One man told me recently that men are not supposed to apologise to their wives because they are the heads of homes. I looked at him in pity and shook my head.
I allowed him to continue wallowing in his … Read the rest
One man told me recently that men are not supposed to apologise to their wives because they are the heads of homes. I looked at him in pity and shook my head.
I allowed him to continue wallowing in his … Read the rest
Fellow Nigerians, today’s epistle was inspired last minute by an encounter I had last night with a Buharideen. I had been contemplating what to write about this week when I ran into a staff of Indomie Noodles, the most popular … Read the rest
Political campaigns are supposed to be aspirational and inspirational. They are supposed to stir in the electorate a fervor for an unrealized but conceivably realizable future. It’s this quality of campaigns and its contrast with the brass tacks of governance … Read the rest
It’s too early to predict or even to expect that when, next week, campaign for next year’s general elections officially kicks off, we are going to be treated to the usual sparks, fiery speeches with the accoutrements of sound bites … Read the rest
The argument that an increase in Nigeria’s national minimum wage from N18,000 to N30,000 will lead to inflation is correct. It is true that too much money chasing too few goods can lead to inflation if there is no corresponding … Read the rest
The narrow-minded would probably view the futility of the entire visit only by a fleeting wardrobe malfunction. In the amusing picture that had trended in the social media, visiting Prince Charles of Wales buttoned his suit wrongly. Flanked by wife … Read the rest
The general purport of Executive Order No 6 of 2018 is to place a general restriction upon dealings connected with suspicious assets subject to corruption related investigation or inquiries, in order to preserve same. It then listed in its schedule … Read the rest
I am yet to reconcile the relationship between anti-corruption, good governance and extreme poverty rating of the President Muhammadu Buhari government. It is not that I lack the intuition to understand the rubrics of anti-corruption, I am just wondering why … Read the rest
A week ago, I stumbled on an article titled “Africa and the burden of Leadership” (The Guardian, Nov. 7), written by Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, banker, investor and entrepreneur, former Managing Director of Access Bank Nigeria, our compatriot. The piece was actually … Read the rest
Today makes it 23 years since the death of the Ogoni nine. On November 10 1995, Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other MOSOP leaders were killed by hanging by the military government in Nigeria for fighting for social and ecological justice.… Read the rest