The vice president came and came again. I watched him fly in helicopters. Whenever he came I  heaved a sigh and hoped. But this must be how cities die.

The vice president came and came again. I watched him fly in helicopters. Whenever he came I heaved a sigh and hoped. But this must be how cities die. Perhaps, like human beings.

Long ago, during the Maurice Iwu days, I once went to my village to vote. On election morning, I  went to the polling unit beside my family house. I met a bemused presiding officer and two other officials. Some people clustered around them.

Rivers once had a great   football team. The Sharks of Port harcourt was a household name. Sharks had bite. Adokiye Amiesimaka , the chief justice ,   was as sharp as   a tooth can be, on the wings. Sharks played in the deep waters of national football. They   played in the elite division. They were FA Cup finalists three times, most notably in 1979. They won the WAFU cup in 2010.

Wole Soyinka birthed an agency that took pride in being different. That agency has grown , absorbed all the evils in its father’s house, and gone wayward.

It happens everywhere in Nigeria. And all the time.You reach the airport. And you have to use the toilet. You reach the toilet. And there are some young men loitering there. They welcome you with effusive greetings. The sort of greetings you know you may have to pay for in Nigeria. They  hang around with rolls of tissue paper in their hands. You think nothing of their gaze that lingered on you. You jump into the toilet. There is no tissue paper there.

It happens everywhere in Nigeria. And all the time. You reach the airport. And you have to use the toilet. You reach the toilet.

Mbaitoli is dying and Ihedioha is staring at the clouds.  Mbaitoli receives 200 million monthly from Abuja. The poor folks in Orodo won’t ordinarily ask questions. But the most important roads in Mbaitoli are crumbling.  And it’s taking a  hard toll on their miserable lives.

I believe that Ibrahim Babangida is really one of those who brought this country down. He was the one who legitimised corruption. He made it legitimate and an acceptable way of life. He didn’t see anything wrong in being corrupt and he allowed people to do it” – Professor Itse Sagay, DAILY INDEPENDENT, October 3, 2019, p 13.

I believe that Ibrahim Babangida is really one of those who brought this country down. He was the one who legitimised corruption. He made it legitimate and an acceptable way of life. He didn’t see anything wrong in being corrupt and he allowed people to do it” – Professor Itse Sagay, DAILY INDEPENDENT, October 3, 2019, p 13.

Lagos must learn. A tree doesn’t make a forest. But without the Irokos where will  the Eagles and vultures nest? 

Lagos must learn. A tree doesn’t make a forest. But without the Irokos where will  the Eagles and vultures nest? 

By Dele Sobowale The outing was a sign of success since the legal team was able to convince the court to halt the execution of the judgment and also secure its nod to proceed on appeal against the award” – Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. September 29, 2019. “Every country has the government it deserves” […]

Lagos is breaking. It’s being crushed by the weight of a silent mass influx of the   young , hungry and   jobless.

At independence we rolled out drums. And danced. We would keep our wealth. We would chart our own destiny. We would no longer have to satisfy some colonial masters with taxes and cocoa. We said freedom would make us great. Our kinsmen, the continent , said we were potentially great.