birds are buried in the braying of birdies
The mast of nature is misted by the fog of pollution
As sunlight is...
Globalization as Neo Colonialism
(Opinioni)
23-09-2004
by Salisu Suleiman
When in the 1950s and 60s, most colonized countries and territories across the world threw off the yolk of colonialism, there was tremendous hope and anticipation that a new era of hope, independence, freedom and self – determination was about to...
Groping for Hope
(Poesia)
1-12-2004
by Salisu Suleiman
Time was when tomorrow meant hope
An effective remedy for the mope
The faith of those who grope
The strength of many on dope
And guide for who needed a rope.
Time was when doubts were eased by a pope
Because conscience was to our deeds a...
Questions and Stereotypes
(Poesia)
28-10-2004
by Salisu Suleiman
I tried to live by the norms and was labeled Conformist
So I tried something else, and earned the tag Radical
And then I tried to be both but was called Unstable
I therefore tried to articulate myself, only to be slapped Misleading...
The New Slave Trade
(Opinioni)
23-09-2004
by Salisu Suleiman
In the 400 year period between 1500 and 1900, perhaps 30 million Africans were forcibly taken from their homes and sold into slavery. It is estimated that of these, 17 million were sold into slavery on the coast of the Indian Ocean, Middle East...
The Time Has Come
(Poesia)
23-11-2004
by Salisu Suleiman
The time has come when children feast at their parents wedding
When children reject time honored values to go searching
And adopt cultures with veracity still pending
Picking and dropping friendships with a tenacity that is unending.
The...
Tsunami
(Poesia)
23-11-2006
by Salisu Suleiman
All some wanted was a bit of sun
All some wanted was a bit of life
All some wanted was a little of life’s sun
All some wanted was to be part of life
Nobody wanted a cold cruel tsunami
It came from the source of life
From deep within the...
Untitled
(Opinioni)
16-10-2004
by Salisu Suleiman
With a population of over 120 million, every fifth African is a Nigerian. The country has however been unable to actualize its full potential for growth and development due to military intervention in governance. The return of democratic rule...
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