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The narrative from certain quarters is that President Bola Tinubu is laying the foundation for a new Nigeria which will only manifest in years to come – probably when his presidency has ended. The same narrative pervaded the presidency of Muhammadu Buhari for eight years. But anybody who looks rationally and logically at the indices […]
Continue ReadingThere is a growing trend of people intentionally releasing false news to the public and later withdrawing, deleting it or keeping quiet when it is proven to be false. This is rampant on social media. Those who are most guilty of this are those who work for politicians directly or indirectly and those who want […]
Continue ReadingWhen a wrong expression is used repeatedly, especially by trusted sources like media houses, many people who are right assume they are wrong and start using the wrong expression. That is what has happened with the recent wrong usage of “side chic” instead of “side chick” when referring to a mistress of a man, because […]
Continue ReadingLast week, another Nigerian musician, Asake (Ahmed Ololade), had a sold-out concert at the 20,000-capacity O2 Arena in London. Before him, other Nigerian musicians like Wizkid, Burna Boy, and Davido had achieved the same fate. Some decades ago, something like that was unimaginable. Until the turn of the century, the popularity of Nigerian music was […]
Continue ReadingLast week, the Department of State Services created some embarrassment for Nigeria with the show of shame it displayed at the Federal High Court in Lagos State. And sadly, it was obvious that the DSS had the blessing of President Bola Tinubu, because there was no statement from the presidency condemning that act, neither was […]
Continue ReadingLast week, Nigerian leaders displayed their detachment and disconnection with the people once more with the issue of salary review. The administration of President Bola Tinubu kicked off with actions that immediately impacted the people adversely. These are actions that have long-time gains but in the short term, the people will experience immediate hardship. The […]
Continue ReadingOn the day the Ninth Senate was holding its valedictory session on June 10, 2023, some interesting things occurred. One of them was the shedding of tears by Senator Orji Kalu, who lamented that Nigeria was not fair to him, because he was arrested and sent to jail for stealing despite his contributions to Nigeria […]
Continue ReadingThe video of the verbal and physical assault of a police officer by Seun Kuti, Afrobeat musician and son of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, was not just embarrassing but shameful. It captures, in moving pictures, the level of impunity that pervades Nigeria, which has made it almost impossible for the country to progress. The video, which was […]
Continue ReadingIf you asked most Nigerians or Africans, they would tell you that through pampering Western children are badly raised. They believe that because most Western countries have stringent laws against all forms of corporal punishment directed at children, children raised in Western countries are not disciplined, well behaved, respectful, resourceful, etc. But is there any […]
Continue ReadingMarriages – especially those of celebrities – seem to be crashing faster these days than before. Couples thought to be happy suddenly announce separation or divorce. Outrageous stories start flying around about their marriage. People are shocked that such a seemingly happy couple, who regularly posted videos, photos and stories of marital bliss, could have […]
Continue ReadingLast week, the key topic of discussion among Nigerians was fascism. Africa’s first Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, used the word “fascism” to describe the Nigerian online community which is demanding improved governance. Many argued that Soyinka was not referring to that community but to the vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Dr. Datti Baba-Ahmed, […]
Continue ReadingOver the weekend, there was a news story that the Lagos State Government had banned non-indigenous traditional titles over a video made by the Eze Igbo of Oshodi-Isolo, Fred Nwajagu, in response to the ethnic attacks on Igbo during the last election. It was reported that he was promptly arrested by the police and Department […]
Continue ReadingWhen the People’s Democratic Party was in power for 16 years, from 1999 to 2015, many Nigerians, especially members of the opposition, complained of the party’s haughtiness, highhandedness and fixation with victory. PDP was accused of seeing election as a “do-or-die affair.” The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was a member of the opposition […]
Continue ReadingOn January 1, the former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, published a letter addressed to the Nigerian youth. In that letter, he said a number of things, one of which was that the presidency of Major General Muhammadu Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has been catastrophic. The letter read inter alia: “The last seven and a half […]
Continue ReadingIt is said that a people deserve the leaders they get, but one wonders if Nigerians deserve their leaders. Since 1960 when Nigeria got her independence, Nigeria has moved from one mediocre leadership to another. The people are usually desirous to have transformative leaders, but somehow, they keep getting disappointed. Between February and March of […]
Continue ReadingIt is ironic that even though 2022 is the year that has given Nigerians the greatest scare financially and security-wise, it is also the year that has given Nigerians the greatest hope since the return of democracy in 1999. It is the year that renewed the hope of Nigerians in the possibility of Nigeria experiencing […]
Continue ReadingI do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it,” wrote Evelyn Beatrice Hall in her summary of Voltaire’s view on freedom of speech. This is the foundation upon which the right of the media stands. Dictators and despots hate the right to free […]
Continue ReadingThe more the economy tightens, the more difficult it is for men, especially, to get married. Consequently, the marriage age for men rises. I checked the age at which my father and his brothers, cousins and friends married in the 1950s and 1960s. I found out that it was within their mid-20s. My father, in […]
Continue ReadingLast week, the Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, met the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, at an event in Awka, Anambra, and they exchanged warm greetings like politicians are wont to do, despite the uncomplimentary remarks Soludo made about Obi recently. Soludo said at the event that he would […]
Continue ReadingAny time officials (and defenders) of the Muhammadu Buhari regime want to prove that he has performed well in office, they reel out projects executed with loans that have mortgaged the future of every Nigerian for years to come. They show roads and bridges and the like as evidence of his superlative performance. In October […]
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