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Carrying coal to Nescastle, by Muyiwa Adetiba

Carrying coal to Nescastle, by Muyiwa Adetiba

Regular users tell me that the road from Sagamu interchange to the Lagos end is usually about thirty minutes if the traffic is light and about forty-five minutes if it is heavy, which often happens at weekends. Recently, it took us – my two friends and I – almost four hours to navigate that journeyand […]
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The third leg, by Muyiwa Adetiba

The third leg, by Muyiwa Adetiba

Humans are created with two legs. We use them mainly for mobility and for balance. Medical Science has since found though, that legs serve a lot more uses than just mobility and balance. Certain ailments for example, can be suspected just by looking at the condition of one’s legs. Healthy legs can therefore indicate healthy hearts and […]

Yes, life does go on….even after one’s death, by Muyiwa Adetiba

Yes, life does go on….even after one’s death, by Muyiwa Adetiba

I love old school music. The older the better. I love to travel back in time as often as I can and whenever possible, to put myself in a time capsule for a while. This allows mesometimes, to revelin the costumes and culture of a time. I often pause in the middle of a song to remember […]

Because we can’t all be politicians, by Muyiwa Adetiba

Because we can’t all be politicians, by Muyiwa Adetiba

The load on any country’s No One Citizen can be very heavy. This makes them want to decompress and unwind from time to time in order to avoid a total breakdown.  However, when a US President wants to take a break, he usually goes to Camp David; or in the case of the current President, […]

Police and tinted car permits, by Muyiwa Adetiba

Police and tinted car permits, by Muyiwa Adetiba

I have as my neighbor, a retired Police top boss whom I rarely see but whose friendship I cherish. I also met a lot of Police Officers over the years by virtue of my work as a journalist. A few of them developed into personal relationships at the time. Besides, I had played squash at […]

AUDU OGBEH: The passing of a passionate man, by Muyiwa Adetiba

AUDU OGBEH: The passing of a passionate man, by Muyiwa Adetiba

Mrs Obehi Ogbeh turned 75 early this week. Drums were not rolled out. Understandably. It was, in any case, always going to be a quiet affair with close friends, children, grandchildren and her constant companion of fifty years in attendance. A bigger thanksgiving party was being thought of for later in the year when their union would […]

The KWAM 1 syndrome, by Muyiwa Adetiba

The KWAM 1 syndrome, by Muyiwa Adetiba

Our Aviation Industry has been in the news recently and for the wrong reasons. It started with the humongous amount to be spent repositioning Murtala Mohammed Airport as the hub for Nigeria and the West African sub-region. The main reason given was a wrong design which has made the airport to be neither operation friendly nor passenger […]

Did the President go overboard in rewarding our winning women? By Muyiwa Adetiba

Did the President go overboard in rewarding our winning women? By Muyiwa Adetiba

Some Nigerian female athletes recently brought continental honour home to us in two different sports in consecutive weeks almost. In doing so, they gave Nigerians some respite from the gloomy pall which now seems to hang permanently in the air like a dark cloud that is pregnant with rain. It was a joy seeing Nigerians at viewing […]

Bringing Governance Nearer The People: Recent Agitations For More States, by Muyiwa Adetiba

Bringing Governance Nearer The People: Recent Agitations For More States, by Muyiwa Adetiba

The ways of our politicians are confounding sometimes. The constitution is the document that binds people of diverse backgrounds and nationalities together and therefore must be seen to be truly representative. Unfortunately, it is not often available. It is also often worded in a legal and technical manner that makes it difficult for an average person to […]

Does life now begin at 70? By Muyiwa Adetiba

Does life now begin at 70? By Muyiwa Adetiba

Sometimes, what one ‘looks for in Sokoto (Town) can be found in sokoto (trousers)’. So says a Yoruba adage. It is also one of the lessons I learnt from a timeless book titled ‘The Alchemist’

Those the country needs in a new political party, by Muyiwa Adetiba

Those the country needs in a new political party, by Muyiwa Adetiba

The other day in church, a Priest recounted an experience he had as a young Seminarian. Although it happened many years ago, it was an experience that has obviously stayed with him and has probably helped in shaping his priesthood. He had come to visit his parents in Lagos from his seminary in Ibadan during an Open […]