The Internet was recently abuzz with gory details of a dangerous domestic incident involving a winsome couple. You may be tempted to think you were watching scenes from the popular ‘True Crime Series ‘ with the salacious details of the unfolding story. Well, the gist is that a marriage of less than a year has…
When migration scatters the family tree, and names become blurry echoes. There was a time when cousins were your first crew. The ones you fought and gisted with in the same breath.The ones who ran barefoot with you through sandy compounds, climbed mango trees, and shared sweets your aunty told you to hide.The ones who…
I find it impossible to discuss the future of the National Stadium in Lagos without recalling my enduring personal connection to this historic landmark. In the mid-1960s, while residing on Razaq Balogun Street in Surulere, a narrow lane between the houses provided a direct route to Western Avenue and, ultimately, to the stadium itself. On…
One of the most persistent myths in Nigerian football is the belief that former players are best suited to lead the game’s future. This idea has survived for far too long. The truth is clear: playing skill does not translate into effective football administration.As the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) prepares for a transition after next…
Happy Independence Nigeria, the land of intrepid and audacious people. The land of beautiful and bold entrepreneurial women making waves in various sectors of the economy. Despite the various security challenges experienced by the nation in recent times the state of women in commerce, real estate, content creation, media, banking, music, films are quite laudable….
Ask anyone in diaspora and they’ll tell you: Nigeria never left us.It’s in our pepper preference, our humour, our sense of community, our suspicion of authority, and our spiritual GPS.We carry it in the way we speak, the way we style, the way we cook. But every time you try to feel proud, something pulls…
Call them PENGASSAN, NUPENG, NURTW, RTEAN, or ASUU. Call them by whatever name. It is analogous to putting lipstick on a pig.It remains a pig.Unions are an abberation to Free Enterprise.Without free enterprise, wealth cannot be built, an economy cannot endure. This is no longer in the realm of theory. It is a Law. In…
Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary will unfold next week with flamboyant military parades, erudite national lectures and cultural shindigs in Abuja. Respective state governments will also enact similar roadshows in their different state capitals to celebrate this great nation. We surmise that it’s a worthy opportunity to herald the good and wonderful things that have kept…
When home becomes a place you love from afar and grieve from even farther. There are some calls that make your heart pause.The 2am WhatsApp ring.The voice note that begins with, “Don’t panic, but…”The cousin’s name that flashes on your screen after months of silence. And just like that, you remember you’re not nearby.You’re not…
A Journey to Authoritarian Democracy. Please permit me to begin this week’s Egogonews Roundup with two quotes that I have always cherished. Thomas Paine, (1737-1809): “He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression, for if he violates his duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.”…
