I was discussing with someone who is a fellow Nigerian yesterday. Although we are of different political opinions, we were able to agree that the problem of Nigeria is much more a citizenship one than a leadership one. Let’s look at the ongoing elections in the country. In the first instance, did the president, INEC…
I’ve read so many comments on the beauty pageant held by the Nigerian Prisons, sorry Correctional Facilities Mmm… What comes to my mind are the reports we are getting that the prisoners and detainees are not well fed. In fact, I had an opportunity to visit a prison in Abeokuta severally and the stench was…
A video clip making the rounds in going viral allegedly shows a president trying to punch a minister for embezzling COVID 19 funds. Of course, such acts could only happen in Africa! One’s not necessarily saying embezzlement doesn’t occur in other countries, but the African case is appearing to be irredeemable. Like I have always…
I was really pissed off yesterday. My problem is that I happen to have lived, not so long ago, in a somewhat saner Nigeria. Another problem is the fact that it seems so long ago! Like I was saying, in my sane Nigeria, we attended church and tithes were collected. But then, it was nothing…
There’re people and there’re people! We’re ordinary people. But some have an uncommon ability. That ability is not to die. Is it, therefore, not proper to refer to such people as undiables? If a person is gloating over another’s demise? Of course, that person doesn’t have the ability to die. Therefore, he could mock anyone…
Contrary to what some rabble rousers might think, the intending Oba of Osodi, M.C. Oluomo knows the law. For those who didn’t know, he happens to be the Chairman of Lagos State’s NURTW. Apparently, there were some differences between him and the national body of the National Union Of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) which led…
Traditional rulers used to hold all the aces in Africa, until their empires got defeated by other empires with much better means of coercion. But then, that was before the Europeans went into Africa. Indeed, the game changed with the advent of the Europeans who came with mirrors and guns. They even showed ordinary Africans…
