In Search of The Devil
It’s high time we did something about one dreadful fellow in our midst. He’s been on rampage – doing bad stuffs with the young and the old. But, he always…
Obasanjo’s Demo Dividends
A Nigerian boy wanted money badly. He prayed for weeks but nothing happened. Then, he addressed a letter to God, requesting $100. A postal officer, touched and amused, sent the…
My Wife Has Forgiven My Sins
Every time I’m “broke”, I run to the financial institution in my house – my wife. It’s no big deal, at least, that’s what I usually think. Madam keeps all…
Who the Clown is Mr. Stakeholder?
This is to announce the ‘passing away’ of Mr. Stakeholder. He died recently, after holding ‘stakes’ to too many “talk at” sessions in Abuja. Doctors said Mr Stakeholder died from…
Death On My Mind
After Obasanjo’s “bitter pills”, I thought nothing could shake me. But penultimate week, I was jolted by news of another kind of “deregulation”. News of sudden deaths that left many…
Congratulations to me. But on what?
Congratulations come with a celebration. But when corruption overshadows and misplaces the joy of the moment, what should we do? This article is a satirical attempt to sweep off our…
The dog…my uncle’s dog is a chief
‘The dog…my uncle’s dog is a chief’ presents a satirical view of Nigerians’ penchant for chieftaincy titles. We are all culprits, or aren’t we? My uncle loved dogs. Male or…
Census in my friend’s toilet
Census came up for mention very often during Obasanjo’s civilian tenure. Nigerians got tired of the swan-song. They even “locked” us indoors once to count our houses! Things are really…
Head count? I’ll lock my head in the drawer.
Head count was, at a time, a sing-song in Obasanjo’s government. At a point, Nigerians lost faith each time someone mentioned it. In any case, was head count the problem…