Government don come again
Artificial scarcity
It’s all government in action
Even if the culprits get caught
Na government cause am!
Becoming a bus conductor in Nigeria 101
Just in case you wake up and the unemployment rate has you considering options, conducteering is a rather lucrative endeavour. You might be worried about getting harassed by tax collectors (otherwise known as agberos), but this can be managed. I mean, what is small harassment that you can’t endure at maybe 50 different bus stops?
On your mandate, we stand – even if heaven falls
His Excellency Bola Tinubu became the best option during the campaigning period the moment he screamed ‘Emi lokan!’ We just knew he was the one for the job; thus, the reason we went out en masse to vote him into power, leaving other top candidates with one or two votes.
In Nigeria, prayer is the opium of the poor
When things get worse, we don’t rise to the occasion and actively seek a solution, we only raise the volume of our prayers.
Their children attend Harvard
heir children attend Harvard
Ni irọwọ irọsẹ
You, government-owned institution
Ni tipatipa
Yet you fight your people because of them
Are you crazy?
Naira’s journey through birthday wish lists and lace wigs
The indomie generation can no longer afford indomie. The millennials reminisce about when the naira used to be ₦130 against the dollar in 2004. A UK-used iPhone XR is ₦310k, ₦140k more than its price in 2021. Nigerian Twitter is cheering the Naira on to fight back as if this is another AFCON match against Cameroon, and economic analysts are backtracking from their favourable predictions of the Mayday policy.
A brief list of things to leave behind this year
By: Edwin Mamman Congratulations! You ended 2023; it didn’t end you. Your village people called several times, but it went to voicemail. […]
Why it is so hard to write about Nigeria
Here, we don’t lament. We endure; we suffer and smile because we understand suffering is a global phenomenon. Lamentations are for the weak. Besides, we do not have the luxury of time to lament.
I have taken my oath: No oat-meal for you
You guessed right!
I am a Nigerian politician
A proud member of the noble profession of politics
Where we weave our dreams on your backs
After all, we’re the champions of the masses and paragons of virtue
Media’s marvelous makeover: From honest messengers to political puppetry
The landscape of journalism and media ownership has taken a dramatic turn, steering the media away from its once-independent stance. Independence is so last season; being a puppet has never been so chic.