Once again, the Nigerian state is grappling with another shocking revelation of the seizure of £211m loot in Jersey Island, United Kingdom by the late military dictator, Gen Sani Abacha. The exposure cuts deep into the chequered history of the primitive looting of Africa’s biggest economy beyond comprehension. For those who care to know, Nigeria was not established to survive. Ab initio, it was the product of a struggle for resources and commodities that started even before the amalgamation of…

Sometime ago, I came across this article that was of school of thought that sleeping on one’s feet posed a risk. It went further to state that sleep experts (there are experts of everything. I tell you most solemnly) were highly doubtful as we are human beings and it was nearly impossible. Leemao!!! I laugh in emi sinu, emi sita. Have they come across sleep deprived/craving individuals? Or those that after their sleepless call have the day after packed as…

Mantras are quite interesting reliable words you can refer to time and again, trusting them to deliver apt advice or at least amuse. “These tidbits push us forward and illuminate even the most clouded of situations and remind us of what we believed when things were easier to sift through, to parse, to understand.” -Sheyna Said. Yes, her last name is Said. Anyway, I came across these ma8ntras during decidedly aimless surf through the internet and I thought they should be…

Barely days after participating in the valedictory session organized by the Senate in which he was commended for his exemplary leadership, immediate past Senate President Dr.Bukola Saraki has made a noble gesture of donating his severance package to the families of Boko Haram victims. The decision which was announced by the media aide of the Ex-Senate President arose out of a need to support the families of the victims. The severance package which is a one-time payment for departing senators…

Nigeria has qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Round of 16. The Super Falcons had to wait until the final Group F fixtures, to see if they would progress. The USA beat Sweden 2-0 and more importantly, Chile could only defeat Thailand 2-0, despite needing to win by three unreplied goals. Nigeria has taken the last slot reserved for the best third-placed countries. The other three are Brazil, China and Cameroon. Nigeria lost 3-0 in their opener to…

It has been said by some of note, that ‘Error is not the absence of truth but of the truth out of context’. It is on the note therefore, having observed the trends of bouts of generations of elections and electoral processes, within and without this great association that I enumerate my unbiased observations. For it is also worthy of note that ‘All that is modern is not good just as all that is old is neither all good nor…