As we mark October 1 this year, we should perhaps avoid the beaten path and draw attention to the reasons why we should be happy with...
In the past few weeks, my colleagues who have taken over as spokespersons for the Muhammadu Buhari government and the All Progressives Congress have found themselves...
Mark Zuckerberg’s two-day visit to Nigeria has done a lot for the country; it is a pity no government official or agency has tried to tap...
The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him and the one that never proves...
One other outcome of our democratic experience since 1999 is how demanding and insatiable the Nigerian voter has become, and because political office holders and the...
In some other countries of the world, a bronze medal at the Olympics is not something to be talked about or celebrated. Not even silver is...
“ I hear we are no longer Nigeria, but the United States of Nigeria” “You didn’t hear anything. Stop being hypocritical, my friend.” “But the incumbent...
I was shocked by the trenchant reaction to my piece on the July 15 attempted coup in Turkey from at least two persons. The piece titled...
I wrote a piece recently, a tribute to the late veteran actress Bukky Ajayi and the multi-instrumentalist OJB Jezreel, in which I raised a number of...
Turkey is about five hours away from Nigeria by air, about 2, 634 miles from here, but the night there was a coup attempt in Turkey,...
I am writing this piece after holding a series of conversations with Lagos street traders and hawkers who seem not be aware of or are just...
“My brother, I think all the people saying they have not seen any change should by now be convinced that truly, truly, the game has changed.”...
This day, June 12 will always be remembered by those who have defied the culture of silence and conspiracy against a significant moment in Nigerian history,...
Former Vice president of the World Bank, Obiageli Ezekwesili; former presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati; and soul singer Timi Dakolo were among hundreds of Nigerians who threw...
This thing called democracy, particularly the Nigerian brand, never ceases to throw up new and intriguing lessons about the relationship between government and the people, and...
I get confused these days reading many of the posts on social media, and text messages sent through cell phones, because of the kind of new...
“We have got the leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries coming to Britain… Nigeria and Afghanistan, possibly the two most corrupt countries in the world”, UK Prime...
Nollywood actress and producer Judith Audu released her anticipated movie “Just Not Married” recently and the premiere held on Friday, 6th of May, 2016 at the...
“I hear the World Bank says Nigeria is now the worst place to do business in the entire world.” “ I don’t believe it.” “I also...
“Ol’boy, man don see something oh.” “Wetin you see?” “My eyes don see something. My ears don hear, and my mouth sef, I for talk something...
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