I really couldn’t believe when I heard the news of people being offered incentives to encourage them to help themselves and the community. Some people are sceptical in taking the covid vaccines. Meanwhile.the vaccines – apparently – do have a shelf life after which they might be less potent. It’s now a case of if…
When I was much younger, there was, opposite the then Leventis Stores in Marina, Lagos what was known as Quay Side. True, it was a place where ships berthed and sailors did sailor-like pastimes of womanising, smoking Indian hemp, drinking – sometimes to a stupor, those of them that wanted to listen and even dance…
Are we not tired of being dribbled here, there and beyond by unskilled footballers manifesting as our crude politicians? Yes, crude, very crude! Was it not in the last elections that people were bribed with kulikuli and gari. That could be interpreted in various ways. First, the bulk of Nigerians are so cheap that they…
The state of aquatic splendour is a leader in all things. It has now added religious matters to it. I understand a chapel in the capital recently had an anointing service. The service was led by the chaplain. Her excellency, the first lady did the chapel a favour by attending the service. For those who…
‘Omo n’iyi omo n’ide,Omo l’asehinde to ba d’ale..’ That’s the opening track of the juju musician, General (Prince) Adekunle’s record waxed in 1975. His band was named The Supersonic Sounds. The album gives us an insight into the wonderful world of children. Today is children’s day in Nigeria. Great, isn’t it? Children will have the…
Today is Children’s Day in Nigeria! I would suggest there should be no March Past to observe the day. The children should simply learn from the idiocy and stupidity being displayed by us. And by Jove, they’ll surely learn a lot. Instead of the “cowboy” movies we used to watch when I was a kid,…
As today is Children’s Day in Nigeria, I believe all parents of my age owe our children an immense apology for how the country has, through our omission or commission, fared. Was it not yesterday that a military ruler, having won a needless war, said money wasn’t the problem of Nigeria? Was it not yesterday…
