On the afternoon of Tuesday, 16th July, as I listened to OAPs Sholz and Ifeanyi Atama transmit through the airwaves their excitement over the news that Beyoncé would be working with Nigerian artists Tiwa Savage,…
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Why Grandpa Aminu Dantata gave away in 1967 Nigeria’s first Mercedes Benz 600
What is it about giving that gives givers the edge? What is it about giving that gives givers the top crest of pleasures? Does it have anything to do with what they know? That the…
Can we Yahoo-Yahoo our cockroaches?
Can we redirect all that energy? Can we redirect all that ingenuity? Can we change the narrative to something more in line with our once cherished values? Something more in line with the dignity of…
John Wick wished to live for the memory of love. Don’t we all, despite the many contradictions?
When asked by The Elder, played by Said Taghamaoi, in the movie, John Wick, Chapter 3, if he wished to live for the memory of love, John Wick answered that he wished for a chance…
Dr Stella Adadevoh, The Pied Piper of Hamelin and the elimination of Ebola
When news filtered into town recently that Ebola was planning to make another appearance, fear began to flex its muscles because of how freely it roams when the monster is in town. So naturally, I…
Serena Williams, or Coco Gauff, for that matter should not have been allowed to play the Wimbledon 2019 Championships
Serena Williams, or Coco Gauff, for that matter should not have been allowed to play the Wimbledon 2019 Championships. And this has nothing to do with the colours of their skin, for those who are…
Oskar Schindler, Ali Bisije and Umaru Shinkafi
When is a parent’s work done? When does a parent get the feeling that all the efforts, struggles and challenges that come with looking after nature’s best gifts have been worthwhile? Here is the answer:…
Who are those quick-tongued and quick-fingered Nigerians making ancient grievances rhyme with current complaints, and creating the condition for mayhem?
British-Japanese writer and Nobel Laureate Kazuo Ishiguro could easily make Nigeria the third country that may authentically lay claim to him, for how so aptly his book, The Buried Giant, explains much of the Nigerian…
Emir Ado Bayero’s conduct in praise of discretion
Many, many years ago, late Emir Ado Bayero who reigned as king in the ancient city of Kano, taught his lieutenants, and some guests an important lesson about discretion. The non-verbal lesson left a profound…
If you don’t want to have anything to do with me, don’t breathe my air
“If you don’t want to have anything to do with me, don’t breathe my air” “What is that supposed to mean?” “Exactly what you understand it to mean.” “Your air? Do you hear yourself?” “Loud…