Opinion

Several sites exist in Cambodia, where more than a million people were killed and buried by the Khmer Rouge during its rule of the country between 1975 and 1979. They are appropriately named the Cambodian Killing Fields. An estimated 500,000 thousand and one million Rwandans were eliminated within 100 days. This took place between 7…

I had decided not to post anything about COVID-19 again, especially given Nigeria’s untidy management of the scourge. However, when a handshake moves to the elbow, it becomes a wrestle. The death of an old-school buddy has made me shatter my shell. He attended the reputable Baptist Academy, Obanikoro, in Lagos, where he was a…

There are KINGS, and there are kings. The Oba of Benin is probably the most respected king in the Southwest. And why is this so? I believe it’s because he doesn’t make himself available for any event. He is not meddlesome. He minds his own business. That is not to say he doesn’t care about…

It’s recorded that Christ Jesus rode on a donkey to Jerusalem. The donkey was not even Christ’s. He liberated it! It’s also reported that Christ lived a life of simplicity. He particularly loved the poor and children. But what do we have these days? Many people might not know, either deliberately or ignorantly, that our…

I just thought I should remind some of us that everyone should be in the business of asking questions of our government representatives. When we ask the questions, we are not necessarily bound to offer alternatives if we are unsatisfied with our employees’ (the government) performance. That’s simply because they offered to serve us, and…

There’s no doubt that recent events have proved that our world is dirty. Yeah! As dirty as we have made it!! That’s what informed my post about wearing masks yesterday. I just felt we shouldn’t leave leprosy and be expending all energies on mere ringworm. Indeed, I still strongly feel we should emphasize personal and…

If he had served in Buhari’s first term, I would have believed he had been misled by the thinking that only the military could save Nigeria. But I would still have had my reservations. That is because I doubt if Gani, in whose chambers he cut his teeth as a lawyer, would have served under…