Happy New Year Everyone!
2021 TNM (2021 Top Naija Moments – 5)
Top Worrisome Development of the year. Muted rage/indifference, etc to the phenomenon of mindless murders Top Interests of the year Betting Fame Football Faith Fun Top Crashes Naira rate to Dollar, Pounds, Euro, etc Femi Osibona’ Property on Gerrard Road The fatal air crash that took the life of General Ibrahim Attahiru plus 10 others Top Milestone Birthdays General Ibrahim Babangida (80years) RMD (60years) Joke…
2021 TNM (2021 Top Naija Moments – 4)
Top Pastime of the year Talebearing Top Moment of Dissonance The reaction that followed the death of Sylvester Oromoni versus the reaction that followed the death of 8 children inside a Honda Pilot in Badagry, Lagos Top Indicator of the potential of teenagers and youths generally to sway any cultural or political tide in the Nigeria Wholesale participation in BBNaija offerings Wholesale participation in services…
2021 TNM (2021 Top Naija Moments – 3)
Top Overhaul Moment Bandits overhauling kidnappers “Kowope overhauling Keke Marwa in Lagos Top Sports Shocking moment Anthony Joshua £15m loss after the defeat by Oleksandr Usyk defeat Victor Osimhen’s head trauma in a game against Atalanta Top Creative Giving moment Singer Davido’s call for his friends to send him money, and rounding off the received sum to N250m, which he donated to some charities Teenager…
2021 TNM (2021 Top Naija Moments – 2)
Top Tormenting Moment – 1 Aliko Dangote’s account of the last moments with his brother, Sani Dangote. “… It was very tormenting,” he The account by Afusat Isiaka, mother of three children found dead inside an abandoned Honda Car Pilot in Most Tormenting Moment – 2 Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram shutdown for several hours The Twitter ban by the federal government Top Romantic moment The…
2021 TNM (2021 Top Naija Moments – 1)
Welcome to TNM, a year-end summary of the top moments in Nigeria in the outgoing year 2021. Top Royal Moment of 2021 The speech by Ogiame Atuwase III after his Coronation as Olu of Warri Ooni Adeyeye Ogunwusi’s account of why he said no to suicide many years ago, and the therapeutic value of music Top Diplomatic moment Burna boy’s Grammy performance following his win…
This Christmas – How do the happy, excited and grateful celebrate?
In Boundless joy. Merry Christmas everyone!
This Christmas – How do persons with multiple streams of disappointment celebrate?
Multiple streams of disappointment berth at the shore of melancholia. Delivering misery and fatigue of the soul. All the sails have holes, the carriers have weak boards, the rowers are heavy laden and the passengers are altogether dispirited. They feel so beaten down that any new attempt to hope again is almost considered as a taboo. The heart has become sick because hope has been…
This Christmas – How do those gripped by fear and uncertainty celebrate?
Fear and uncertainty are having a ball. The brutal duo are on a roll, gripping here, gripping there; taking garments, taking peace, Moving quick, moving steadily with stealth and unmasked guile. Looking in amusement at the end of the hopes of many. Extracting and transporting many from places they once knew as safe to bareheaded grounds laced with misery. Yet this is Christmas with the…
This Christmas – How do those recently struck by disasters celebrate
Fires, floods and frustrations. Drought, displacement and despair. Where is Christmas? Quakes, shakes and short-fuse tremors. Where is the basis for any kind of celebration for persons who still sit in despair or walk mournfully in distraught because they were struck by some natural disasters in the course of the year? Life is not fair; we often hear or even mutter ourselves because of the…