We met in my secondary school days. We were just friendly then. After the certificate examination, each of us attended different higher institutions. Incidentally, we finished schooling the same year. As fate would have it, we were posted to the northern state of Kaduna. We met in camp, and our friendship began at a chummier level. At…
Photo credit: Premium Times Nigerians have various exciting records. I’m surprised that the Guinness Book of Records publishers have yet to award the Nigerian people an award for setting the highest number of records. I hope they aren’t trying to be like the organizers of the whistle-blower policy who insisted that the guy must go…
I’m always pained when I have to write about the governance of my country, Nigeria. The cause of my pain is, to the discerning, so fundamental. But then, if we realise the fact that a degree, on its own, doesn’t emancipate anyone, the cause of my pain should be more manifest. Instead, emancipation comes from…
Photo credit: Victoria News Canada is considering supplying the RCMP and border agency with more resources, including drones, helicopters, and personnel, in case of a “surge” at the border, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Tuesday. This is in response to Donald Trump’s threat to impose steep tariffs on Canadian imports into the US. Burnabynow…
Photo credit: Arise News Pakistani security forces launched an operation Tuesday night aimed at dispersing supporters of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan, who had gathered in the capital to demand his release. CBC News reports that thousands of supporters, defying government warnings, had broken through a barrier of shipping containers blocking off a high-security…
Photo credit: Business Post A Nigerian Afrobeats crooner has been in the news recently. When a new baby is born in Yorubaland, we practised placing a disused cloth on a lantern and using it to shape the child’s mouth. That’s why, when a child talks balderdash, the Yoruba would ask the child, “Didn’t they use…
With the defection of the five nPDP governors to APC, I believe our people may soon begin to have quality governance. This is because if the handlers of are smart, they will literally hand over the keys of the central bank to the citizen Mudas of Nigeria. What I mean is that we should start…
