Photo credit: Bantupage People usually refer to Nigeria as the giant of Africa! As a Nigerian, I can’t help but wonder if that’s not a misnomer. I agree that Nigeria was somewhat of a giant when it could feed itself, when the local currency—the naira—had a higher value than the American dollar, when flying on…
Photo credit: the Guardian Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention. If we agree so, may I ask who/what the father is? A friend called me early this morning, and after the usual exchange of banter, I asked how he was doing. His reply was a hit below the belt, he said he was…
Photo credit: The Guardian Some of the news one gets on social media, in some ways, exposes the lack of information that’s rampant amongst our so-called educated folks. An incident happened yesterday morning. As if I knew it would be a harbinger of confusion, I just ‘borrowed’ an album of the Lijadu Sisters and used…
Photo credit: Punch Newspaper I once posited that since we normally have, Man of the Year’, we should be having the opposite. In my little wisdom, I have chosen to title the opposite as, ‘Unman of the Year’! A fitting title, ain’t it? When I was in the elementary school, for someone who performed well,…
Photo credit: Pinterest I noticed one sometime last week. Since then, several have appeared on my street. When I was a kid, we normally saw them at St Jude’s Church and St Paul’s first. Christmas lightings! It’s a reminder that the year is coming to an end. Well, while the year has had to bow…
