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 […]
Unsafe at any height?
The title of this article is not original to me. It was the title of a lovely article that has remained dormant in my subconscious for more than four decades. (Good articles do that to me).
All lives should matter everywhere
The social media has its uses and abuses. Its strengths and weaknesses. For starters, you don’t need to be a professional journalist to become a practitioner as was the case in my time.
LOVE AND HATE: Two four letter words that rule – or ruin the world
One of life’s most endearing sights is seeing two children of diverse backgrounds and even skin colour who have never seen or met before, reach out in affection and expectation to each other. I have seen this so many times in different circumstances – parties, hospitals, offices etc.
Lessons from the rubbles of the collapsed 21 storey building
We were in traffic along Kingsway Road Ikoyi when my driver who normally keeps to himself while driving, asked a most unusual question.
Sometimes you question what the fuss is all about
Lagos (from the toll gate) to Benin was a three hour trip or thereabout in the late 70s and early 80s. The road was that good. Many people my generation often boasted about making it under three hours. But it entailed taking those unnecessary risks which, pumped up by youthful adrenalin, we largely discounted.
