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The necessary evil

The necessary evil

Women have often been described as a necessary evil, a desirable calamity and a domestic peril. Recently, a woman had traced a perceived side chick side chick of her husband to a shopping mall to disgrace her.
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A city on the brink

A city on the brink

Lagos has grown in leaps and bounds without any form of planning. It will be quite difficult to construct a workable subway system without enormous changes which I doubt can be afforded

The Winner Takes it All

The Winner Takes it All

The last has not been heard of the Osun election especially as similar issues are trending in many states in Nigeria over the last gubernatorial elections in the country. We know, Nigerians know that many candidates will get the Osun treatment and end up in the election petition tribunals and the courts

A peep at the South-East

A peep at the South-East

Thank God, the elections have come and gone. What happened had happened and life has gone back to normal. Nobody talks about who owns Lagos anymore

On tenterhooks

On tenterhooks

This week is very important.  Nigerians are on tenterhooks, awaiting the results of elections to know whether President Buhari will remain in office or a new president will replace him. We’re just about two days away from knowing what we’ve waited to know all year.

Between lepatatas and vuvuzelas

Between lepatatas and vuvuzelas

I feel pity for politicians who have to lie to defend a causeless cause or trying to force others to believe that black is white and white is black

At the crossroads

At the crossroads

Nigerians seem to be entering a ‘one chance’ vehicle with their eyes wide open. They know but they don’t care because they are under influence. Stomach infrastructure is holding many bound

This thing about women

This thing about women

The thing about the women is a huge challenge. Apart from being used as a back-up, a lot still needs to be done to give women more room for participation in politics

A tribute to a great father

A tribute to a great father

Dr Fredrick Fasehun was a great man who had a soft spot for the youth. He was a peace-maker and affected positively those who got close to him

Blinking Hope

Blinking Hope

In personal relationships, there are no problems in Nigeria but when politics is involved, it’s a different thing

Uncertainty of Igbo in Nigeria

Uncertainty of Igbo in Nigeria

When Nigeria is being negotiated, the Igbo are negotiated out because they are still being counted as defeated people who can easily be trampled underfoot by others. How they feel about their place in Nigeria doesn’t count because every time a president emerges in Nigeria, it is negotiated

Keeping silent in the face of tyranny

Keeping silent in the face of tyranny

Last week, I received a call from a member of my church who said she was on admission in the hospital. I didn’t have the time to visit her until last Friday after she was already discharged.

Shades of sin in Imo

Shades of sin in Imo

One of the aides of Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha texted me and complained bitterly about what he perceived as anti-Okorocha stance in the media. He complained that throughout the week that just ended, some newspapers on their own had named Hope Uzodinma as the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC in Imo State.

Again, the Igbo question

Again, the Igbo question

The nature of the Igbo is individualist. He doesn’t give a damn about the big man who has nothing to offer the Igbo collectively.

Caught in the web of Atikulation

Caught in the web of Atikulation

As the wave of Atikulation sweeps over Nigeria, political pundits and critics seemed overwhelmed with what is going on

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