Should we blame our destiny?Should we blame our laziness?Should we blame our never say die attitude?Should we blame our sticking to tribalism? Why is it that out of all our people,we’ve not been able to findgood people to rule us? Is there no good personin our country?Are the politiciansbewitching us? Before we blame others,could we…
Photo credit: The Jerusalem Post Syrian internal security forces have begun deploying in the critical northeastern province of Al-Hasakah , marking a tangible step in implementing a recent agreement between Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces. A Syrian official confirmed that forces would also enter the city of Qamishli, a major urban centre in the…
Photo credit: The Leadership When he changed his name from what he perceived to be a slave name, Ransome, to Anikulapo, we thought he did not know what he was talking about, but then events proved him right. The truth is that he has simply refused to die! When we consider the immense popularity AfroBeats…
I understand Mr Buhari should resume work on the sixth of February. That’s great, isn’t it? He is a famous man! If he wasn’t all the concern about his health wouldn’t have arisen. I was in a taxi yesterday. Lo and behold, a funeral motorcade approached us from the opposite direction. The person sitting next…
Photo credit: Premium Times It’s good to be good! Or should I say it’s good to have made a great impact? I can remember when Awo, as Chief Obafemi Awolowo was fondly called by friends and foes alike, was involved in charges of treason and subsequently imprisoned. I was then a skinny underpant wearing tot….
Gradually and rapidly, what should not qualify as even the exception is becoming the case in Nigeria. I’m referring to the insecurity that’s now an egbejoda, uniform, in Nigeria. The hungry vultures are rapidly becoming unfamished. If it’s not Boko Haram, it’s the modern herdsmen. Modern because in the not so far away days of…
When I was in school, if someone had outlived their usefulness, we normally sang a song for them: Òjò ń rọ̀Ṣe’ré ńnú’léMá wọ’nú òjòKí aṣọ rẹ̀Má bà tutùKí òtútùMá bà mú ẹ! The song warns about an impending shower of shame that’s going to flood a person. The Yoruba song is brutally franker than similar…
