I’m always pained when I have to write about the governance of my country, Nigeria. The cause of my pain is, to the discerning, so fundamental. But then, if we realise the fact that a degree, on its own, doesn’t emancipate anyone, the cause of my pain should be more manifest. Instead, emancipation comes from…
With the defection of the five nPDP governors to APC, I believe our people may soon begin to have quality governance. This is because if the handlers of are smart, they will literally hand over the keys of the central bank to the citizen Mudas of Nigeria. What I mean is that we should start…
He is my God! Did you read that? The One that is mighty in valour is my God, any other pretender is just that- a pretender. You see when I consider my whole life, I always see His unseen hands in it. Even though I’ve not been so obedient to Him, He is such a…
Photo credit: Lagos State Government I read this morning that a Lagos State government body recently auctioned some vehicles. Auctions are very common in the advanced world. I did attend one sometime last year with Buoda Segun. We, most of us, anyway, were in a jovial mood. Who wouldn’t be in the friendly atmosphere that…
Photo credit: YouTube The Yoruba language is so deep. One of the first sayings I understood was, ‘O yo tan, o n wa b’ekun b’ekun’. The phrase is usually used when someone has all the imaginable comforts but has sought unimaginable things. For instance, as a young boy, I would sometimes ride a bicycle on…
Photo credit: historyville I wonder what else can shock Nigerians. When, in the second republic, Mr Umaru Dikko said Nigerians were yet to start picking food from the dustbin, most of us thought he was taking things too far. We never knew he was a prophet, not of doom, but of our impending reality. Another…
Photo credit: Newsverge Mr Latin (Popoola), is spending his last six months of two tenures, each of four years in office. But Popoola wants to contest again. Odunlade Adekola (Femi), one of the youthful elements, disagrees. Femi opposes him. He and his family suffer a lot of indignities. Yet, he endures. Thank God his mother…
