Lullaby of an Angel
Up in the wee hours Half awake yet half asleep In search of a mystery song Ink penned by an Angel In vain I searched For angelic prints Of Angelic words In angelic alphabets Mere Read more
Change
What is good for the geese…
In September 2004, I was involved in a heated argument with a man who was my boss and benefactor. We were having an argument over a policy that had just been pronounced by the Obasanjo Read more
Being Grounded
Have you ever wondered why we have bad leaders in Nigeria? If you are still wondering, I’ll advise while you are at it not to look too far. Let us use the analogy of the farmer to understand the Read more
Ridding the Baboons of their Baboonness
Have you heard that Baba Kekere, the ‘Adele’ of the zoo flew to the land of the queen to confer with the lion king? He did not tarry for long lest the hyenas appropriate kingship of the Zoo unto Read more
Fire In the Belly
Until a few weeks ago, Emmanuel Macron was barely known outside France where he served as Minister of Economy, Finances and Industry between 2014 and 2016. Within days of emerging as a frontline Read more
ARE WE H-A-P-P-Y?
A few years back Nigerian newspapers were awash we news that Nigerians were rated as the happiest people on earth. Just yesterday there was another report (source unknown) alleging that Nigeria Read more
The Chief Ego Deflator (CED)
The exercise of leadership is premised on the ability to serve the served with care, empathy and humility. Political leadership is not about serving the interest of those entrusted into Read more
A day of gift giving
I was welcomed into the lobby of my office block yesterday morning by a row of beautiful bouquets, roses and boxes of gifts. It was Valentine’s Day. Like Christmas, it was another day to send Read more
Alternative Facts and Inconvenient Truths
I still remember the days in which the Nigerian television Authority prided itself has being the largest television network in Africa based on an assumed viewership of thirty million Nigerians. Read more