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Photo credit: Vanguard Nigeria There was a rumor that the Federal Government of Buhari introduced a lockdown due to a fresh strain of COVID 19! I wanted to eat my hat for the government’s ‘good deed’. It would have been an exemplary deed by the baba London in Aso Rock. It takes a courageous government…

That the governor of Rivers state of Nigeria ordered the demolition of two hotels is no longer news. According to unconfirmed sources, he personally led demolition squad! Of course, in a state where there’s enough accommodation for everyone, the governor is free to do as he pleases, even without a court order. In a land…

When I think of Nigeria, I tend to think of the infamous quote of the apartheid president of South Africa, Pieter Botha ‘This uprising will bring out the beast in us.’ He was forced to utter those words in the dying days of apartheid when people in Southern Africa stepped up efforts to rid their…

Ooni Okunade Sijuade, Olubuse II reigned over Ile Ife between 6 December 1980 and 28 July, 2015. Before he went on a trip to join his ancestors, he usually had a battle for supremacy with the reigning Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III. In January 2009, Ooni Sijuwade was quoted as saying Oba Adeyemi…

I grew up to know them. I mean the rondo rondos and seven sevens of this world! They normally looked for an open space which was close to a t-junction so that they could make good their escape at the end of their nefarious business. We lived in a house that could be said to…

Here they goSo they blow.Blessings upon youAnd you too. I’m GB You’re only rightAfter paying tithes.Pay your first fruitFrom unlimited loot. Daddy GO’s petA brand new jet.So many churchesMembers with less riches. Do as I sayTo make a wayFor prosperity,Else continuous austerity. If you’re churchlessYou may be hopeless.When you’re churchyHappily heavenly. @ as 013023

In biblical times, Naaman was a Syrian commander. He was so good that the Syrian king revered him. But Naaman was a leper. The Syrian king heard that there was a powerful prophet in Israel. The king then sent Naaman with a letter to the king of ̈Israel. The recipient didn’t know what to do…