Photo credit: Premium Times When most people get into government positions, the perfumed allure of office much more often than not conquers them. So that, even if they had any good programmes, they tend to forget such before they become yesterday men. However, the basic fact is that most of them tend to suffer from…
Photo credit: the Cable The gubernatorial election of Ekiti State has been won by exgomina, Fayemi. I hope we’re all happy now I’m not a fan of Fayose, but may I ask Ekiti people how he got into power? May I ask Nigerians how that Dundee gomina; or member of the house managed to warm…
Photo credit: Yogohara Oh yeah!Let it rain!Inhumanity, man to man!Rains are waiting,Oceans consume debris! Ojo nro!Sere nnu’le!Mawo’nu ojo!Ki aso re!Ma ba tutu!Ki otutuMaba mu e! The churches,Our mosques,Plus shrines,New life need! Ojo nro, etc Leaders, their leadersAwakening need!Our people toIdentify with! Ojo nro, etc Rat needs being ratty!Bird to chirp!Humans needBeing men again! Ojo nro,…
Photo credit: the Punch About two weeks ago, I came back to Abeokuta around ten thirty in the night. What I saw that night was unbecoming. I felt it happened because I came back so late in the night. Tonight, I came back some sixty minutes earlier at nine thirty. The situation was only slightly…
Photo credit: Business Day If there’s another entry into this world, I’ll not only come back as a Nigerian, I’ll come back as a Yoruba. Indeed, I’ll come back as a Nigerian because within it is the largest concentration of the Yoruba. The Yoruba is ever wise! That could be a story for another day….
Photo credit: Pulse Nigeria It’s no secret that I crave Nollywood movies as well as real African music. The fact that most of the practitioners are acquiring education is particularly enchanting. There’s no doubting the fact that the industries are changing. However, methinks we should begin to think of appealing to our people through those…
Society creates a variety of people. There are some who resign themselves to faith even when they do know they are better than the rulers. To criticize such leadership is a taboo for them. But there is always a minority that’s sincerely repulsed by crass in high places. As far as this particular group is…
