We went back to Avengers Endgame this week, to watch it all over again, after news broke that the movie had surpassed the record once held by Avatar as the top gun on the list…
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Snakes without ears, hissing without let
Why do snakes hiss, seeing they have no ears? Why do they give what they cannot receive? Why do they produce what they cannot consume? Why do they annoy others with the high pitch of…
If an egalitarian Nigeria is not possible, what is?
An egalitarian Nigeria is one of those beautiful ideas. It sounds so enchanting, so desirable. Some even think that a democratic Nigerian society will be the same as an egalitarian Nigerian society. That democracy makes…
Why Jude Law says humour is a distraction, and Alibaba, Gordon’s, Basketmouth, Yaw, Ay, and others did not take up arms
It’s been more than four months since Marvel Studios released the blockbuster movie, Captain Marvel. In the action packed piece, Jude Law dropped the unforgettable line that ‘humour is a distraction’ during a fighting practice…
Alhassan Dantata, kolanut and the rest of us: of symbols, meanings and pathways
Why are photos, diaries, maps and similar objects important? Why do we invest our emotions, energies and time in them? They hold memories, thoughts, experience and other things we consider valuable. They are symbols, like…
Institute of Body Language: Body Shaming Class 101 vs How to Survive Killer Looks
Since Prof Chinua Achebe let us in on the top survival strategy of Eneke the bird in his novel, Things fall Apart (which for those who do not know, says that since hunters have learned…
Which of Denzel Washington’s kind of pain is relevant to Nigeria of today?
As I tried to process the pain I felt from news of the death of Peter Owolabi, the youth corps member serving with Channels TV as a reporter in Abuja, who was shot during the…
Before Akaunta Biliti flew out of the window
At first I thought I heard him say Kunta Kinte. I strained my ears to be sure I heard him correctly. When I heard him say Akaunta Biliti once more, I knew this was not…
“What’s wrong with you, Grace?” Prof Grace Alele Williams 70-year-old formula for solving the toughest mathematical problems
70 years ago, Nigeria’s first female vice chancellor, Prof Grace Alele Williams gained admission into Nigeria’s premier University, University College Ibadan to study Humanities. Among her classmates were Mrs Mabel Segun, Mrs Christiana Amachree, Iphigenia…
Would Beyoncé, Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, WizKid, Burna Boy and Mr Eazi include the Mitr in their production for The Lion King movie?
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,…