Condolences to a class act, by Donu Kogbara
Many years ago, I used to go to the Mayr Clinic, a spa that overlooks a beautiful lake in Carinthia, a mountainous part of Austria. It’s a perfect place in which to rest, eat sparingly, focus on your health, go for long walks, inhale fresh Alpine air and be pampered. The Mayr is a modest […]
Abdul Oroh and a durable coalition for hope in Nigeria
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Abdul Oroh is an unlikely avatar of the Nigerian dream. An Afenmai from Ivbiaro in Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State in the south-south of Nigeria, Abdul had the privilege of seeing Nigeria’s promise at independence and its descent to the edge of the proverbial precipice. Born in August […]
Crazy moments here again, by Patrick Omorodion
When Karl Marx stated many years ago that “Religion is the opium of the people”, he didn’t know that people will rephrase it in later years It has been recoined today to state that football is the opium of the masses. That football can people temporarily forget their sufferings caused by bad governance, especially in […]
Nigeria’s unending one-sided stories, by Tonnie Iredia
With the return of democracy to Nigeria in 1999 after several years of military rule, many Nigerians had looked forward to a new way of life different from impunity, rigidity and on the spot decisions that can hardly stand the test of time. More than 25 years after, governance has only slightly moved away from […]
Birthday greetings to IBB at 84, by Dele Sobowale
“The most moral man is not the one who restrains from evil, but he who does good” – Prof. Emevwo Biakolo, 1991, in The Guardian, 1991, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 164. Most Nigerians who have read quotations from the VBQ might be living under the impression that all the entries were from foreign lands […]
Anyhowness, by Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi
Have you heard of the ‘Cake Picnics’ that are happening around the world? During the summer period, bakers and cake enthusiasts organise ‘Cake Picnics’. It is a fairly straightforward concept. Invitations are sent out to people to attend the Cake Picnic, there is a modest admission fee, but the main criteria for attendance is you have […]
