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Robert Nesta Marley (Bob Marley) of blessed memory was not just a great musician and prophet, he was a clever social analyst as well. In the lyrics of his 1973 …
I grew up in the 1970s and 80s and, like most people my age, was raised on a strong diet of highlife music. “Eddie Quansa“, a song by The Peacocks …
The words on a degree certificate of a standard university usually include the proclamation, “…having been found worthy in character and learning…” This presupposes that the degree recipients imbibed not just book knowledge but also moral and ethical principles which are expected to be visible in their attitudes and behaviours throughout life.
If I was well connected with the power hierarchy at the National Assembly or the APC, I swear I would have landed a multi-billion Naira contract by now. Yes! I would accept nothing less because I would be providing an important solution to a major national problem.
Do you remember Honorable Alhassan Ado Doguwa, the Chief Whip of the Nigerian House of Representatives from Kano State, who some time ago gleefully showed off his harem on the floor of the Nigerian parliament and in front of blinking media cameras?
In times like thisFive feet apart,Quarantined at homeFace masks getting scarceChaos consumes the society, attacks on the innocent, robbery increasing at a high rate.Being fully aware of our common enemy, …
It was some time in the academic session of January to December of 1960 at Queen’s School Enugu. What started as fun amongst the juniors in Dormitory 3 was to …
How has life been for you? Have you been feeling overwhelmed, disillusioned, confused and not able to feel grateful for life? Do you feel unfulfilled where you are right now, …
His attitude to work amazes and fazes everyone. The impunity. The brand-new story for every time he is late. Brazen, blatant. Lackadaisical.
It is important to note that the locally brewed gin from the raffia palm juice, mostly known by such names as kaikai or ekpeteshi, did not predate the colonial era but rather arose out of scarcity of hot drinks during the Great Depression following which the importation of alcoholic beverages declined. In 1927, for instance, the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria imported 548,128 gallons of gin
