By Wole Olaoye O ye powers within my ten toes, let me not strut like an eagle only to receive a historic slap that resounds via social media round the globe. I have been reliably informed that the slap under reference was of the “common slap” variety, not a “cover slap” which, by definition, affects […] Read more
By Ayo Dada Money, power, life and everything in it are transient, if their is any doubt in the minds of our greedy, selfish, self centered, wicked and evil leaders, the viral video of Anambra State’s immediate past governor’s viral video of him in the custody of EFCC, looking like an ordinary person/criminal should clear […] Read more
By Farooq A. KperogiTwitter: @farooqkperogi In today’s Saturday Tribune/Peoples Gazette column, I reflect on Nigeria’s constant national grid collapses and use my–and my friends’– experiences in other “Third World” countries to argue that Nigeria has to have the world’s worst electricity crisis, which should qualify it to be a “10th World country.” This week, Nigeria’s […] Read more
By Ayo Ojo The Treaty between Adeyemi, Alafin of Oyo and Head of Yoruba-land and Her Majesty, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, July 1888 I, Adeyami, Alafin of Oyo and Head of Yoruba-land, the four corners of which are and have been from time immemorial known as Egba, Ketu, Jebu and Oyo, embracing within […] Read more
By Bayo Adeyinka Each time I conduct interviews, I usually end up shaking my head and lamenting about the state of education in Nigeria. Our tertiary institutions are churning out graduates who are mainly unemployable. Earlier today, I interviewed almost 50 candidates and by the end of the whole session, the only conclusion I could […] Read more
By Dr. Wumi Akintide Why Nigerians may have to travel to Tipperary to find another politician and statesman like Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Oyeniyi Awolowo. One of the greatest and rare privileges of my life was a chance to briefly and directly serve under Obafemi Awolowo as Secretary while he was the Chairman of the Presidential […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in MaTaZ ArIsInG on Monday 14 March, 2022) “Thieves of a feather” is the title of a piece written by American journalist, Emily Sohn in the December 19, 2007 edition of ScienceNewsforStudents. Great writings advertise themselves first with great titles. You were probably suckled in a cliched world where birds of […] Read more
By Michael West MaTaZ ArIsInGMarch 11, 2022 Let me start by admitting that I love women! I’m not alone in this fad, virtually all men do! My kind of love is not mainly sensual; rather, it is the appreciation of their uniqueness, tenderness and spirituality. In my journey of life so far, I have been […] Read more
By Michael West MaTaZ ArIsInGMarch 4, 2022 “Sir, I want to walk away from my marriage now before something tragic happens. I had wanted to quit February 2021 but people mounted pressure on me to stay back. They said I should try and pray more saying the situation was not beyond remedy. I agreed not […] Read more
By Wole Olaoye “Baba God will always provide data for subscription”. That, I am told, is the lingo of Nigeria’s new swarm of criminal ritualists who have dedicated their miserable lives to using diabolical means to achieve instant wealth. The god of mammon has encamped in our land and there is no shortage of victims in […] Read more
