Awka slap and the warning from the ancestors
Among the Yoruba people, women are grouped into seven different categories. Two of the categories are regarded as wife materials,…
The beautiful ones are in prison
“ In those days When civilization kicked us in the face When holy water slapped our cringing brows…” When David…
Nigeria: The story of a squatter who nurses a pet dog
With US$1 million (N500m) donated to Afghanistan and approval for policewomen in Nigeria to use hijab, is the fog not…
Nigeria’s presidency is harder than bricklaying, grave digging jobs
Two headlines caught my fancy. “It is a thinking job not bricklaying, says Tinubu on fitness for presidency”, by the…
Yoruba politics of betrayal: Hiding our shame in songs
Ko si ìdárí jì f’àwon tó bá dalè Ko si ìdárí jì f’àwon tó bá dalè Ko si ìdárí ajì…
Nigeria’s contaminated fuel and adulterated leadership
Timipre Sylva and General Muhammadu Buhari are two of a kind in content and character. They are the typical monozygotic…
The Yahoo in us all: Whose conscience have we not scammed?
She said: “Praise the Lord”, we chorused: “Hallelujah”. It was a thanksgiving Sunday, during which time is allotted to testimonies.…
Abdulsalami’s naked dance on Abiola’s grave
Years ago, the issue of poison generated a hot debate among a group of young men in their mid 30s…
Nigeria’s Pyramids of Lies and Lice
Pyramids of rice What pyramids of lies Soar high in the sky Promise much, give scant Pyramids of lice Swarm…
2023: Tortoise, the North and the rest of us
I begin today’s sermon with Mr. Tortoise and the naming ceremony of his three children. Tortoise once had three male…
Faskari and the ultimate shame of the North
I had a personal experience that is similar to that of Saidu Faskari. Faskari is the Katsina farmer, whose video went…
Buhari: The pot of lotion has dried up
A troop of monkeys once approached God for deliverance from the affliction that made them monkeys. The monkeys were worried…
The humanity in Abuja’s Cash and Carry fire
I left school (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife) to see a friend in Lagos. There was no prior notice to…
Nigeria bleeds: Who will stem the haemorrhage?
This is not the best of times for Nigeria and Nigerians. The North of Ahmadu Bello and Tafawa Balewa has…
Bisi Akande and his book of gaps
THERE have been many informed commentaries on Chief Bisi Akande’s autobiography. I intend to continue the conversation here by pointing…
Dowen College death: How well do we know our children?
“Every child that went to boarding school has at least one traumatic story to tell”. That was from my son.…
Does the govt know that we know?
When a man dies or leaves a particular position or office, we describe him according to his deeds. When the…
Lekki massacre: The real dead men
Prolific writer, John Harris, was a sailor, an airman, a journalist, a travel courier, a cartoonist and a history teacher.…
The oracle neither lies nor deceives
I have had to ponder over three events that happened in the last one week, analysed and paid attention to…
Fate, faith and mass murder in Ikoyi
A little bird just whispered to me, as I sat to pen this, that in Lagos State alone, more than…
