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There are claims that Russia’s military has achieved equality with the United States military. That is, the military capabilities of both countries are now at par. The argument will persist as to which country has the ‘edge’ over the other but there is no question about the fact that there is mutual respect between them. This was not the case in the months and early…
Happy New Year! How many things beat the feeling of a new beginning? How many feelings top the hope and confidence that emerge in the early hours? How many can deny this intriguing part of human nature? That feeling that looks like a train pulling away from the station. Its coaches laden with promise. As it pushes onward towards the destination. There are mind-sets or…
It’s the last day of 2019! My neighbour says he knows just how we should round off the year, now that the deaths of Isis founder, Al-Bagdadi, and his spokesman, have been avenged by the executions, which took place on Christmas Day. He wants us to look to the power of now. The point between what’s past and the New Year about to open its…
He did not single out Nigeria but the title of this post easily encapsulates one of the dominant themes in his presentation at a recent event in Singapore. BBC News reported recently that former United States President Barack Obama said while in office, he mused what a world run by women would look like. “Now women, I just want you to know; you are not…
Doesn’t Sean Combs like to pose? Look at him and Jay-Z again. Can anyone deny how the mogul’s persona flutters through the shutters? He marked his milestone 50th birthday this December. And it was a lavish party from the various accounts reported about the event: the list of guests, the ambience, the drinks and overall experience. Quite naturally, I went in search of the small…
My neighbour thought to guilt-trip me but I gave him a sucker punch. He wanted me to feel bad that when most of our 8year olds know next to nothing about the value of one million dollars, 8-year-old Youtuber, Ryan Kaji, is earning millions of dollars annually, reviewing toys. I almost asked him if Ryan himself knows the real value of his earnings (He earned…
It is the season of gifts. It is the season of goodwill. It is the season to remember. Actions and words from the immediate past and from the distant past. Speaking of remember, former German Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer and Tax Collector Zacchaeus, have just stumbled into my mind as if in a rush to breast a tape together. What kind of force pushed both of…
I was surprised when Santa Claus appeared in my dream and told me his top gift to Hong Kong residents, many in Australia, and those of us in Lagos this Christmas is nose mask! He said he had gone past the era of giving gifts without practical value to holiday makers. These days, he looks for gifts that have direct impact in the lives of…
Lagos don’t want a lot for Christmas There is just one thing she needs She don’t care about the presents Underneath the Christmas tree She just wants her own trees More than you could ever know Make her wish come true oh All Lagos wants for Christmas are trees She don’t want a lot for Christmas There is just one thing she needs, and she…
The joy last Tuesday evening was of overflowing measure as we finally laid the final remains of our father, Chief Palmer Macaulay Udi, to rest in the very spot he instructed us to bury him long before he passed away. It was a moment of great relief and mixed emotions. Tears broke through many eyes despite the dancing and jubilation. Those contracted to fire the…