Ise! Mutiny Closer to the gift of the mother, Revolution is mutiny further, The movement shall anchor all followers, The mutineer the agent and backer. Misrule so crooked propaganda, The system sent off to expire, Spent patrons in hideouts retire, The lighter of fires is nearer. For the fresher stronger and better, Embracers go on…
Category: Culture as Institution
Yankius: Stingy & Generous Politics
Yankius: Stingy & Generous Politics Penny Wise: O Yank! How come we don’t hear from you anymore? Don’t you have a candidate you support? I support Obi. Yankius: I am not interested. Penny Wise: In that case I have only one simple question for you. Yankius: Go ahead. Penny Wise: So many commentators even clergymen…
Peter Obi – Obasanjo’s Hope?
Peter Obi – Obasanjo’s Hope? Or Nigeria’s hope? One should ask what does the support of former generals, ethnocultural groups, and other political heavyweights in the land mean for Peter Obi’s campaign? Peter Obi has earned phenomenal popularity through fostering Nigeria’s first popular democratic movement since the 1950s. That was for Nigeria’s Independence from colonial…
Witches in Surgery Ward
Witches in Surgery Ward is a short story of a man who is ambushed in a surgery ward by witches after a successful heart surgery procedure. The three-mile journey from my place within central London to the hospital was mostly along deserted roads. In many decades, it was the most minimal daytime traffic I had…
Arsenal Victory Affliction
Arsenal Victory Affliction The dividends of both mass and social media are controversial, especially when we consider them negative. Yes, we have societal problems arising from media. Yet, these are social and psychological problems. The big surprise is media can now give human beings biological problems and serious ones at that. Arsenalosis or Arsenal Victory…
Does National Security Expire?
Does National Security Expire? The Anarchy The anarchy brewing in Nigeria is near complete. Noting the security problem in Nigeria is dire is not news. It has become a daily and worsening fact. Wear is Nigeria’s national security? No one is safe from violence in the country any longer. Not even the military academies and…
Are Vice Chancellors to Blame?
The ASUU Strike of 2022 is raising important questions and responses we must not dodge. Market reforms now demand Vice Chancellors should raise tens of billions of naira annually to fund their universities. Otherwise they are not fit for purpose. Really? Are Vice Chancellors to blame for the government’s ancient failures in education policy and…
Yankius: Papiration & Bad Politicians
Yankius: Papiration & Bad Politicians; more guys gossip… The Man, Yankius on Papire and 2023 Elections’ Presidential Contenders Yankius: O Saint Bobo! May papire be blessed! Papire come make you forget me for decades, eh? How in the world have you been? Saint Bobo: You no dey forget something? Is papire all you remember about…
Yet Another Birthday With Cap’n Blood
Yet Another Birthday With Cap’n Blood A rugged tale of yet another surprise yet memorable birthday with Cap’n Bloood in Davy Jones Locker. He comes bearing rum. Wednesday 13th of July, 2022, in a cold secluded place sailors dread… I was deep in thought and all my sensory capabilities were dormant. Never lost in thought;…