I. THE FRUSTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT The Nigerian Government was unable to pick a scapegoat for blackmail, bribery and intimidation. The modus operandi of the government anytime there is agitation is to call the leaders of the agitation and bribe them, blackmail them, threaten them or in extreme cases, imprison…

THE DYING MAN Life is short. That is the biggest understatement, ever. However, I concede that life doesn't look short when you start out; life is short in hindsight. I vividly remember the day I left home. It was a wet Saturday morning in the month of July, and the…

THE TRUE DEFINITION OF GOOD WRITING On the true definition of good writing. -Speaking in terms of what the writing is able to accomplish. A good piece of writing is simply writing that does what it is intended to. Writing that has the intended effect. The reason why truth is…

TRAFFIC I'd choose a prison sentence over a drive to my uncle's place, in my mom's car. Everytime. The heat in my mom's car was unbearable. I wound down the windows and looked sideways at my mum in the driver's seat. The way she held the steering reminded me of…

CULTURE AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Believe it or not... There is something called a financial culture of a people. It can explain the spending patterns or priority of expenditure made by a certain demographic or group of people. The financial culture is the attitude that a group of people have towards…

HOW MY FRIEND ALMOST LOST THREE MILLION NAIRA YESTERDAY!!! I was with my friend Chike at Pedro’s bar last night when something happened. His phone beeped and immediately he announced to me that someone was trying to break into his shop at the moment. Break into his shop ke??? I…