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…
The news that the British Government intends building a new facility at the famous Kirikiri Prisons is a great one. Kilo dun bi arun iba, what’s as good as fever! Our erstwhile colonial masters are always there for us. They know it that we don’t just have the means to take care of our teeming…
Sugar is used to sweeten things. However, when taken too much, it might cause hemorrhoids. According to stories being peddled around by those who knew him, the late Temitope Olatoye, a.k.a. sugar had always had it coming. He had attempted to be the students union president of the Federal College of Education in Osiele, a…
Traditional rulers used to hold all the aces in Africa, until their empires got defeated by other empires with much better means of coercion. But then, that was before the Europeans went into Africa. Indeed, the game changed with the advent of the Europeans who came with mirrors and guns. They even showed ordinary Africans…
