What a brilliant piece. I read the piece with a deserving attention. I enjoyed every bit of it. What I love most about it were the historical interjections. This is how academics write. It was a stimulating write up with some buts. It is these buts that form the kernel of my several submissions. 1. No doubt the omo onile …

The descent to crass tribalism and promotion of ethnic jingoism in the run-up to the governorship elections in Lagos State is bewildering. The Lagos I was born  and have lived in for all 60+ years of my life doesn’t resemble the caricature these demented clowns are painting. The term “Eko Ile” which proud Lagosians fondly call the city loosely, translates …

The fall of Lagos into the hands of the invaders during the presidential elections rattled me for some days. The possibility that I can wake up one morning to discover that my Governor is one Chinedu frightens me to the marrow.  I don’t even know whether to begin this piece with an apology to those who may prefer a discourse …