Two brothers come out of a humble background. They attain fame, get married, and trouble begins. Their fight has been very public and the nastiness does not seem to be going away. When a relationship such as one in music where the work is a work of the heart breaks apart, just like a broken…
As clouds of war gather in the Middle East, the Pentagon has deployed a Guided Missile Submarine and the USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier to sail full speed ahead towards the Middle East. One interpretation to this order may mean that the possibility of an outright war is imminent. The implications of an all out…
Nigerian investors are yet to learn a vital lesson about investing in Nigeria. Nigerian officials as a matter of policy, whether rightly or wrongly, always give preference to White faces. If Dangote had gone into a quiet partnership with a White High School dropout from Money, Mississippi and named the refinery Mississippi Refinery, he would…
The Olympics have come to a screeching end for Nigeria with zero medals. The United States and China will be first or second to each other by the end of the competition. Their secret is not a mystery. They prepare. They invest. They train. They work hard. Their country lends necessary support. They have national…
Last week, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh fled the country after over one month of protests led by students. Their demand was a simple request for the government not to create laws that segregated jobs for favored people. The government failed to listen. The people asserted their sovereignty, but not after over 100 students had…
Israeli Intelligence is hard at work taking out enemies. First, it was a Hezbollah Chieftain in Beirut, quickly followed by the Hamas Chief in the heart of Tehran where he was a guest of the Ayatollahs. For Iran, this is an unforgivable sin. In that part of the world, people consider it an honor to…
Two articles back, in “For good or for malevolence,” I wrote: I wished Biden were not running. Two weeks later, Biden stepped down and endorsed Kamala Harris. Is it not amazing how quickly the world can change in a matter of weeks? Many times, all that is required to bring about great change is a…
As the Olympics wind down in Paris, LeBron shows the world why he is MVP of the basketball game, here, or there, or anywhere else for that matter. At 39, he plays like he’s 21, having led the USA Basketball team to yet another Gold. This man is so fit and so outstanding that he…
Yes. The banging sound of an empty drum. Countrymen and women are quiet all over the world as there seems to be a quiet acceptance that we are a certain way and therefore, not really deserving of a medal whenever the world gathers. When our boys and girls win anything at anytime, it’s never because…
The dapper banker, Chairman of Heirs Holdings is a generational legend. He builds Castles in the sky and flies in a capsule to actually live in the castle. He’s a man you’ve got to respect, like him or hate him. What makes his work interesting is the fact that he’s actively sharing his wealth with…
