Opinion

Let’s face facts, are we serious? My question stems from the fact that our president has gone for medical tourism in the UK. How much will his trip cost the commonwealth? Given the fact that when the president of a ‘developing’ (read as ‘underdeveloped’) nation travels, he goes with all the human and material paraphernalia…

Nigerian politicians keep on springing surprises. They keep on being sources of marvel to the outside world. To Nigerians, whether they are inside or outside the country’s shores, they are beyond being shocked by the politicians. They all know that, isaluwala ologbo, ati keran je ni. That is, the performance of ablution by a cat…

Not many people might know he was approached to be President to assuage what they saw as the injustice done to the south west due to the regretful annulment of June 12. But he was honest enough to know he couldn’t serve as a good party man. While he and others were at the fortress,…

Saying Nigerian politics is interesting is an understatement of the year. Yes, daddy!Thank you, daddy!! Those are the new mantras! I guess they’ll solve the multifaceted problems confronting the nation. In a country where our well-known religious fervency has reached the level of indoctrination, is it any surprise that a presidential candidate, rather than seeking…

Onikaluku jeje ewure! We remain joyous;In dark smelly colors,Of rabid corruption,Which barks confusion! Onikaluku jeje agutan! Stead of a Nigerian state;We do have a barbarian tale;We continue to mourn;Our future for so long! Olurombi jeje omo re! We’ve been hoping for youth;Us to save from loot-ers! With arrant yahooing;Plonk goes our hoping! Omo re a…

The year was 1976. It had been recorded the previous year. That was when an album was released by Peter Tosh. ‘Legalise it’ it was called. The album is all about cannabis. Particularly legalising its use medically. Now, you might have suspected that we’re not known to be people who will leave what should be…

I hear some lazy Nigerians have gone to town lampooning the Nigerian president for going to the UK on health grounds. Some Nigerians who are based in London even went as far as going to demonstrate at Abuja House, the Nigerian consulate in the UK! What’s the matter with us? Nigerians should have known that…