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…
He is my God! Did you read that? The One that is mighty in valour is my God, any other pretender is just that- a pretender. You see when I consider my whole life, I always see His unseen hands in it. Even though I’ve not been so obedient to Him, He is such a…
Photo credit: Lagos State Government I read this morning that a Lagos State government body recently auctioned some vehicles. Auctions are very common in the advanced world. I did attend one sometime last year with Buoda Segun. We, most of us, anyway, were in a jovial mood. Who wouldn’t be in the friendly atmosphere that…
