Introspective

Detribalised Does Not Mean What Most Nigerians Think It Means

Nobody Asked Me, But… “Ah, that man is very detribalised.” In Nigeria, this is almost always a compliment. It is what we say about the politician who...

Call Me Tony: A Parable of Corporate Nigeria

By Temitope Lakisokun The argument over the young trainee who addressed UBA chairman Tony Elumelu by his first name has become a surprisingly revealing debate...

The Myth of New Year Resolutions: Why 2025 Won’t Magically Save You

As we inch closer to the dawn of 2025, the air is thick with the buzz of "New Year, New Me" proclamations. Across the...

Simple Observations about Men and Women

I have never met a man who will not cheat on his wife if there is an assurance that his infidelity will remain a secret...

The Pain and the Agony of Love

Other than the pain of bereavement, I wonder if there is a greater pain than the pain of being dumped by a lover. When someone dies, you pray the Lord to take the soul; but when you are dumped, you feel as though your soul is being forcefully taken...

Have Some Christians Truly Cornered the Market on Goodness?

Like many other people, I have my fair share of questions about everything from the creation of the universe to why we exist as human beings. I will continue to question, but I refuse to throw my hands up and attribute anything to a supreme being...

Lovers Behaving Badly

My addiction to the personal computer and the internet has often made me to wonder if I could have coped and managed in another age and time...

One For The Money

Think of the many things you could do if you were a millionaire, and all the many people in Africa you could pay school fees for. Who wouldn't like to stop cursing the postman every time he delivers the credit card bills...

An Encounter with a Beauty Goddess

"He must be sacrificed tonight" the lady said with an air of authority. She had no more smiles. That beautiful face and charm that electrified me hours ago have turned to a fiendish mien...

An Encounter with a Beauty Goddess

"He must be sacrificed tonight" the lady said with an air of authority. She had no more smiles. That beautiful face and charm that electrified me hours ago have turned to a fiendish mien...

The Journey Of The Footman!

I am the footman, a citizen of no known nation, or kingdom that exists in the modern world. I live in a solitary cave in an enclave far-removed from the vagaries of modern existence...

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When the Devil is not to Blame!

Before we go any further let me state that...

Be Careful How You Manage!

If you do not caution a fool, he could shoot at a lion with a catapult. If we do not caution some of our custodians of resources, they could easily end up a managerial disaster!

In Good Company With Berliners

Berlin is the capital of Germany and beneficiary of one of the most expensive rebuilding projects embarked upon by man since the end of the 2nd world war. The much hyped wonderland promised at the collapse of the Berlin wall 17 odd-years ago hasn’t yet materialised...

Nigeria Police Force – A legacy of Brutality

It is becoming an acceptable norm that the Nigerian Police must routinely kill citizens. The Nigeria Police Force is a harbinger of sorrow, agony and untimely death...

A Surfeit of Love at the Fountain of Knowledge

Everything we love, we first violate. Is it not evident that our best expression of love to the objects of our affection is usually the invasion of their most intimate spaces?

We Must Impeach Obasanjo And Atiku NOW!

President Obasanjo has committed every impeachable crime in the book. He has abused his office so many times that we cannot even keep count any more...

Dr. or Professor? The Politics of Identity in Nigeria

Nigerians have become title-crazy to the point where some people now prefix their name with architect, accountant, engineer, movie-producer, surveyor, lawyer, music producer, nurse...

Africans Must Stand Up To Be Counted Or Africans Will Not Count In America

The United States government attaches a value of $400 billion dollars in federal dollars and political representation for the benefit of all residents of the United States. This can be lost or diminished through apathy, undercount and ignorance...

To The Nigerian Banks, PENCOM Co.

PENCOM does not engage in malpractices, but they have to understand that when one waits for three years and two months to receive his life-sustaining emoluments, he is justified to call on man and God...

Boko Haram on Nigeria: Error On Terror!

Anyone who knows Nigeria very well has every reason to be surprised and worried about the recent bomb-blast at the Louis Edet building which housed the Nigerian police force headquarters at Abuja FCT....