It’s another anniversary of the first secondary grammar school in Nigeria. We should congratulate the Anglican missionaries who deemed it fit to set up the school. However, the school song interests me a lot. Most particularly, the phrase in the very first line of the last stanza which reads:Africa will surely rise! That phrase is…
I can remember there was a time an idea was being mooted that the south, especially the former western region should stop the consumption of meat products that came from northern Nigeria. When that didn’t succeed, some then decided to implore people to avoid northerners’ meat for just a day. No way! It was as…
The Grammar School is a hundred and sixty years old! Yeah!! While not necessarily being against those who feel the milestone should be celebrated, I’m much more concerned about the very last verse of the School Song, Africa will surely rise,Fail we not in high empriseHidden here the secret lies.Up and on! To all intents…
One of the best announcements of Mr Buhari is the fact that he literally freed the man whom most Nigerians believed was a scoundrel by declaring that the man never stole from Nigeria’s commonwealth. In fact, his words would have allowed the late dark goggled president a needed space in heaven. That will be effective…
White hanging out with some friends, one of them revealed the government of the country I reside in doesn’t necessarily want individuals to become wealthy. Who needs wealth anyway? As long as government provides the basic amenities and there’s peace, people are good to go. I reside in an area which is just like Surulere…
When politicians intend taking political power, they and their parties present their manifestos. Of course, Buhari and the APC presented their manifesto! Now, a scam is a deceptive trick used to cheat someone out of something. If we really look at it, has Buhari fulfilled his promise to the people of Nigeria? I bet Jonathan…
Anytime I’m interviewed, I always say I was lucky to have attended C.M.S. Grammar School, Bariga, Lagos. That’s because I never sat for an interview to the school. The interview date for Mayflower School, Ikenne and CMS Grammar School fell on the same day. My mother who felt I needed an iron hand insisted I…
