Photo credit: Daily Post Nigeria claims to be a democratic country. Note my word, ‘claims’. Isn’t it in Nigeria that we have prisoners, even despite court orders setting them free? We have people like Sambo Dasuki, Ibrahim Zakzaky, Omoyele Sowore, and others currently languishing in various detention rooms across the nation. The silly department in…
Photo credit: Tatler I belong to a Facebook group that had a party last year. The party was successful in various ways, so the group decided to hold another one in December. Well, people should celebrate! But one thing that makes me silly is that some of their acquaintances were talking of gatecrashing. I used…
Photo credit: iStock One thing that keeps astounding me is the regularity at which seasons move in circles. In spite of the so called global warming, the seasons do not fail us. In the tropics, we have the harmattan, dry and rainy seasons. In the western world there are the winter, summer, spring and autumn…
Photo credit: The Cable I am one of those who believe that a president’s job is one of the easiest. He is just there to supervise the work of his appointees. So, I don’t see the big deal in a president’s job. I also believe anybody, with a little bit of sense,should be able to…
Photo credit: Bristol live The first refugees to be hired as binmen in Bristol have started their jobs as part of a new initiative to train recent arrivals in the city for jobs that will improve their lives. BristolLive reports that Mazin and Khalid Ali have successfully completed a program called Bridge to Employment. This program, run…
Photo credit: Axios There are reasons why it’s hard to resist the holiday-shopping hype. According to Psychology Today: 1. Black Friday sales trigger emotions, not logic, creating a frenzy that’s hard to resist. 2. Flashy deals can be deceiving. Dynamic pricing often means “bargains” aren’t as good as they seem. 3. The endowment effect makes…
Photo credit: Premium Times I guess it’s already stale news that President Buhari is giving money to all the states to pay all government workers before Christmas. The money is part of the Paris Fund. Nigeria has so much money in places other than the Central Bank that I doubt anyone knows the total. However,…
