During the presidential election campaigns in 1979, candidate of the Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN, Chief Obafemi Awolowo was asked how he would implement the Abuja project to which he answered: ‘We would hire the…
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Wanted: Music for this – Can’t rustle this!
My neighbour shared with me his sleeping moments of two nights ago. In his sleep he was occupied with interesting dreams that overlapped. The piece that stood out from the lot was the one involving…
MVUS – Most Valuable Unknown Soldier
What is the true worth of the unknown soldier? How many can relive their encounters with them with fondness? How many can identify the cream of the pack, those who did not become notorious but…
Minimum Hope in the season of Minimum Wage
It is official: the minimum wage is now N30,000! But the news downtown is that the announcement has not raised the hope quotient of Nigerian workers in any significant way. So unlike what happened in…
The parable of N53million, $59,000 and Unknown Quantities
Once upon a time, a wealthy merchant called her children and gave them various sums of money. Her expectation was that the children would trade with their share, make profit from their trade and improve…
Fashola, Obama, Mordecai and a flash from honour-based culture
Recently, President Muhammadu Buhari was in Lagos to commission the legacy projects of the outgoing Governor Akinwunmi Ambode administration, namely, the Oshodi Transport Interchange, the expanded Murtala Mohammed International Airport Road, The Renovated Ayinke House…
Fined $200 with only one foot outside smoking area
A Singaporean national, Apiz Mikaelson, who was fined $200 by the country’s National Environment Agency for smoking, has claimed that he was given the fine despite the fact that he had only one foot outside…
Why the first photo of a black hole is a tribute to the power of collaboration
The moment was exhilarating for the many astronomers who had set their eyes on the feat for a long time. Their efforts, time and considerable resources had delivered a prized possession as they shared news…
What about Gurara River
How many know that the Justice Owen Fiebai panel set up by the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA in 1978, to pick a suitable name for the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, recommended Gurara as top…
How many agree with Mwalimu, Julius Nyerere’s periodization of the African liberation process?
The occasion was the convocation of the University of Ibadan. The date was 17th November, 1976. The speaker was President of Tanzania, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere. The title of his address was: The Process of Liberation….