The clappers they want in us
EDO State Migration Agency last Thursday paraded two female minors who were rescued in Zaria, Kaduna State, on their way…
When the dead can’t rest in peace
A dying old man was asked why he was pensive on his sick bed. He responded that he was not…
Crowns of crime and shame
When a man says, ‘Here is where my friend was disgraced yesterday,’ our elders ask us to remind him that…
A voyage to Caligula’s Rome
Rome’s history offers timeless lessons for all nations to jealously guard their freedom. Consider one of its emperors, Caligula. Born…
Bus Terminals: Our FG in Agbero business
After settling KWAM 1 with ambassadorial epaulettes, it appears that the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) President, MC…
KWAM1, ‘KWAM2’ and their holy water
If you don’t belong to the upper class in Nigeria, stay off crime. If you are not close to any…
Tinubu and his northern teachers
When last week, Professor Ango Abdullahi threatened that “the North is watching”, what did he mean? You must love the…
PDP: A Prince and a pastor’s son
How should a king react to an in-your-face abuse by his son’s schoolmate? An altercation on a football field led…
Any ‘appropriate’ rites of passage for Yoruba kings?
On June 24, 2025, when I wrote the column: “Recommending Oba Erediauwa to President Tinubu”, this is the response I…
Oshiomhole’s toxic advice to Okpebholo
It was meant to be a joyous occasion. Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has just been affirmed as the…
APC’s leprosy versus ADC’s scabies
When an elderly supporter of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu tried to start a conversation about the opposition coalition party, African…
Col. Umar, Tinubu and sycophants
I read Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar’s advice to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday and i remembered a passage in…
Recommending Oba Erediauwa to President Tinubu
Everyone has someone he adores. I have many such people; men and women who made or are making meaningful impacts.…
The genocide in Benue
I am naturally hemophobic; I run from blood. But I had to encourage myself to watch the videos of the…
The powerful man and his faeces
This is a simple way to kill a man that is too powerful for the entire community to deal with.…
Federal Republic of Loans
Reasonable people borrow for production; we borrow to fund contracts of bloated values! In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Lord Polonius is heard…
How long can the President run from his shadow?
At his coronation as the Deji of Akure, an old man, according to the legend, was asked to choose a…
The ghomid in the tears of JAMB
Dear Ajanlekoko Oriojobi Samuel (real name withheld), Reg Number: 2125512372451F. 2025 UTME Result: Underaged and Under-Performed.” With the above terse…
Ganduje and China’s execution noose
“I have not knelt since China’s liberation.” Those were the last words she spoke before the executioner put a shot…
The Ibàs of Rivers State
Yoruba name for fever is Ibà. There is also a town in Yorubaland called Ibà (the same pronunciation as fever),…
