Asisat Oshoala
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards 2020 has come and gone – the event was held in Hurghada, Egypt on January 7, but the dust is yet to settle on what is now known as “the betrayal” of Asisat … Read the rest
More than a decade ago when I first started writing this column, one of the articles I wrote was on Nigerian “Nostradamuses”. In that piece, I called out the culture of Nigerian pastors’ annual prophetical proclamations as a sham. I … Read the rest
The gruesome murder of the Lagos State University student, Miss Favour Daley-Oladele, by a self-deluded young man in pursuit of an illusion of “money rituals” is saddening. According to reports, Favour’s boyfriend, Owolabi Adeeko, had allegedly connived with a pastor, … Read the rest
Reuben Abati
One of the major indications of the dysfunctional nature of the Nigerian social and political ecosystem is what can be best summarized in pidgin English as the “Na my brother dey there” syndrome. It is the politics of proximity by … Read the rest
Mrs Aisha Buhari is in support of the Social media bill
For the second time within a month, a Nigerian politician has held up China as a model for Nigeria’s governance. First, it was the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col Hameed Ali (retd.), falsely affirming that China became … Read the rest
It was a weekend that many Nigerians who take part in sports betting would want to forget in a hurry as some of the big football teams in Europe failed to win against lesser opposition.
There are many sports betting … Read the rest
Nigeria suffers a crisis of the male gender. The lobotomised male was manhood’s dirty secret. It’s not much of a secret anymore, however. Culturally benumbed to maleness, he loiters at ethical crossroads. He is stuck at being a man while … Read the rest
Kogi State of Nigeria lived up to its billing during the gubernatorial election, read selection, on November 16 as the killing field of Nigeria.
If Kogi State in the present dispensation has nothing else more attractive and more ennobling to … Read the rest
To understand how badly Nigeria’s democratic ethos has sunk, look no further than the desperation of the advocacy organisation, Soico-Economic Rights Advocacy Project. They resorted to begging the Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Revd Justin Portal Welby, to appeal to President … Read the rest
Models on the runway
GTBank Fashion Weekend has become a flag-ship fashion event in Africa and is now eagerly awaited and attended by enthusiastic designers, models and patrons. The fourth edition that held last weekend was an event that Nigerians from all walks of … Read the rest
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