Opinion

Whatever water the Ijegba people drink, they should share with the rest of Nigeria—no, with all of Africa. Ijegba (a blend of Ijebu and Egba)—a space defined roughly within a 50-by-50-mile radius—has produced some of the world’s brightest, most talented, and most activist characters: Wole Soyinka and Fela Kuti. The former was rewarded with the…

Photo credit: New Mind Psychology Why are people so innately wicked? I guess for some, being wicked is a communicable disease. It’s not a big deal for such people to kill or maim another human being if killing them is not possible. When a person wakes up at birth, of course, Eledumare has prepared him…

While I grew up with Fela’s music, I noted one fact about him. He once said he did not sing love songs. Neither did he sing the praises of anyone. At least, I cannot remember if he did! But check out his repertoire, it’s filled with bumper sales. He was an artiste who stood for…

A video clip has gone viral on social media about a lady who was alleged to have stolen a phone. Amongst other indignities, the lady was stripped naked and had pepper inserted into her private organs. I couldn’t believe the fact that that’s happening in modern day Nigeria. But then, what’s modern about Nigeria? Is…

There was a case of two people having a face off. One of them described the other as an okada! Well, I leave the meaning of that to your vivid imagination. Talking on the okada and tricycle ban in some parts of Lagos state and the government saying it never gave anyone a licence to…

I don’t know where the above quote is in Prof Chinua Achebe’s trilogy, ‘Things fall apart’, ‘No longer at ease” and ‘Arrow of God’. However, it tends to speak a lot about my convictions that writers tend to see what others might not see and the present cravings of various groups in Nigeria to go…