What happens to the talented Hausa-Fulani athlete we know as teenagers?
Nigerians are in a celebratory mood after our boys came back with a vengeance on June 22, 2018 to defeat Iceland in the group stage of the FIFA 2018 World…
Fayemi: Second Coming of a Long Distance Runner
When he was farcically rigged out as Governor of Ekiti State four years ago, the perpetrators of that dastardly electoral gangsterism thought that Dr. Kayode Fayemi was finished in Nigerian…
Why Nigeria lost to Croatia at the 2018 World Cup Opening Game in Russia
Yesterday, Nigeria played Croatia. It was Nigeria’s first game, in the ongoing 2018 FIFA world cup taking place in Russia. The Russian organization that I can see so far is…
Reactions trail Gov. Wike’s “Why the Riverine cannot get a University”
Recently, Governor Nyesom Wike gave reason Rivers Ijaw cannot get a University. The governor, while speaking to the people of Ekpeye Ethnic nationality who paid him a solidarity visit at…
Buhari’s June 12 Fulfilment and Confab 2014 Promise
Better late than never is what many Nigerians are saying today. The news of the Presidential honour for Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the Freest, Fairest…
On June 12 as Democracy Day
The formal recognition of “June 12” as the new date for the celebration (I prefer marking) of “Democracy Day” in Nigeria, and the bestowment of the country’s highest national honour,…
June 12: And the Daniel finally comes to Judgment
And from nowhere, June 12 that has assumed the form of abiku, shot up last week to victory in quite an unexpected form when President Muhammadu Buhari issued a presidential…
The Ghost of June 12
“The evil that men do live after them” – William Shakespeare With Obasanjo and Babangida as friends you don’t need enemies for Nigeria. These twosome (individualists) are the ghouls and…
Uncanny Coincidences: Of U.S. Presidents and Nigerian Politicians
Can political events happening in the United States be used to explain events in Nigeria? There are some interesting developments between the United States and Nigeria in respect of U.S.…
Anthony Bourdain: In Memoriam
Just read that Anthony Bourdain has joined his ancestors. He killed himself, as the news made clear. Anthony Bourdain was a CNN Chef, who travelled the world showcasing the culture…