Opinion

Photo credit: Readers Digest I just finished watching the Queen of England’s funeral and I’m so much disappointed. In the first instance, how can a whole Head of the Commonwealth die and be buried, by African or Nigerian standards, like a commoner? By the way, in Yorubaland, who has ever seen a king being buried…

Photo credit: Alamy An English adage says, ‘a fool and his money are soon parted’. In the Holy Bible too, in Proverbs 21: 20 reads that, ‘The wise store up choice food and olive oil but fools gulp theirs down’. The ever wise Yoruba too have many sayings about not just working but saving for…

Photo credit: AP News Islamic militants on Tuesday attacked a military training camp and other locations in Bamako, Mali’s capital. Fox News reports that the attack sparked a deadly gunbattle and the temporary closure of a nearby airport. Troops were then able to subdue the assailants, according to officials. However, no details of casualties were…

There was a famous politician in pre-independent Nigeria whom the people trusted so much that even if he had committed the most grievous crimes, they were satisfied with his actions. The Ibadan-based politician once bought a limo; there were grumblings by the opposition. What did our politician do? He allowed the people to have their…

Photo credit; Premium Times In Exodus: 1vs 8, we read about a new king coming to power in Egypt to whom Joseph meant nothing. For those who didn’t know, I would say, Joseph was a Jew who saved Egypt from famine. Now, in what ways have the governments in Nigeria, since independence, recognized the common…

Photo credit: freep.com I won’t ever forget a lesson I learnt in my adult years. There is this man, who, whenever any of his wards flunked a promotion examination, he wouldn’t be annoyed with them. Instead, he would take them to a classy eatery and have them order whatever they wanted. He himself would order…