The conference was not about the most valuable concubine, MVC but it could as well have been. For my neighbour who gave me details of the conference, had made that conclusion about all ten ladies…
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May Gowon come into your space today if you are thinking of scaling an idea
Many people think mostly of finance when they think of scaling an idea. But experts have suggested that other factors are as important if not more important than finance. If you are thinking of scaling…
Haile Selassie II: Why you cannot plunder a strongman’s storehouse without first binding him
We were talking about some of history’s strong men, institutions, systems and necessary safeguards against the tendencies for authoritarianism. We had considered Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Xerxes of Persia, Alexander the Great of Greece, the seven…
The vehicles protest that shut down the city
The protest had been brewing for some time. Many vehicle owners had no idea something of that magnitude was in the making. They did not know that the notion, which states that misery loves company,…
How might Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa’s ‘duty’ to his houseboy inspire us today?
What is that thing again about the greatest being the person who serves the most? I like the extension one of my former teachers added to the idea. He said the greatest person is that…
Prof. Wole Soyinka, Akpororo, Eboh Bomb, Omo Baba, and the art of self-ridicule
The first is Nigeria’s word pride. A master of English language in its most exquisite form, whether spoken or written. And a Nobel Laureate to boot. The other three are successful humour merchants of the…
Whose face stared back at Djimon Hounsou when he stared into the face of his mortal enemy?
Djimon Hounsou has been on my mind in the last few days. Not because of his uniquely chiselled features. Or his usually unforgettable performances, notwithstanding that he is often cast as a villain. I have…
Step aside Agent 007, Agent 00W is the real deal
Step aside Agent 007, Agent 00W is the real deal. She (yes, long before Agent 007 became a lady, Agent 00W was doing her thing) got to me this morning. I had gone to the…
Rumpelstiltskin has a new song, from the corners of Mogadishu Cantonment
How many remember Rumpelstiltskin? How many remember that the story came about because a certain miner made a crazy boast about his daughter, which his king heard about, and commanded him to do the impossible?…
A judicial system within the Nigerian church
While inaugurating a judicial panel for the church under his watch last Sunday, Pastor Poju Oyemade provided as background for his action the system that Moses the Lawgiver had implemented thousands of years ago, following…