Photo credit: the Guardian We, Nigerians, should fear ourselves. We should, because we have this rather interesting ability to pretend that all is well, even when we are in the well. And in most cases, what we say is: All is well! We’ve been having cases of terrorists killing, maiming, and abducting our people quite…
It was such a privilege to have passed through the Grammar School. The principal, Chief I.A. Olowu, a man of modest height with sky-high ambitions for the school and hence, the boys never relented in dealing with naughty boys. His K.B.K. ( kondo baba kumo) was his staff of office. He never believed in sparing…
It’s very important for people to determine whether they’ll make great strides while on this side of the earth or not. When James Pinson Labulo Davies provided the sum of 50 pounds sterling in April 1859 for Barbington Macaulay to found the CMS Grammar School, what was he thinking of? With the fund, Macaulay went…
The Grammar School is one hundred and fifty eight years old today! In fact, we’ve been planning to post this since Sunday. It’s to show how happy we are. Happy and grateful for having been so fortunate to pass through the Grammar school. And, of course, the Grammar School passed through me! Where else could…
It’s another anniversary of the first secondary grammar school in Nigeria. We should congratulate the Anglican missionaries who deemed it fit to set up the school. However, the school song interests me a lot. Most particularly, the phrase in the very first line of the last stanza which reads:Africa will surely rise! That phrase is…
I can remember there was a time an idea was being mooted that the south, especially the former western region should stop the consumption of meat products that came from northern Nigeria. When that didn’t succeed, some then decided to implore people to avoid northerners’ meat for just a day. No way! It was as…
The Grammar School is a hundred and sixty years old! Yeah!! While not necessarily being against those who feel the milestone should be celebrated, I’m much more concerned about the very last verse of the School Song, Africa will surely rise,Fail we not in high empriseHidden here the secret lies.Up and on! To all intents…
