So, I’d been feeling the painit got to a pointthat I had to look up for possibilitiesof seeing dentists! As usual,I procrastinated!Why would I remove a tooth,after all, I’m just a minor! Thoughts of how manybonesmeatsbottle topsmedicationseven papersthat molar had assistedme withI just couldn’t let go! It got to a pointI wasn’t able to munch…

We call them kalokalo in Nigeria, but they are contemptuosly referred to as one-armed bandits. When a person develops the habit of becoming a gambler, a professional one too, they are generally irredeemable. That’s because of their fervent belief that they will still win. The belief could sometimes become so irrational that they sell their…

When American senators were trying to ‘impeach’ the Trump, those who sold the idea to them knew they were only fooling around buying time for the former president. In the first instance, he had already lost elections. Second, he was already outside the White House. The third is never in the history of the United…

Have you ever been embarrassed by a disc jockey changing the music when you walked into a pub? Oh well, it happens here so often! Whenever I walk into a bar just to drink water, most of the deejays knowing I’m a Nigerian would change the disc being played to a Nigerian one. It’s quite…

Sons of men who are Nigerians are a peculiar lot. They’re so peculiar that they can’t even organise elections for themselves. They need to call foreign observers. At the end of the day, hardly are the observers satisfied that the elections are free and fair. How can they? Most people are looking for their turn…