I never knew things have gone this bad in Nigeria. They have even gone baddest, if you’ll excuse my ibon, as we used to call grammatical errors in those good old days. I learn they are called AK47 these days! It is stale news that the Oga in this country, Mr Muhammad Buhari,is abroad for…
Now, let’s look at the cattle rearing issue from another angle. I know we should continue constructive debates until we find a solution to the matter. Some people have argued eloquently that since the cattle trade is a private one, the business men trading in cattle should buy ranches for their cattle. Of course, this…
Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey and his Inter Reformers Band released a bumper album in 1973 titled, Ketekete, The horse, the man and his son. The summary of the title song is that, there’s nothing one can do to satisfy fellow men. That Dr Olusegun Obasanjo has written a letter to Mr Muhammad Buhari is no…
Away we go;Our sense of purpose to find;That our homes fail us to find;Not even relevance:Only in our various Londons we can shout –Eureka! Londons in UK, Americas, France, Belgium, Germany,Etcetera!Some of us would have even gone to fight on the side of Russia;You know to be abroad is to find relevance and be relevant;Even…
Photo credit: Medium I heard a certain item in the news today. Social media of people will now be monitored to prevent hate speech. Of course, it’s very right. How dare we complain even when our people are being brutally attacked. We’re supposed to go and report to the police. We should then wait until…
King of the road,Eating our produce.Sikira oniwo,Goes spreading terror. Jokes we cracked,We ne’er flee lorriesCattle we would440 + 220 for. Fear of cowherdsBegins one’s wisdom.Modernised they areAK47 a-plenty. In their wake.Poor farmers they leave,Some dead, others wounded,Farms and dwellings burnt. Thus goes humanity,Where’s food security?They are winning,Another colonising! @as 012518
Photo credit: NAN Is it not interesting that Nigeria’s decision makers, at these nebulous times, have found it convenient to muster some 185 troops to Guinea Bissau ostensibly as a ‘peace keeping mission’? I’m aware of the fact that Nigeria is a signatory to the ECOWAS defence pact, a financially active one at that. But…
