Personal commentaries on political, social and other issues.
What device would you realistically expect to get for $189 (about N38,000 price in Nigeria) these days? Probably a low to medium-end smartphone or tablet, right? Well, you can get more. For that price, Chinese tech company Lenovo is willing to offer you a laptop running latest Windows 10 operating system in the form of […]
It is quite saddening how some people are ready to exploit the helplessness of others for personal gain. While many helpless or disadvantaged students are exploring for opportunity to improve their lots in life through the aid of scholarships, some dubious characters are apparently out to take advantage of their situations. You will find in […]
In the months, weeks and days leading up to the last general elections in Nigeria, the air was rent with shouts of ‘Change! Change!’ especially in some sections of the country – even my fictional dog was not left out in shouting ‘Sai, Baba!’ That was the mood. People desired and were ready to push […]
Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) is certainly up there somewhere near the top when talking about financial institutions not only in Nigeria, but in the entire continent of Africa. The GTBank *737* service underlines why this bank has remained relevant all this while and looks set to remain that way in the near future as well. […]
The dangers of counterfeit drugs are real. Many of us have heard of cases of people in Nigeria who have lost their lives to unwholesome medications or whose conditions have been seriously aggravated after taking them. In this light, the mobile authentication service (MAS) introduced some time ago by the National Agency for Food and […]
Another election season is in full motion right now as people (voters) seemingly try frantically to choose people to fight and protect their interests for another four years – even though that might actually be a myth. In the midst of all this, however, it is quite saddening to still hear that some members of […]
Just the other day, I heard a jingle on radio about a fellow who obviously had been calling his friends more regularly than usual. When asked if he had won (been given) a monthly call bonus, the man fired back with something like “awoof don turn salary” (has bonus become a salary)? Now, this scenario […]
You have been waiting for that important call or message all this while. Then your phone beeps all of a sudden and your heart skips a beat. You pick the phone and, sadly, realize it’s just another one of those unsolicited messages or calls from the mobile networks in Nigeria. Such are the ‘heartbreaks’ and […]
I have often heard it said – probably from when I was in kindergarten or “jele o simi” – that children or youths are the “leaders of tomorrow.” It would seem obvious enough that the saying cannot be truer. But the saying appears not to be 100% true in Nigeria, except the definition of a […]