by Niran Adedokun | Sep 19, 2022 | Miscellaneous
Nigeria is full of endless and unnecessary drama. As life flows out of one contestation, we kindle another one that will reverberate and keep us busy for another fortnight. Within this period, more serious countries are tackling issues that improve the standard of...
by Niran Adedokun | Sep 5, 2022 | Miscellaneous
If it weren’t sad, a story currently making the rounds on social media would be a considerable source of comedy. However, for what it tells about us as a people, the story, if it is true, should give Nigerian leaders some food for thought. Following the arrest of the...
by Niran Adedokun | Sep 1, 2022 | Miscellaneous
I am horrified by River State’s Governor, Nyesom Wike’s, endless vituperations against the Peoples Democratic Party and some of its stalwarts. Expectedly, many other Nigerians feel the same way about his serial verbal missiles against real and perceived enemies in the...
by Niran Adedokun | Aug 23, 2022 | Miscellaneous
Until recently, I considered Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), one of Nigeria’s most prepared aspirants. Atiku, who has become a career aspirant for Nigeria’s presidency, is one of the very few hopefuls with a...
by Niran Adedokun | Aug 23, 2022 | Miscellaneous
I watched Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo’s two recent television interviews with absolute bewilderment. And if the situation in Nigeria was not so grim currently, one would laugh at the minister’s posturing during these conversations. For...
by Niran Adedokun | Aug 23, 2022 | Miscellaneous
I can imagine the self-righteous anger rising in many readers at the sight of this headline. I am sure many people would ask: “What the hell does this writer think he is talking about? How dare he compare us to danfo drivers?” I get it. But that is all that it is—mere...
