The conversion of public spaces, parks and waterways into private estates, offices and residential areas is not uncommon across the country. It is a main reason for flooding in many urban centres.

I do not think the BBC is committed to truth. It became clear that the BBC perfected the subtle dance between what it has always avowed as its independence and neutrality, and its stakes within the establishment, and the protection of the key interests of the British Empire.

GBOLADE couldn’t believe what he was hearing.  He stared at his 26-year old daughter, the girl he had spared no expense to train into a very intelligent and promising lawyer, now telling him she was pregnant?  When he first heard the news, his heart leapt with joy – his cup, he thought, now runneth over.  Marriage, the first in the family.  And who might the lucky man be?  His daughter avoided looking into his eyes.  Then the penny dropped.  He must be married.

If it is hard to stop the private sector from profiteering, it is certainly irrational for government itself to frequently act as an inflation catalyst.

Years ago, I coordinated a documentary project with five other people. It involved shooting footagein six African countries over a period of two weeks. One of the crew members, let me call her Sheila, was married to another member of the team, I will call him David. Obviously, something was wrong with their marriage. It […]