No Place For Apala Music In London
Apart from the traditional Yoruba music, Apala, unbridled mercy has a limited space in the United Kingdom. Pleas for mercy were ignored, and many in Nigeria could not understand why…
Apart from the traditional Yoruba music, Apala, unbridled mercy has a limited space in the United Kingdom. Pleas for mercy were ignored, and many in Nigeria could not understand why…
On Sunday April 30, the Media Office of the President released a 91-page document on the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari over the past eight years. It was a job…
We have a measurement problem eloquently illustrated in a Yoruba tale about a Mecca has-been. The fellow in this tale had just returned from a pilgrimage to Mecca, apparently the…
He was no digital native. That was the self-deprecating joke he often cracked — to lament a certain alienation from ever evolving technology — whenever we engaged in regular transatlantic…
In the twilight of his stay in the highest office of the land, President Muhammadu Buhari has been unable to mask his complete misunderstanding of his role as the president…
Nigeria’s February/March elections undid many things. One of them was the 63-year-old myth that no wealthy and ambitious candidate could emerge president. Until the last presidential election. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe,…
Hadiza Bala Usman’s new book, “Stepping on Toes,” is a cautionary tale for anyone hoping to work in public service in Nigeria, particularly in the Federal Government. It’s an incredible…
There’s a saying in Yoruba language that the horse does not spurn the final gallop home. True. Home is that place you go to rest, after the labour and toil…
Donald Trump consolidated his record in demagoguery when he became the first former US president ever to be criminally indicted and arraigned in a Manhattan court on April 4. He…
Nigerian birthdays are getting bigger, fatter and maybe, indecent. We all know about Nigerian weddings and burial ceremonies. But birthdays are optional, and the investments being made into these ceremonies…