THIS week I was wondering what to write on this column. Many things have been said and done and it’s…
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WHEN I wrote that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is an animal that eats its curator for lunch,…
IN the past, society placed considerable value on decency, particularly for women. The reverse is the case today. A combination…
BUT in reality, they do not know who they are, having become vessels for the new indolence that has deprived…
EVERY year on 21 August, the world pauses to honour victims of terrorism. In Nigeria, that pause is never a…
Kabiyesi o, k’ade o pe lori, Ki bata pe l’ese. May your reign be long! SIR, I am compelled to…
LET’s not get it twisted, this week’s noisy Mission To Tokyo has again exposed consequences of absence of ambassadors in…
SHE rises at dawn, at 5am, juggling pots and pans to prepare breakfast, packing school lunch boxes with love, rushing…
WHAT is going on here? Am I the only one seeing it? Why are our brilliant young women not finding…
LAST weekend’s bye elections for the National Assembly held in some states of the federation provided an interesting political barometer.…
EUROPEAN leaders often portray Russian President Vladimir Putin as a tyrant, a land grabber, and a Russian bear. And following…
IN the past year or so, I have become a sad man. I feel sorry for myself, as I cannot…
IT was George Orwell in his satirical allegorical novella, ‘Animal Farm’, first published in England on August 17, 1945, that…
What UK Newspapers Do You Read And Why? YEARS ago, on a very clever and funny British sitcom about government…
Why Do You Cheat? LAST week, on the buzzing streets of “Obasanjo’s internet,” a popular Arewa influencer dropped a question…
LETTY was a good girl who became a good wife but the seasons changed and this once-upon-a-time choir leader, like…
JUST when you think you have heard the most absurd thing in Nigeria, you get hit on the face with…
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is an animal that eats its curator for lunch. To survive it, either…
“If your plan is for one year, plant rice; if your plan is for ten years, plant trees; if your…
THE 2027 general elections are fast approaching, and Nigeria’s political landscape is undergoing a rapid transformation. New acronyms, and freshly…