Parable of the thief, shop owner and corruption
Anyone reading this piece must have heard of the story of a man bathing at a river during which his clothes were taken away by a mad man, a situation that leaves the victim torn between the devil and deep blue sea.
Now that snakes are swallowing millions
Very strange things really do happen in Nigeria, and in quick succession, too. As the now popular saying goes, there’s no dull moment in the country.
Wonderful! Police now asking for number plate receipts
The term, ‘Police is your friend,’ must have been aimed at dispelling the fears and ‘false impressions’ the general public had about the police force in the past. That may have been so in the past and still so in the present because the force is easily the first place one runs to in time of emergency and danger. But all that depends on individual experiences.
2019 and call for coalition
Going by the popular quote attributed to French philosopher, Joseph de Maistre: ‘Toute nation a le gouvernement qu’elle mérite,’ but translated in English in several variables, including “Every country has the government it deserves” and “In a democracy, people get the leaders they deserve,” politicians alone should not be blamed for present day Nigeria’s woes.
Christmas at the petrol station
Call it a Christmas gift, if you like, but the point is that the whole idea of N3,000 rations was mere window for bribery and corruption eating deep into the fabric of this country
$1bn ECA deduction and decimation of Boko Haram – Rose Moses
Since last week when chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), Abdulaziz Yari, announced to a very shocked nation that they had during a meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC), asked the Federal Government to withdraw $1bn (over N360 billion) from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to fight Boko Haram, the public space has been abuzz with reactions, mostly of condemnation.
