Feb 192023 Elections: What am I thinking?Whoever made this election cycle so long has not done justice to the health of keen observers of the arena. Since last March, we have been in a mode of calculations, permutations and combinations from the primaries to the flagbearers. …Elections5 min readElections5 min read
Dec 31, 20222022: Seasons of LifeAs the final hymn was being read in St George’s Chapel, Windsor, the body of Queen Elizabeth II was lowered into the final resting place; it left me with chills about the fleeting nature of life. Before the lowering, something more symbolic happened that reflected the finality - the removal…Reflections6 min readReflections6 min read
Oct 30, 2022FX issues: What’s the way outLike the popular Peter Obi meme that passes around, this whole piece reeks of getting “advice from a madman". It comes with a caveat that “please don’t try this at home". A lot of Nigerians are worried about the state of the Nigerian currency. We must face the fact that…Nigeria4 min readNigeria4 min read
Oct 5, 2022Nigeria @62: Cultural Revolution against IncrementalismWhen the former head of the Burkina Faso junta, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, stated that loud gunshots around the Presidential Palace were because of mood swings of soldiers, I felt the comic relief could benefit the creative artistry of the viral jester, Investor Sabinus. In the next few hours, Paul-Henri would…Nigeria5 min readNigeria5 min read
Sep 18, 202237. TravellersI guess we all felt like pausing time at some point, asked ourselves why the hurry? Can we catch some breath? Is it not interesting that another year has passed and like faithful sojourners without a map but just walking through life as afforded by the mercies of God, we…Birthday4 min readBirthday4 min read
Apr 15, 2022N4tn Fuel Subsidy: Where to draw a lineTen years ago, thousands of Nigerian youths protested on the streets of major cities. Joining the global #Occupyprotests, the #OccupyNigeria protests zoomed in on one key topic: the removal of fuel subsidy. At the time, rather than a blatant removal of the subsidy, I felt that the government needed to…Nigeria5 min readNigeria5 min read
Jan 22, 2022Starters: The President Nigeria possibly needs2023 is upon us with the elections happening early next year. It feels like another year sporting event with the suspense, breathtaking moments and power plays. However, this is not your regular entertainment. This is real life. This is about how the weak and vulnerable needs a competent government that…4 min read4 min read
Dec 31, 20212021: Wells of MerciesI discovered “hyperlapse” , a camera feature on my smartphone. It compresses the length of videos into seconds, allowing one to see things in quick moments. I wish someone would just play a video of 36 years and just compress it to 36 seconds or preferably 360 seconds - 3…Living4 min readLiving4 min read
Sep 19, 202136. 3 Pills and A Glass of WaterI take it as a blessing that I delayed this birthday note by a day. I did not find clarity on what to write until I sat with my wife at a dinner last night - we haven’t had one in years - and she popped the question, “36? So…Birthday4 min readBirthday4 min read
Jun 2, 2021Restructuring Nigeria: Silver Bullets from an Empty BarrelOne of my popular arguments on this medium (read: Medium) is that for Nigeria to find geometric advance, the country needs to find meaning to nationhood rather than trying to pursue an ethnic agenda. I raised the analogy that “fractured societies don’t scale” and we might do injustice to Nigeria’s…Nigeria5 min readNigeria5 min read
