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Wealth is in the mind, not hand
Except for men of superior piety, the unceasing hardship and downturn in Nigeria’s economy is almost turning most Nigerians into...
The drummer boys are out again [1]
Akin, the hero in Cyprian Ekwensi's novella The Drummer Boy is a skillful drummer with a silky voice. People like...
Correct Response to the Current Economic Challenge
Where are all the cassava stems in Nigeria gone to that nearly every farmer of that crop is looking for...
Imperatives of commodity price control
Nigeria, Africa's largest economy, is currently grappling with a perfect storm of economic challenges - stagnant minimum wages, runaway inflation,...
The stumble, the fall, the speech
For President Bola Tinubu, the celebration of the 2024 anniversary of June 12 couldn't have begun on a more awkward...
Towards a rewarding Big Sallah
Today Sunday, June 16, 2024 which is equivalent to the tenth day of the Islamic lunar month of Dhul-Hijjah, 1445AH...
The Rise and Rise and certain fall of the ‘’Chou-Chou’’ People of Nigeria
There is a tribe in Nigeria that is not biological. It is mainly social. But they are the fastest growing...
The debate over restoring regional governments
Nigeria is, recently, enmeshed in a heated public debate regarding the restoration of regional governments following the presentation of a...
Long queue for return to old
The hurried discarding of our 46-year-old national anthem and replacing it with its predecessor reminded me of a news photo...
Hollow men, stuffed men
The late poet T. S. Eliot, writing about the hopelessness of man to rise above banality, said in his poem...