A certain Nigerian ‘big boy’ was recently arrested for kidnapping. In the first instance, although he allegedly confessed, that can only be used as evidence in a properly constituted court of law. It is for the courts to determine whether he is guilty or not. Second, people have been fast to link him to a…
I hardly have any good thing to say to those who, because of whatever problems, chicken out and withdraw to their pitiable hovels! In the first instance, I am a person who’ll rather take a bullet with the chest while facing the battle rather than at the back while running away. Those who know will…
Nigeria is a very interesting place. The people are so warm that almost nothing shocks them. The nation and the citizens are always reporters’ delights! They are newsmakers!! The last time I checked, the latest news was a debate on the selling of Nigeria’s national assets. Nigerians will normally select unselfish people into positions of…
I’ve always maintained that you don’t really need a certificate to qualify as a candidate for an election. It negates the principle of democracy. The basic principle of democracy is the most popular person winning a free and fair election. That’s why most of the western democracies don’t have educational requirements in their electoral laws….
I misplaced my debit card yesterday. So, when I finished my duties I proceeded to the bank. There I told the winsome receptionist to block my card, as if anything was there. Anyway, three dollars is money! The lady then told me she required some form of identification from me. Since I did not have…
When Christ made one of his last sayings on the cross and said, ‘It is finished’, he couldn’t have been referring to Nigeria. However, when we really look at the Nigeria of today, it’s like some negative forces are working towards the end of Nigeria. There’s hardly any day that something negative won’t be done…
Save for the parked cars, it did not seem as if anything was happening there. I had to ask some guy who probably came to enjoy the fresh air outside if that was number sixty – five. Taking him for a security man, my voice was rather condescending, or so I thought. But on questioning…
