When I told Engr. Rahman Owokoniran, who had just been appointed the Commissioner for Housing, not to eat with Governor Bola Tinubu, he didn’t really think it was a big deal. Well, I wouldn’t blame him because my admonition was instinct-triggered. It wasn’t predicated on any theoretical postulation or empirical findings. But my instinct was somehow correct. It was based …

I used to love Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB). He is a complex character whose exploits oscillate between thesis and antithesis. He wants to be humble but at the same time he is churlish. He wants to be humane but as a soldier, he is an assumptive killer. He is a fun to be with. He drops jokes at his leisure …

I became the Cobra Chief without any election as there was nobody to contest the position with me. I was adopted on Sunday, April 22, 1984 as the Cobra Chief at the Central Cafeteria, the same venue where Kunle Sulaimon raised that objection that eventually lifted him to that position. As soon as I resumed with my team comprising Tunde …

As usual, there were some students around the Principal’s office when we got there. It looked like a whole class that was in trouble. A teacher had gone to report the class for a particular offence and the Principal summoned every member of the class to his office. The moment they saw me, they started cheering me loudly, some coming …

As soon as the devotion was over, it was time for routine announcements- an exclusive function of the Principal. He walked into the hall with his agbada ,wearing a serious look that suggested that the business of the day was not a laughing matter. I didn’t write anything about the Principal in the article (maybe in the headline) so, I …

There was no love garden in Compro (why should there be one in a secondary school?) but the gangway served as the best spot for lovers’ gathering. Compro’s beauty shone best in the night. The gangway lighting was an aesthetic on its own. The gangway is long enough to accommodate as many students as possible, who had emotions and feelings …

I had only spent three weeks in Comprehensive High School, Ayetoro, (now to be referred to simply as Compro or Yetro) but it looked like I had been there for three years. The flurry of activities that happened within this short period was inconceivable . There was life in abundance in my new school. Adaptation was made simple by the …

When I heard the news that WAEC had released our results, I was expecting distinctions in three subjects namely English Language, Literature in English and Biology, a credit in Bible Knowledge and an F in Mathematics. Those were the five papers I wrote. Despite the fact that I needed just a credit in English, I still wanted to pass every …

  *By Dapo Thomas* Emmanuel Abiodun Thomas aka Senior was a lively strict father. He wanted the best for his children like any other parents but his method of going about this was a major challenge. He was not decisive on what approach to use. He wanted to be friendly, and at the same time, he wanted to appear tough. …

During the long holiday, I had settled the issue of Oga Dara: I was not going to let him know that I was now attending a school in his neighborhood. I wouldn’t go to Rainbow Cinema for anything except it was extremely necessary. On resuming in our new school, Eko Boys High School, Mushin, we were put in the afternoon …