Decapitating the hawk for fighting an eagle was not the only strange of such things King Henry VII did. Earlier on, he had ordered the hanging of some mastiffs, those fierce dogs, for fighting a…
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The similarity between the recent xenophobia crisis and that piercing line from biblical history …there arose a Pharaoh that knew not Joseph?
Trust my neighbour, though he admits that the similarity is not significant, he insists there is a similarity between the recent xenophobia crisis and that piercing line from biblical history, “… There arose a Pharaoh…
Waiting for Ramaphosa’s strongest side
My neighbour says when matters become complicated, overlapping various layers, that is when you need a man with a strong side. A man whose heart is at his right hand, not on the left. He…
My father’s land: to surrender or not; a tale of two gentlemen
My neighbour invited me over to his place over the weekend. He wanted to tell me his two favourite stories about land. Was I interested? Of course I was. What Nigerian today is not interested…
Nigeria’s battle of crane and eagle and why the eagle won
The national football team, the Super Eagles of Nigeria were once called Green Eagles of Nigeria! They would have been called the Super Cranes of Nigeria after previously bearing the tag of Green Cranes of…
The first meeting between Former First Lady, Maryam Babangida and Prof Sophie Oluwole
Nigeria’s first female professor of philosophy, Prof Sophie Oluwole once told me an interesting story of her first encounter with former First Lady, Mrs Maryam Babangida, with whom she later forged a close working relationship. Both…
President Obama, Grandpa Aminu Dantata, JayJay Okocha, and the favourite luck is when preparation meets opportunity story
President Barack Obama had his mouth, brain and emotions in the right alignment during most of the speeches he gave after his success as a senator at the elections had made him glimpse what was…
Mohammed Ribadu’s Primer for maintaining one’s sanity during a turbulence
Alhaji Mohammed Ribadu, fondly called Baba Ribadu by many of his admirers, was Nigeria’s first minister of defence. He played very important roles in the development of Nigeria’s armed forces. In the specific case of…
When like Halle Berry is it ok to kill what you love?
Obviously, my neighbour had not fully regarded the advice about taking heed what one heard because no sooner had I asked the question than he started giving his answer. He had gone off, on a…
Aesop wished he included the ‘Samu Yafi Iyawa’ tale in his famous collection of tales
That is how my neighbour began the dream he said he had a couple of days ago. He had on his chest his favourite collection of Aesop tales when he fell asleep. How he knew…