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...

Lagos: A Vortex of Secret Stories

In this place, reality exists unsettled... * There is something about Lagos. In this place, reality is warped, unsettled, indecisive on being or not being. More...

It’s Time to Take it To the Next Level!

This it! The Whole world is going crazy and you need to prepare yourself to go through incredible tough times for a long time...

Prince Lawrence Ezeh: An unsung humane personality

Over the years, many a personality has endeared themselves not only to their immediate native villages but also to their communities, the less privilege...

Going Digital: Heeding Elders’ Advice

About 20 years ago my Aunt had enjoined me to eat cold eba with hot stew but I never really attached significance to it...

The Househelp and the Death of Mrs Foluke Joseph

According to Ayo Ademokoya’s news story which circulated widely on social media, Mrs Foluke Joseph, the 41-year-old mother of three was murdered by her...

Taunting the Critic

Self-appointed guardians of political possibility who desire to mask their untenable neutrality when moral issues are on the dock would always essay to dry-clean...

Welcome to America; Bye Bye, Nigeria

“Until you know how African you are, you don’t know how American you are” - Robert Farris Thompson As a newbie in the nation of Samba, there...

Drop the Glass

Once upon a time a university professor walked around on a stage while teaching weight and weightlessness to an auditorium filled with students...

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Inside the Niger Delta, Nigerians are Sacrificial Lambs!

One example of sheer lack of accountability can be seen in recent allocation of funds by this government. Regarding the funds released by the government to the Niger Delta states at various intervals for ration...

Ovie Kpor – The King is dead

I put the question again to Agagu and his docile Deputy. If Asodeboyede was not the only ruling House in Akure, how come Oba Afunbiowo was able to contest on three consecutive occasions? How come Oba Ataiyese was able to contest on two consecutive occasions...

A Different Brand of Governor’s Wife

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Journeys to Owo and Benin City

Life is a journey. And all of the men and women who traverse its length and breadth are merely sojourners...

Soyinka: From California with Love

Thirty-four years back, one Saturday morning, then an undergraduate...

Ending Nigeria's Annual Budget Impasse

If a team is hired to turn around a badly managed economy, but after 18 months on the job, rather than turn it around, it has made matters worse, should the team be singing its own songs of praises or should become sober for its failure?

Ben Egbuna Tells It All As “Mr. Radio”

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The Lamentations of a Citizen

Please pardon me if I have gone against the African myth of keeping quiet amidst pains and suffering. I definitely cannot keep mute about the daily killings, kidnappings, and armed robbery going on across my country...

Notorious Without a Doubt

There are weird things that happen at the cinema in Lagos and I am convinced it must be cultural. We talk at the movies. I don’t mean in hushed tones, I mean that people actually talk in normal tones...

Are the Alarm Bells Ringing a Timeout for Nigeria?

If “Covikk one nine (1.9)” as pronounced by President...