She ‘married’ her best friend’s dad!
OPEN marriages work when one partner, usually the wife, turns a blind eye to her husband’s shenanigans. In most cases, the husband is usually careful not to push his luck by always flaunting his trophies. In a few cases, however, wives have been known to forgive the humiliation of a serial adulterer all in the name of love and a sad excuse of hanging on to the marriage.
Letter to Dr Chris Ngige
DEAR Dr Ngige, I write with pain in my heart as someone who invested so much emotions on you when you had your ordeals as Governor in Anambra State in the hands of godfathers. I remember a medical doctor from Anambra State who is my friend telling me then that anybody who knows you well […]
NDDC house of scandals
By Yinka Odumakin WE were being mesmerized by the tragic movie of Malami vs Magu graft joke when the “grab your copy now” of Nunieh vs Akpabio NDDC house of scandals was flashed in what has become the worst wretchedness of governance in the history of the country. Ms. Joi Nunieh, immediate past Acting Managing […]
N54billion for ‘Babi Allah’
By Yinka Odumakin WHILE in detention during the General Ibrahim Babangida regime, Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti became so frail and collapsed in court. His brother, Olufela, would not take that lightly. He called those of us in the media who are his friends to his house for a briefing. As he was talking, he saw his […]
Matawalle, new face of the north
By Yinka Odumakin GOVERNOR Bello Matawalle has emerged as the new face of northern Nigeria we have been yearning for. Since Nigeria abandoned the path of federalism for unitary rule, it has witnessed a virtual collapse of productivity as most people now live on handouts in a rental economy. As against the early years of […]
Nigeria on the brink
By Yinka Odumakin “If by the year 2000 AD The unmarried maiden of Samaru Resolves to remain in purdah Despite Farida Mustapha Who cares? Certainly not Ife”. THOSE were the closing lines of Yinka Tella’s “Samaru: The Aftermath”. It was written after the nationwide students protests that followed the killing of Farida Mustapha and her […]
