Opinion - Page 207

‘It will get worse before it gets worse’. That was the title of my article published here and in other newspapers on November 21, 2023, six months after Nigeria’s president, Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu, assumed office, and started his incoherent economic policies and

“But for creating a more sustainable, equitable, and fulfilling future…our president must put an end to this palliative-based economy.” In 1973, India, then with a population of 580 million, was faced with a national famine occasioned by an unexpected long national drought.

“Akuko n’egwu Mike Ejeagha” (Mike Ejeagha’s fables in music) is usually how some Igbo people of Nigeria dismiss a yarn that looks quite ridiculous. One of such Ejeagha’s songs which trended recently is ‘Gwogwogwo ngwo’, the story of how the cunning tortoise

I died one bright day in 1969 – yes, died; crushed by a motorcyclist. It happened on Ileya Day (Eid el Kabir) in my hometown. I did not know, and still do not know, how it happened. All I know is that

In recent days, Nigeria has witnessed heartbreaking tragedies during palliative distribution events, where chaotic scenes have resulted in avoidable loss of life. These incidents underscore the urgent need for better planning, crowd control, and professional involvement to ensure that such events fulfill

The unnamed woman had just given birth to a baby five days before. Her body was still wet as Yoruba say of mothers who newly underwent the pangs of labour and delivery. Pains must still be ricocheting round her navel. Ex-Queen of

Despite the excruciating economic hardship, grinding poverty, and strangulating hunger in the land, the hearts of men and women are still encumbered by the spirit and allure of Christmas. As we speak, country roads are trodden by anxious Christmas travelers eager to