Power is a very interesting thing. It’s when people have some power, no matter how infinitesimal, that you’ll know the real person hiding behind the mask. You’ll get to know whether they are humans or beasts in human clothing. Fela Kuti captures it well in one of his songs titled, Beast of No Nation. In…
At least, one positive thing Ogbeni Aregbesola could have been said to have done right during his tenure as governor was the correction of our ignorance in looking down on our culture. He established the Isese Day, that is a day in which African Traditional Culture is celebrated. I understand virtually all the Southwestern states…
A couple of weeks ago, I was gisting with some of my brothers back home in Nigeria. One thing struck me in our conversation, they were quite comfortable with the situation in Nigeria. According to them, Mr Tinubu needs to be given time to do his restructuring of the Nigerian economy. They gave the example…
I think at this point in time, we should spare our nations some positive thoughts. Note that I used the word, nations! Why is it that it’s within the so-called developing nations that we don’t have peace. Neither do we have any relative progress? I know some of the story of Nigeria, in particular. The…
Even to the most unfeeling person, Nigerians will know the noose of dictatorship is being tightened with the barring of Nobel laureate, professor Wole Soyinka and the activist Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana from giving their contributions at a symposium. The police simply sealed off the venue, 46, Ibijoke Street, Oluyole Bus Stop, Oregun…
Yes, I believe we really do need to guard and guide our rights and freedoms jealously. We need to do it the way our grannies used to keep their chinaware! We were under the jackboots of the military for so long. I bet those people who were of age then would, despite the wastage of…
It’s a given that governments and private individuals do incorporate airlines. If we consider the bigger countries and say, if not them, who else? The ‘elses’ are those countries Nigerians will snigger at about their national worth. Indeed, individual Nigerians will jeer at people from those countries and feel they are lacking in self worth….
