I am in the wrong racket. And so are many of my compatriots. I have often wondered whether or not my fortunes in life would have improved if I had joined the Federal Civil Service in 1979, when the Federal Civil Service Commission used to visit the universities to recruit graduating students. I probably would not now be struggling, 34 years later, to build my own house and having only a few thousand Naira in my bank account. It’s a dog’s life.

The Christian Association of Nigeria is currently passing through a crisis of confidence leading to apparent division. CAN is the umbrella organisation for all Christians in Nigeria irrespective of church denomination. And Pastor Ayo is the current controversial President…

First indictment was that former President Obasanjo left a whopping $67 billion in foreign reserves for his successors. Second indictment was that Yar’Adua and Jonathan administrations squandered that money in addition to billions of oil revenues accruing to them. Third indictment was that because of ”squandering” of public funds, ”poor Nigerians have suffered the effects of failing health and education systems…

Unlike in Nigeria where  cases of human rights abuses, torture and murder of innocent and harmless Nigerians by the Police and Army, kidnapping, human-trafficking, etc., are rampant and have become the norm, Senegalese co-exist…

Unlike in Nigeria where  cases of human rights abuses, torture and murder of innocent and harmless Nigerians by the Police and Army, kidnapping, human-trafficking, etc., are rampant and have become the norm, Senegalese co-exist…