What could I do without taking some beer? The secret of my survival in this wicked world, especially this our Nigeria is nothing but beer. If you want to make me really happy, just buy me a beer. In fact, if you could do that, I will be forever happy with you. Culturally, when our…
I got a friend request yesterday. It was from a former student of mine. Who am I not to have immediately accepted the request? After accepting the request, I settled down to do this and that. In the latish hours, while jejely obeying the panegyric of my roots, Omo oru laa sika;Taa ba se losan;Aa…
Photo credit: ER of Texas So people have been oppressing you and you have been left sulking. You are not serious. Get on your tracks and prove to them that you just can’t be beaten. Alright, you did not succeed the first time and you retire into your cocoon, tail between your hindlegs, like a…
Photo credit: Channels TV The Yoruba have a saying for virtually everything! There’s a saying that when a handshake gets to the shoulder, it has become a wrestling match. I’m hearing some rumours to the effect that the United States is threatening Nigeria with war because of the allegations that Nigeria is allowing a Christian genocide….
Photo credit: New Lines Magazine Blameless!Guiltless!In the clear!Unimpeachable!Irreproachable!Faultless!More, More, More! That’s president Buhari for you. All he wants is just naked power to prove people like the self styled evil genius, IBB, wrong that he could rule our embarrassment of a country called Nigeria again. If not, he would have seen through the thick skin…
Photo credit: ACLU of Wyoming When we really look at it, a community of peoples actually constitute the largest tribe of human beings. It’s however unfortunate that in most cases, most of them would be unwilling to join the tribe. But then, as a result of the fact that the situation does not augur well…
Photo credit: Wikipedia We often assume that parent-child relationships are lifelong and emotionally close. Yet, in reality, many families experience periods of emotional distance and little contact. A number of robust studies in which researchers have analyzed data from larger samples that mirror the broader population document how common family estrangement is. In Germany, one study found that 20…
