There’re some friends who, even if one tries to, one can’t ever forget. Such is the case of my former elementary school mate, Gbenga. I can’t ever forget the fact that his was the first lavish birthday party I ever attended. When I say ‘lavish’, I’m using the word deliberately. It wasn’t as if I…
I understand the fake or original certificate issue is now rocking all certificate holders in Nigeria. How absurd it is that Nigeria’s Nobel laureate is even under suspicion by some illiterates? Anyway, the professor is able to handle that himself. But, I believe we could make some good of the bad situation. Instead of having…
I.Do you perchance, have a shuttle in the crypt,the very travel on the distances between her legs, the no distance voyage of the spirit to God’s whole own witherrand. Of how the World, wordbecame contradictions in this ballrooms of Unity, religiously professed. Here, is an harvest of Soul and I bet you let go, your…
I was briefly there yesterday. Since I had an appointment for 3 pm, I couldn’t stay for as long as I would have wished. But I didn’t depart until I bought one book, was given three, and got some business cards. I promised myself that I must be there tomorrow. So, today, I’m here like I promised. I’m…
The novel, ‘Cry the Beloved Country’ was written by Allan Paton in 1948 just before the inhumane apartheid policy was introduced in South Africa. I should think a quote from chapter 12 of the book is eminently relevant to our present situation in Nigeria. ‘ Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is…
You see when a person has been immersed in series of problems and he doesn’t know what to do again, one could safely say they’ve been infested with, ‘problemses’. Such people are accidents waiting to happen. Unfortunately, the more they think negatively about their so called problems, the more other problems besiege them. However, if…
I understand Iyiola Omisore has declared his intention to go the APC way! In the first instance and before people start manufacturing any insinuation, I just thought I should make it clear that I’m not a supporter of the PDP! However, a lot of horse trading must have taken place before Omisore’s declaration. When we…
