Silent Corner: Blow them up!: "Tune it up! Yes, please doThe lies! The pretences! The Deceit! The fabrications! Increase the intensity ofThe anger! The venom! The hate! Th..."
My country is indeed an interesting place! I read with consternation as a couple of women reportedly emerged on social media to announce to the world what their spouses do and whatnots. I believe the whole noise came off one of the events on the ongoing BBNaija show where one of the contestants reportedly washed the pants of his love interest. And the dying-to-be-distracted throng of Nigerian youths started another session of tantrum throwing on the internet over whether Neo (so is his name) should have or have not washed Vee's (I hope am correct) panties. And the stuff even made it to Premium Times and BBC . So much noise about nothing, if you ask me! This is not the first time this is happening. In a previous season of BBNaija, another housemate sparked controversies for washing the undies of his love interest. A lot of internet perfectionists came out with condemnations or adulations. Others came with nothing. I call it the dying-to-be-distracted throng. The mass of...
It's no longer news that toll gates in Nigeria have been removed a couple of years back by OBJ's government, ostensibly to alleviate the financial hardship being imposed on the general public by the tolls. At the time, government rationalised that the removal of tolls on Federal roads will help reduce transportation cost in the country. As usual, it is one of those short-sighted Greek gifts that successive governments in the country are wont to force down the throats of ordinary folks who are not fortunate enough to be in government. Two days ago, I was forced to wonder again whether toll gates have actually been removed in Nigeria or whether the duty of toll collection has been transferred to the police. Picture taken at a Police checkpoint along Otukpa-Obollo road; a few poles to the Enugu State border The picture here is that of a Mobile police man blocking the way of a heavy duty trailer because the driver refused to pay the mandatory one thousand naira that...
Who is a terrorist? The one who spreads fear And doles out terror like poisoned cakes. The one who wants to live But others must die in the process. The one who feels that his opinion is superior to others' The one who hides his relatives away from the calamity he engenders. Who is a terrorist? The friend who maligns you at your absence and comes to sup with your family. The friend whose heart is closed to you when you hold him in a warm embrace. The friend that will readily join others to murder your reputation. The friend who is always in an unnecessary self-imposed competition with you. Who is a terrorist? The ruler that sacrifices his subjects in order to perpetuate himself in power. The ruler who feels that he knows what his people want best. The ruler who will not sacrifice his personal comfort for the general good. The ruler who will not succumb to popular uprising until thousands of innocent lives have been wasted. The leader who knows the truth but prefers ...
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