Two incidents in the not too distant past mitigated my physical participation in open-field, free-to-air political events, notably rallies and conventions, in recent times. At a rally of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, years ago, I left the venue of the event, relatively lighter than I went. My prized mobile phone had been pinched …

The much awaited year — 2023 —  is when the qualities that make up the values of Ekiti North Federal Constituency I people will be re-enacted to the amazement of the world. Oye/lkole is the land of people of conscience, people of integrity and self determination. It’s the land of people who, though may not have realised their full potentials, …

Some things are happening in Nigeria now that we seem to ignore because of the frenzy and euphoria of political activities around us. The country is probably experiencing one of the worst brain-drain in its history, yet it seems nothing is amiss. As usual, our leaders are not alarmed and the citizenry themselves appear unbothered by the humongous problem. The …

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction – Pablo Ruiz Picasso President Muhammadu Buhari has been the butt of cruel jokes in the past one week! What the president must have thought was innocuous, social media read meanings into it such that Buhari would be wondering what really went wrong! In fact, the president and his spin …

It’s for the doubts of ability to perform and, of course, imminence of failure to keep the promises that the elders admonishe us to take a serious look at the apparels anyone who covenants to gift new dresses puts on. The guarantee of performance is most surefooted in what the benefactor has done before and earlier promises s/he has fulfilled …

This is the political season and we should therefore expect to see all kinds of darts – mostly poisoned – flying in different directions, targeted at political opponents. In politics, friends can become foes overnight and the media is always willing and happy to feast on the harvest of events as they unfold. To become the president of a country is …

Last week, I passed by the ever-busy Computer Village and saw shop after shop loaded floor to top with laptops. I thought to myself, what happens if there is an incident, say fire? Do they have insurance? I shuddered to think of the sheer loss. Insurance, experts insist, has the potential to transform the economy. The bulk of Nigerians respectfully …

The uncouth outing by Dino Melaye at the Abuja Town Hall meeting is in line with his Area Boy antics in pushing for the Atiku fantasy for 2023 It is proper to admit that part of this headline is lifted from a release by the Peter Obi 2023 presidential campaign publicity outfit, the Obi-Datti Media Office. It is therefore not …

As at today, Nigeria does not have enough of her citizens resident abroad. While a lot of people think the country is empty following social media-induced hysteria about emigration, we still do not impact much with regard to numbers. Unofficially, there are about 400,000 Nigerians living in the United States with about half of that in the United Kingdom. Nobody …

When we thought the dust had settled on the eight-month-long strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), President  Muhammadu Buhari’s fumbling and wobbling administration came up with its pro-rata as opposed to half-pay nonsensical dichotomy. In this instance, what is the difference between half-salary and the pro-rata payment the ASUU members received last October? For lecturers who had …