Nigeria's Democrats and Republicans...Sunday, January 24, 2021
I start my admonition with a story of a certain legislator, representing one constituency like that in a place like that, on getting to the assembly he was made opposition leader. He was so good at his task that he criticised everything, opposed anything to the delight of his admirers and those that ...
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Nigeria’s one bo...and a plate of peppersoupMonday, January 18, 2021
Fowl and dog chop sh t but na goat teeth dey rotten On 6 January, the world witnessed an interesting spectacle, an assortment of what appeared to be characters from fantasy television shows taking possession of the US Capitol, where the legislature sits. Despite spending more than $ ... |
Who is Nigeria's Father?Sunday, January 10, 2021
In a country where good news is scarce and bad news is commonplace, a nation where the political class and elite are the harbinger of all sorts of rascality, epitome of crass misgovernance. We were anxiously waiting for the next drama to occupy public space. Happily yet unfortunately the Paternity s ... |
Minority Report; The Nigerian ExperimentMonday, January 4, 2021
The future will only contain what we put into it now Truth is that the little talked about New Year speech by the Nigerian President has come and gone, at the heart of it was sour hope, no charter, the treaty that binds the collection of her people, as a Nigerian project was not the ... |
Buhari versus Buhari...them and usMonday, May 7, 2018
A puppy thinks: ldquo;Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a warm, dry home, pet me and take good care of me hellip; hellip; THEY MUST BE GODS rdquo; Kitten and Pup love Getting Back to Happy A kitten thinks: ldquo;Hey, these people I live with feed me, ... |
What do Nigerian leaders really do afterwards?Sunday, November 5, 2017
In the United States, there are three ways a president can leave office mid-term: death, resignation or impeachment. In Nigeria, there have been several impeachments especially legislative heads, and a few conspired impeachments of governors, only a handful can be recalled to honestly resign and ... |
If only it was about Buhari's healthSunday, August 13, 2017
ldquo;The public does not like you to mislead or represent yourself to be something you rsquo;re not. And the other thing that the public really does like is the self-examination to say, you know, I rsquo;m not perfect.. I rsquo;m just like you. They don rsquo;t ask their public officials to ... |
Naija-Area: Simplifying complexity or complexifying simplicityMonday, July 17, 2017
Street Parliament So the biggest court wey dey obodo Naija be don talk say na Makarfi be the right and authentic guy man to hold the chair of one time biggest party in Africa, the political party wey suppose hold power for like 60 years according to one of dem former oga. The same party wey gath ... |
While we are still praying for NigeriaSunday, July 9, 2017
At my son 39;s school it was science exhibition last Saturday. And one of the teachers narrated about a friend traveling from Nigeria to Dubai. While hovering over Nigeria as they flew, it was darkness, pitch darkness and as the hovered the Dubai airspace light everywhere. I thought all we need ... |
At Half Time; Its Monkey Business Ahead 2019Monday, May 8, 2017
Laifi 39;n babba, rowa, laiii 39;n yaro, kiwuya. (The boy complains that his master is stingy, the master that his boy is lazy.) quot;The public does not like you to mislead or represent yourself to be something you 39;re not. And the other thing that the public really does like is the ... |
There Is Still No NigeriaTuesday, May 2, 2017
The North-South Dichotomy is not a subject within the shores of this nation that one talks about without understanding, it evokes a lot of passions from the heated debates, and arguments which it generates, everyone holding dear to their views, values, idiosyncrasies and what not. A lot has been ... |
Responsible Fathers, Airports, and the Orphaned Roads of NigeriaMonday, April 24, 2017
In the country of Armenia, in 1988, Samuel and Danielle sent their young son, Armand, off to school. Samuel squatted before his son and looked him in the eye. quot;Have a good day at school, and remember, no matter what, I rsquo;ll always be there for you. quot; They hugged and the boy ran off to s ... |
Nigerian children, Nigeria's futureTuesday, April 18, 2017
quot;It is 9 o 39;clock, do you know where your children are? quot; Frank Olizeh, popular retired NTA anchorman I originally wrote this some four years ago under the title; That Nigerian Child...Of Ours, today I am updating it. It 39;s Easter, and a sizable amount of Nigerian children are o ... |
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