I hear the Nigerian state of Niger has renamed its airport after Mr Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president. After hearing the news, the songs that came to my mind were those of Nat King Cole and French Montana, titled “Unforgettable”. Of course, for those who are unaware, we have Tinubu Square in Lagos. It is named…
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…
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…
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’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…
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…
There is so much hunger in the land now. It’s so serious that we Yoruba, that were so proud that we would rather die than beg, are now comfortable with the beggars in our midst. Go to the eateries, you will find some people loitering around. They generally close in on you when you have…
