Photo credit: Punch Newspaper Okada used to be an unsung village. Those were the days before the Esama of Benin Kingdom, Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion. When he made his billions, he did not forget his place of birth. He promptly established a university there. That university is named after his family, Igbinedion. However, when the…
The Buhari government is acting true to style. There is a new sheriff in town. Of course, he came in on the mantra of change. So, things have just got to change. Even if it’s changing for the sake of change. The naira is on a free fall because Nigeria could be said to be,…
Faithful Christians are observing the Ash Wednesday today. It marks the beginning of the Lenten Season. After forty days of fasting, it will be Easter! However, in the Nigerian situation, are people not already fasting? Indeed, they’ve been fasting materially and spiritually. For the Christians, it hasn’t been funny. It could be said of them…
I’m made to understand there’s a joke amongst the Northerners in Nigeria. Wealthy people would usually build mosques on their premises. In most cases, most of the wealth comes from the commonwealth. They tend to see their riches as their own share of the national cake. The joke comes from the erection of the mosques….
I still see the Buhari of 1984/85. However, there’s no doubting the fact that he is the Hercules that has tried to clean the Augean stable of our national mess. In fact, it is an understatement to say that the mess stinks to the heavens with a very unpleasant odour However, one thing keeps troubling…
I was a great fan of the round leather game, soccer, in my youth. I actually loved those guys who could dribble their ways into goal. Some of them were Haruna Ilerika, Adokie Amiesimaka, Siji Lagunju, Scoro as Murtala Onigbanjo was known, Segun Odegbami, Rasidi Yekini and so on. Since I was used to the…
Photo credit: BBC It’s no longer a secret that Nigerian politicians are getting ‘battle’ ready for the 2023 elections. Actually, the initial political permutations began in May 2019. That’s the way of political elements in Nigeria. Even before an elected government settles down, they start gunning for successors. It’s probably one of the reasons we…
