History ● Conjectures ● Insights
The day before April Fool’s Day, when I observed our favorite tomato plant, I concluded that it was on its way out in a matter of a few days, and did report that conclusion here the following day but yesterday when I observed the tomato afresh, I concluded that I was wrong! Looking closely, I observed the signs of fruitfulness with little yellow flowers appearing…
News of the murder of Deborah Samuel within the premises of the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto came out the same evening when Arsenal FC played their London neighbors, Tottenham Hotspurs and lost. Expectedly, various reactions followed the murder of Deborah as well as Arsenal’s loss to Tottenham but what clues may be gleaned from Mikel Arteta’s comments during a Sky Sports interview…
It’s a false equivalence, my friend Don’t be too quick; things in nature are usually more alike than they are different I know how strongly you want to see a Nigeria that’s run efficiently like Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp are efficiently running their respective clubs; I have the same desire too but we must be careful not to throw everything into the mix, comparing…
He attempted the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) examinations last year but came short of the cut-off marks required by his university of choice, which necessitated a fresh registration to retake the exams this year. He threw himself into his preparation with earnestness; read as much as he could and even gave himself a thumbs up for exceedingly surpassing his preparation for the first attempt at JAMB…
Snake: “All right, okay, okay. Here, here. Take it (hands over to Shark his favorite treat, a push pop and the only piece available). Now stop crying, buddy.” Tarantula: “Um, Snake, what did you just do?” Snake: “What? My friend was sad. I was just cheering him up.” Shark: “You did a good thing. For me.” Snake: “Don’t be ridiculous. I just put your needs…
Diane Foxington (AKA the Crimson Paw) says: “I was the best thief in the world, fast, fearless, inventive. I just had one thing left to steal. I didn’t just go after it. I had it and a clear escape route but… all I saw in the end was the tricky fox that they always told me I was. It changed everything. So, now instead of hurting…
According to Shark, Tarantula and Piranha, Snake, their fellow villain is ‘the worst one,’ ‘the most selfish,’ ‘spiteful,’ ‘terrible,’ ‘sneaky,’ ‘dishonest,’ ‘insensitive,’ ‘manipulative,’ ‘snakelike’ and ‘stanky.’ Yet Snake is the villain that knows the ultimate bad guys’ thing. Snake says “Bad guys acting good is the ultimate bad guys’ thing.” Even though he is both right and wrong not many people really care about that…
Naivety may appear foolish but it is free. And freedom is priceless, especially of the mind and soul. The heart can desire anything, whether it eventually materializes or not. Beggars may not have the proverbial horses but who can stop them from having wishes. The vast majority of Nigerians have wishes and only God knows the complete spectrum of those wishes, especially in this season….
Human beings will always be human beings. Because his team lost the match to Real Madrid on Wednesday, all of you, haters like shark smelling blood, are rushing for the ‘kill.’ You wish that the defeat would knock the momentum from him completely so that he will concede the other trophies to you. Leave the man alone! My question contained only four words yet you unleashed…
What’s that supposed to mean? Don’t you know that black colour connotes evil, darkness and despair? For your mind, abi? ‘Am sure you have never heard that black colour also connotes authority, power and confidence? Of black power, you mean? What a shame! What do you mean? So you don’t get it? Get what? Did you sit through all the sessions? The female speakers were on…