When the late Prof Ola Rotimi wrote a play titled, ‘Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again’, some of us might have thought he was being too harsh on our military rulers. The Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, once advised that people about to contest political posts in Nigeria should first be tested at ‘Aro’. People…
My paternal aunt had always been there, not only for me, but for everyone she came across. She was friendly to a fault. She was also a very good mixer. Although I wasn’t there when she was growing up, I could still see the effects of a Lagos lady that she truly was on her….
The elections to the office of President in Nigeria, as far as I’m concerned, promises to be a good joke. Ijọ́ ikú erin, ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ àdà laá ńrí! I wonder why people who can not even win the election in their families, not talk of local governments, are joining the fray. Mind you, I recognize the…
As the violence in Sudan goes on, some are fleeing and those who have chosen to stay are approaching a state of starvation. According to CNN, people have been forced to eat “grass and peanut shells.” The World Food Programme’s regional director for Eastern Africa, Michael Dunford said, “If assistance doesn’t reach them soon, we risk…
Britain passed the Illegal Immigration Bill, the King gave Royal Assent to it, and the Prime Minister promised to fly the migrants to Rwanda in the next few days. These events have made many migrants jittery, and they are taking several measures to prevent having to be flown to Rwanda. Sadly, they have only a…
People have always been in need. But there are needs without which they would not survive as humans. One man I’ve grown to like is Abraham Maslow. I wish to stick my neck out and say that he proved that most of the problems we have in this world are psychological. Maslow was a psychologist…
I was sitting alone, and because I’d taken so much coffee, I couldn’t sleep. So, I decided to switch to Netflix instead of the news channels. And wow! I just saw the movie titled POSTCARDS! Since it was new, I clicked on it and was happy I did. I was about to watch the first…
