Life

What has the world turned into? That is a very popular refrain when we contemplate how yesterday is better than today. The thought that yesterday is always better than today is documented in psychology as a cognitive bias. In truth though, yesterday is not necessarily better than today. The ‘good old days’ weren’t really as...

It was a fairly easy decision for me to take when I was asked by organizers of Pius Adesanmi’s candlelight vigil at Abuja, to allow Senator Bukola Saraki who just arrived, speak ahead of me. It was perhaps the quickest and easiest ‘NO!’ I ever said. I then quipped that Pius would never have agreed...

Of course I knew I had to make the sacrifice of traveling the whole of Nigeria and especially to visit states I’d never been to since I was born. To be the president of Nigeria, the least one should do for this country in my view, is endeavor to travel the corners of the country...

Kindly permit me some space for a rejoinder to Simon Kolawole’s column dated 23 December, 2018 with the above title. My locus standi is established by the fact that I am running for president and I am one of those who strongly believe that government has a strong role in job creation – especially in a...

I recall when South Sudan was created. Documentaries were aired on CNN/Aljazeera praising their economy because breweries we’re running. They showed Lebanese-run breweries in South I was sad. Look what happened to South Sudan. why do we like to be misled as a people? I am reading some ‘global reviews’ which are trying so hard...

I have been getting invitations to vote for a young Nigerian lady who is being nominated by no less than CNN as a world hero. I am happy for her and the strides she has achieved, teaching young girls from poor families – precisely from Makoko (one of Nigeria’s many slums) – how to code....

Let me start by commending Acting President Osinbajo. I heard that while President Buhari was out in London, he started revisiting the issue of tenure for permanent secretaries, directors and other big shots. While Umaru Yar’Adua reigned, he signed into law a recommendation by the Oronsaye Committee, that these big cats in the civl service...

Hubris is what is plaguing Hameed Ali. Not all military men feel that way though, thankfully. But he belongs among that stock that revels in pride and prejudice, afflicted by megalomania, and look down on all Nigerians. In fact, his type of Army guy believes they are superior to the Navy and Air Force. In...

There was a civil servant who lost his job. He used to be a typist but no one wants to hire the services of a typist anymore. He had six wives and many children. He is lucky to have a roof over his head even though his house is very rickety and the annual storms...

An Age is called ‘Dark’, not because the Sun refused to shine, but because people refused to see it – James Michener.   I’ve been meaning to write on this topic since forever. I know it will be controversial because I am sure we Africans don’t take criticisms in our strides. But this is a continuation...