Before I take one step into this essay, there are some facts that are necessary to put things in better perspective, especially for the younger readers. In 1980/81, a round-trip first class ticket on Swissair from Lagos to the United States cost under fifteen hundred naira while a brand new Volkswagen Beetle cost under five […]

[This concludes the two-part series started in yesterday’s blog.] A story on the U.S. Open Quarterfinal between Serena Williams and Jennifer Capriati, a former child star who self destructed on the way to greatness commanded this startling title back in 2004: “Umpire’s Unforced Errors Lift Capriati”. Another U.S. Open incident when the only thing faulty […]

[It's raining cats and dogs this late Sunday evening which means poor web access in my little corner of the world. I'm therefore posting the blog meant for Monday morning now because being the raining season in Nigeria, the clouds may not lift by today morning.] What more is there to write about Venus and […]

[On this environmental day in several Nigerian states, I’ve dug up something for you not just to enjoy but to also chew on. Have a safe and restful weekend.] I had been up early as usual and after exercises and other morning routines, I decided to forego the morning news and went back to bed. […]

[One of these may be laughable now but even back when, I knew nothing – may be an earthquake or a flood of Noah-proportion – could stop the elections but holding your breath about what-next in the very fluid situation we have right now may be unwise. While the Naira has not been officially devalued, […]

Teachers have the unique advantage of being students of human behavior first hand and when you’ve been or are the principal of a high school, you can claim to have been there, seen and done it all. What with pushy parents who have ideas about the goals they want for their kids without the kids […]

by Tola Adenle Dr. Okonjo-Iweala: With President Jonathan’s choice of Dr. Iweala, Nigeria has signified its choice of staying on the debt route. If Iweala knew that Nigeria needs “external loans”, why did she encourage and actively participated in the settlement of the old debts, a situation that drew applause Nigeria’s way? Nigeria seems doomed. […]

["Ibadan poster-mania was posted just about an hour ago - as promised.  Do not miss it.] I’m still to start reading NEXT’s lead story from Sunday’s [yesterday] edition because I like to  savor the inserts first before going to the main paper weekly.  It often leaves me reading the paper till mid-week but comments on […]

As was shown in the essay posted last Wednesday which was a re-issue of a 2004 essay, “Containers everywhere but not a ship in sight”, the mess that the Ibadan environment has become did not creep in on us.  It started a long time ago with the arrival of churches as private businesses as well […]

Taiwo Obe, one of the most frequent visitors to this blog reminisces fondly about Mr. Tayo Aderinokun, the MD of GT Bank who joined the Saints Triumphant this past week.  His short essay tells me two things one of which I did not know before reading this; rather, it actually confirms one that I had […]