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He was tall, slim, light-skinned with a pointed nose (a typical Fulani) He came from a large area whose dominant tribe were the Chambas The Chambas had one king, who happened to be the father of Mahmud Tukur The title of the king of Chambas used to be Wakili Chamba After the plebiscite of 1962 in which parts of the area voted to join Nigeria…
Isn’t Jack Dorsey entitled to running with the hare and hunting with the hounds? Who’s talking about running or hunting here. We’re talking about tweeting. Don’t you get it, compare apples and apples, not apples and oranges. Has Jack Dorsey stopped you from tweeting? Why did he come to Nigeria in 2019 in the first place? Did he go to Ghana after visiting Nigeria or…
Don’t judge Who’s judging anyone? I know where you are going with this. You’re not the only one who has seen the news of the family of Ada Jesus begging Odumeje and Rita Edochie to forgive their daughter Did you say you know where I am going with this? Yes, and I repeat, you must not judge. Jesus said, Judge not Did you hear yourself?…
It’s an epic recommendation from the sages of the past. One that is best implemented through the prism of ‘Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth.’ The stories may come out in social media many years from now but for the time being, they cannot appear in social media. I am sorry but they cannot be part of any press briefing,…
Amidst the wave of outpouring of emotions to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and the Royal Family, over the recent passing of her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburg, it seemed absurd that anyone would be interested in the disorder that characterized the early life of the great man. Yet the fact that turbulence, disorder and their ilk have become the closest companions of many…
In the presence of pain, hearts sometimes unite and push back typical considerations that often serve as barriers. Laying aside the garments of competition, suspicion and mistrust and donning the cloak of solidarity. One that is held and tied firmly in place by the cord of our shared humanity. Our shared humanity is our often-disguised vulnerability. It is the limp. That famous ‘hole’ left in…
Who purged LG smartphone of its one flowing and attractive juices? Who withheld the confidence of its manufacturers in its capabilities? And who/what compelled the management of South Korea’s LG Electronics to decide on the planned shut-down of its production? Once upon a time, LG smartphones were the darling of many phone users. In many markets, they ranked among the market leaders. But suddenly, no…
Should we place the recent announcement by Governor Jide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State that officers and men of the Nigerian police in the state will soon be provided with body-mounted cameras, in the basket of wins from the #EndSARS revolt? Can we identify some of the other wins from the #EndSARS revolt apart from the Panel’s recommendation of cash payments to identified victims of police…
Debo did not know his dropping pants would slow him down and deny him from having a fast getaway when the moment arrived but one thing about habits is that they flatter to deceive. The notorious ones like to behave as if they are the owners and landlords of the property. They like how ‘Inhabitants!’ sound and wish to bask in its light as much…
Yesterday Okafor stood at the bus-stop bent over his mobile phone, oblivious to the strange sensations that were waiting on the other side of the road. The number of strange sensations were hardly discernible but one could tell from their eyes that nothing else but Shade mattered to them going by how they looked at her. Suddenly, as if goaded by some force, Okafor looked…