Why did the man die after eating the food when there was no poison in it? Why do empty barrels make the loudest noise? What does rat race and Lassa fever have in common? Who is a better judge of appearance between a mirror and a neighbour? What is the best definition for a fool?
What should Sanusi, Ihedioha and Lyon use all that energy for?
To fight back? No! Three things only. First and the most important use for the energy is let it enable the flight of the fatherless of Nigeria – that vast army that’s emerging from different corners of the country whose faces are ripped with hopelessness. Use the energy to give them wings. To save them from the coming temptation, one for which they have not…
Lagos music celebrity fans reality TV show: Top 7 audition tasks
Who is your favourite music celebrity? What are two charities in which your favourite music celebrity is involved? What two roads in Lagos give them the biggest headache? What two musical instruments does your favourite music celebrity play very well? Sing two of his/her least performing songs? If you were invisible around your favourite music celebrity what would you do? Mention and describe in five…
The parable of Kylie Jenner’s bags and purses
One night while Kylie Jenner slept, a famous conductor, who wishes not to be named, tiptoed into her bedroom. He knew just where he was headed. The handbags and purses neatly displayed on their made-to-match wardrobe. After taking a vantage position, he brought out his conductor stick and began to sway the stick. As if on cue, the handbags and purses began to transform into…
5 important take-aways from Warren Buffet’s stay in the ‘urgent zone’
Recently, legendary investor and 89year old American billionaire, Warren Buffet, who has given about $34billion to charities over the years, wrote a letter to shareholders of his Berkshire Hathaway group in which, among other things, he mentioned something about the ‘urgent zone.’ “Charlie and I long ago entered the urgent zone,” he wrote. Charlie Munger, 96, is his long-time business partner. Below are 5 take-aways…
That Independence Day speech given by Top Croc, leader of the crocodile pack in China
“Friends of the wild, lend me your ears. The Day is finally here. Our Independence Day has come. I’m astonished it came rather easily. What our endless tears over many decades could not accomplish, some very tiny neighbours here in the wild have achieved. By the way, we must keep the humans guessing. You know that as at yet they cannot tell where coronavirus came…
Tyson Fury knocked down suicide long before he knocked down Deontay Wilder
The beauty of Tyson Fury’s recent knockout of Deontay Wilder in their WBC fight is better appreciated when significant aspects of his life before the fight are put together as a canvas on which his victory over Wilder is painted. He has become some kind of metaphor. Some symbol of hope for everyone challenged in the area of mental health. That he was born three…
Because of Coronavirus Kidnappers have suspended operations. Boko Haram too
It is really true this thing the bible says that we should give thanks for all things Okay Do you not agree with me? I thought you wanted to tell me something I was but I don’t see any excitement on your face Excitement on my face? Then you don’t have anything important to say I do. We should give thanks for all things. What…
‘Na where dey pain person dem dey put for near fire.’ Hotel De Jordan’s gift from yesterday
We are taking the Pidgin English route for our headline this morning because I want us to draw an important lead from a famous line delivered by arguably, the most popular television program that was watched by persons who lived in the defunct Bendel State, in the 70s and 80s. Hotel De Jordan was a favorite for many families because of how the actors and…
Why Zuckerberg and his likes are harvesting goodwill from expected and unexpected places
What if there were no smartphones to take the eyes away from the disapproving stares of fellow passengers aboard a train who can barely hide their contempt for the coloured man riding in the same bus with them? What is there were no smartphones to take the eyes away from the disapproving stares of fellow students who after their assessment of the ‘victim,’ consider he/she…