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What will be left if we removed from Nigerians the things that make us different?
What can Nigerian music do with facts from the murder of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi?
The heartless murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was one of those moments that reminded us yet again about the human capacity for the most heart-wrenching evil. There are several variants of the incident at the Saudi Arabia Embassy, in Istanbul, Turkey, around the world but I have not been able to get over Khashoggi’s case because of some facts that have emerged about how he…
Why didn’t Adam consummate his marriage immediately?
My neighbour came again yesterday. Here is how it went: Unemployment is not good at all Is that the title of a song? A number one bestseller from time immemorial. What reminded you about the song? An incident from last Sunday evening. I went for an event at one of those posh centres on the Island but my car chose to act up on my…
How many pieces of meat should a father take from the soup pot when Mama is not available to serve his meal?
And how many pieces of meat should a father eat out of his soup bowl at every meal time?
How many agree with Denzel Washington’s primer on what happens when you deal with a liar?
In the movie, Equalizer 2, inimitable American actor, Denzel Washington during a captivating dialogue with the gullible Ashton Sanders, which lasted for approximately two minutes, thirty-two seconds, provided viewers with a primer on what happens when you deal with a liar. Here is the gist of his emotion-laden outburst to Ashton: Hidden in the heart of many people who grow their influence by harming or…
What is Nigeria supposed to do with the fact that Samsung started as a grocery store?
Why must you always compare Nigeria and developed societies? Compare apples with apples and oranges with oranges or go and do something else. If you must, then compare Nigeria to South Korea and Samsung to Dangote Group Slow down I should slow down. You got me started. I’m ready for you today You are ready for what? Samsung is a global giant today Are you…
Protests blues: Young Hong Kongians over high costs of accommodation while young Nigerians over an individual. But why?
Chief Femi Okunnu, SAN, on the right of the above photo, was part of young Nigerians called Nigeria Youth Congress, who protested in 1961 in Lagos, against the murder of Congolese Prime Minister, Patrice Lumumba.
Would Pharaoh’s daughter had gone to bath in The Nile if there were smartphones and paparazzi in those days?
In the days when P-Square dominated the Nigerian music scene, one comedian brimming with mischief, liked to remind them of what could have been their fate if they were born in Calabar long before Mary Slessor set sail from Aberdeen in Scotland. In the days when twin babies were abandoned and left to die in the rain forests. Some people laughed at the joke but…
If you teeth me, I will tongue you
The teeth were not designed to bite the tongue. Though seemingly stronger, fitter and faster. The relationship between the two is sophisticated yet ordinary. It is ordinary because of the tendency to classify routine operations as monotonous. Even when the operations are sophisticated, intricate and complicated like that of the teeth and tongue. The landscape of the teeth and tongue was always one of harmony…
If you cattle me, I will egrets you
From the earliest of times, cattle and egrets were known together. Size and form didn’t matter. Very different on other parameters yet seemingly made for one another’s company. Until the day came when cattle decided to do one over the egrets. It was a strange spectacle to observe. The cattle that always enjoyed the company of the egrets while they grazed lush green pastures, gently…