Licensed to steal and exploit by government, by Muyiwa Adetiba
Many in my generation grew up reading all of Ian Fleming books. For the information of the younger generation, Ian Fleming was the original creator of James Bond, that handsome, debonair but extremely ruthless British Spy whose exploits entranced the whole world when they were eventually captured on celluloid. James Bond was the one and […]
Pretty soon, we will all be billionaires with nothing to buy
By Muyiwa Adetiba How do you feel these days when you give a beggar a small change? Do you feel self-conscious or even apologetic? I went to a neighbourhood supermarket recently. I decided to use cash since I was buying just one or two items and I felt cash would be quicker for me. The result was […]
Sorrow, tears and floods everywhere
By Muyiwa Adetiba All is not well with Nigeria. All has not been well with the country of our birth for quite a while. In the recent past, when other countries in the world were grappling with natural disasters like volcanos, tornadoes and tsunamis, which God in His infinite mercy had largely insulated developing countries […]
The ‘Emilokan’ syndrome
By Muyiwa Adetiba When Asiwaju Bola Tinubu made that famous ‘emilokan’ remark as part of a rambling, incoherent speech, it was to a small audience in Ogun State. But the import of that remark reverberated throughout the country within hours. It was in that speech that he referred to a sitting Governor as ‘eleyi’ meaning […]
The politics of gun control
By Muyiwa Adetiba I handled a gun last month. It was my first time. I had however been acquainted with different calibers of guns as a young man reading James Hadley Chase novels and other such detective works of fiction. I knew a .22 for example to be a lady’s gun. Something slim and feminine that could […]
My Anniversary Prayer: Lord, please let our ‘Japa’ children return
By Muyiwa Adetiba He was a medical doctor with his own practice. His wife was a Director in a multi-national company. He was in his late forties. His wife, a few years younger. Together, they had a set of twins. Together, they had purchased their own home. They were members of top recreational clubs. The twins attended […]
