Photo credit: Medium How many Nigerians have noticed that the further we are from October 1, 1960, the more poverty-stricken our society is? And, I’m talking of poverty in all ramifications! Let’s look at Indonesia and Japan, for instance. In what stage of development were they at Nigeria’s independence? Where are they now? I remember…
You’ve taken the cane from the blind;You’re now mocking him;Maybe your parentsNever told youAboutIroko and the child who abused it! The grand old tree might not do anything,at least, for now;You would have forgotten your offencebefore it reacts! Rich and influential;You make away with our commonwealth;To cater for your wards;You must have forgotten;Children untrained or…
Mr Raji Fashola recently said the Buhari administration has done more than the United States in the provision of infrastructure. As the ill performing minister of works and housing, he should know. All the roads in Nigeria have been tarred. Even the roads to farms and village roads. All houses have electric power supply. Those…
All these bloody unbelievers should just go sit down. Yeah! Anyone who doesn’t believe in northern Nigeria’s version of Islam is just an unbeliever. A bloody one at that. So what’s all this noise about herders and cattle rearing? Just tell me what the noise is about. Cattle rearing is historical. But then, we’ve made…
Photo credit: Channels TV The move by the Lagos State Government to ban okada and tricycles from fifteen local governments in the state could have been better if government had really put the interests of the various stakeholders in mind. In the first instance, the government, through its commissioner for information and strategy allegedly insisted…
I wonder why some of us would go to the extent of dying the grey patches on our heads. The Yoruba believe grey hair is a sign of assuming an elderly status, while beards are a sign of growing old. I particularly love the grey patches of wisdom. Those who are wise wear them with…
Photo credit: Guardian I’d refrained from uttering any comment about the CJN saga for some reasons. In the first instance, how do we know that the accused has not inherited billions of dollars which has enabled him establish himself in the committee of the wealthy. It could even be that our CJ is a chronic…
