In the past, at least in Yorubaland, when a child was born, one of the first things his parents did was to call a babalawo, diviner, to check out what the child’s future would be like. By so doing, the parents would have known what the child was most likely to become, his relevance to…
Photo credit: Mint I learn today is International Men’s Day! Hmm… Oro sunukun! It’s a day men’s contributions to a peaceful society ought to have been celebrated. But, are men – especially African men – worth celebrating? I’m asking this pertinent question considering the fact that it seems to me that African nations are in…
Photo credit: BBC I really don’t care a bit about whoever might have won the elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states. In any case, it’s a truth that I don’t care about the party at the center. Indeed, I regard Mr Buhari as a only a regent. If he wasn’t, he wouldn’t have been going…
Photo credit: BBC It’s no longer a secret that the late Timothy Adegoke, a master’s student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife in Osun State is dead. He died at the Hilton Hotel and Resort in Ife where he had lodged after his arrival from Abuja. My sincere condolences to the family and friends of…
He hardly hates anyone. Although ́we’ve not met, physically, for over 20 years, technology has made sure we keep in touch. We disagree on a number of issues, and it’s yet to affect our amity. He’s one of the few friends I made while schooling at Ifẹ̀. And he remains a good brother. He always…
I’m sure most of us are used to the quotation, ‘Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.’ The quotation is so popular that some of us would think it’s Nigerian. Yes, most of our so-called leaders use it as an excuse for their lackluster performance….
Lekki Toll gate, Lagos Mmm… Nigeria is just cool. I mean for crime, misgovernance, and every other type of problem that won’t make a nation prosper. Ok, 28 days after some idiotic soldiers went to attack some defenseless protesters in Lekki, everyone has been ‘calm’. The national assembly, as long as their remunerations are not…
