Just Do Your Job.
The corridors of life are replete with individuals who must work for the people as they work for any particular government in power. No matter how good a government is, its term of office must come to an end either by term limits or in the case of dictatorship or monarchy, by death or an…
WHAT WE EAT IS KILLING US: A WARNING FROM EDO
On Easter Sunday, I took that overcrowded public bus to visit my parents and sat with them at the table. Rice and stew were served. I ate the rice. I left the meat. “Why didn’t you eat the meat?” they asked. I answered simply: I avoid meat when I did not prepare or preserve it…
Aftermath of International Women’s Month: Women are Better Together
It was at a movie premiere packed full of superstars, starlets and upcoming thespians that the simmering fireworks finally exploded. There had been mumblings and rumblings throughout Detty December period. Various ring lights had been set up by various entertainers for public flagellation of the perceived bias and distortions in the entertainment industry. Although names…
International Women’s Day Series: Celebrating Mosunmola Abudu: Media/Entertainment and Hospitality Icon.
Mosunmola Abudu popularly known as Mo Abudu is a woman of many parts. She’s a human resource expert, media mogul, venture capitalist, film maker, television hostess and hospitality practitioner. The wonder is that she excels at them all. Mo Abudu was born in Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom to Nigerian parents over 61 years ago. She…
State Police. Hallelujah.
Thank you, Mr. President. We are grateful. Through the years, we have written essays. We have screamed from rooftops. We have argued in clubs, in bars, at dinner, and over several games of Scrabble and Draft. “Why,” we would always query, “is it impossible for us to have State Police in Nigeria?” I stumbled on…
International Women’s Day Series: Celebrating Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala: World Trade Czarina.
She burst on the national scene during the Obasanjo administration as Minister of Finance with a brief stint as Foreign Affairs Minister. This was a feat she replicated during the Jonathan administration as Minister of Finance and Coordinating Economy. She held sway during this period as the nation’s economic top shot. She was credited with…
THE MONDAY OKPEBHOLO I KNOW
By Saintmoses Eromosele (SME) I will begin with a confession. There was a time I doubted Monday Okpebholo. I listened to the noise of partisan politics. I heard the ridicule. I heard the confident propaganda insisting he could not lead. And I accepted those conclusions too easily, because at that time my own heart was…
MONSIEUR LE PRÉSIDENT, NOUS AVON UNE SITUATION
Up to the point when the Commander of Apollo 13 called, America’s attempt to go to the moon for the third time had appeared to be a success. Then, suddenly, boom!—an explosion. An unforeseen problem arises and then, the call that now rings famous around the world for its deliberate calmness in the face of…
International Women’s Day Series:
Celebrating Amina J Mohammed:Africa’s Leading Light at United Nations Hajia Amina Jane Mohammed is the current Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. Today, she’s the highest ranked African woman in the global body. She hitherto briefly served for two years in the first cabinet of the Buhari administration as Minister of Environment. Her strong pursuits…
WAR
In ‘Julius Caesar’ by Shakespeare, the Soothsayer named Spurinna had been warning Caesar from the month of February to “Beware the Ides of March.”On the day of the Ides of March, the 15th of March,Caesar said mockingly to Spurinna—“the Ides of March are come.”Spurrina replied, “Aye, the Ides of March are come but not gone.”…
