Opinion

What is the indigenous African view on polygyny? Let’s take the Yoruba example, which is found in this Ifa verse.Please pay attention to the details: Ọ̣̀kan ṣoṣo péré lobìnrín dùn mọ nílé ọkọ(Only one wife is desirable in a man’s house) Tí wọ́n bá di méjì wọn a dòjòwú(Once there are two, they get envious)…

Should we blame our destiny?Should we blame our laziness?Should we blame our never say die attitude?Should we blame our sticking to tribalism? Why is it that out of all our people,we’ve not been able to findgood people to rule us? Is there no good personin our country?Are the politiciansbewitching us? Before we blame others,could we…

This will make it the third time that I will be writing on what has perhaps, and sadly too, become a trending issue in our society. Suicide! I decided to write again because some sections of our society are sadistically finding it funny. They are wondering why other people are now copycatting that unfortunate act….

Many of us have heard the word chutzpah used in terms of a person having positive audacity. But I bet only a few realize it could be used to describe people who display negative audacity. There are some positions which are normally reserved for the elderly. Senior citizens are often expected to have experienced the…

Mmm… So, Mr Kyari, Buhari’s chief of staff, has tested positive to coronavirus. But that’s not as newsworthy as the fact that he’s been taken to Lagos for treatment. The Aso Clinic on which so much has been spent doesn’t have the required materials. I doubt if the clinic even has bandages for first aid….

Segun Olatunji, who is a Nigerian citizen and editor of First News, has reportedly been taken from his Lagos home by armed men who identified themselves as army officers. He was taken away on March 15 by about 15 armed men. According to the management of his media outlet, his arrest is linked to a…

I guess it was Naeto that sang a song that became the poem of the time, titled ‘kini big deal?’, (what’s the result of all the hassles?) Is it not a song that suits these times? These are times when it has been vividly proved that the average Nigerian will do anything to get money….