He squats with his family on a parcel of land where the house in which he once lived was built. Overlooking his new makeshift structure, some metres away, are high rise buildings that are still under construction in what used to be Badia East community, in Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. Part…
Uganda: The Land of Big Titles
It was one of those moments when one eagerly looked forward to arriving home to have some rest. Home in this instance was Sir Jose Hotel, off Gaba Road, in the outskirt of Kampala, Uganda. For nearly four hours, I and five other colleagues: Sheila Chimphamba Lupenga, Roselyn Korleh, Alvin Worzi, Nokuthula Mthimunye and Suzgo…
Lagos’ Blind Street Lights
Despite huge budgetary provisions for its maintenance and sustenance, the Lagos Light Up Project is plagued by poor service delivery Time was 6.35pm, October 19, 2017, at Ojodu-Berger pedestrian bridge, one of the projects of the Akinwunmi Ambode administration in Lagos State. The pedestrian bridge, at the time it was commissioned in May…
For the Love of St Patrick’s
In the last twenty-seven years since graduating from St Patrick’s Secondary School, Emene, now St Patrick’s College, Emene, I had, prior to this moment, visited the school two times. The first was in 1998 when I came to collect my certificate on my way to pursuing a university education, and the second was in 2015…
For The Love Of Motherland
In the past couple of decades, Africa has lost many of its brightest talents to Europe and America. Many of its sons and daughters who moved abroad either to study or work, ended up staying back in the foreign countries. In opting to live abroad, many of them, either deliberately or for reasons beyond…
Climate Change And The Need For Policy Change In Lagos
The impact of the flooding was huge and devastating and after an assessment of the affected areas Babatunde Adejare, Lagos State commissioner for the environment, aside showing his disappointment, made a commitment that things would change. This would happen through concerted efforts by the state government to ensure that some of the abnormalities that contributed…
Diezani, EFCC And The Fear Of Arraignment
It remains one of the biggest corruption cases in Nigeria’s history. Even with the mind boggling corruption tales that have, for decades, been associated with many Nigerian public officials, the one allegedly involving Diezani Alison-Madueke, former petroleum minister in Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, stands out in many ramifications. Not just about the outrageous sums she is…
Shakespeare Quits Leicester
With just eight matches played in the premier league, Leicester City, 2015 champions, have, for the second time in the last eight months, sacked its manager. Craig Shakespeare, who succeeded Claudio Ranieri after he was relieved of his duties in February for poor performance, has become the latest managerial victim in the competitive English league…
South Africa In Trouble As FIFA Cancels World Cup Match
South Africa In Trouble As FIFA Cancels World Cup Match Just a day after suffering a humiliating home defeat against Cape Verde in a World Cup qualifying match, FIFA compounded South Africa’s misery when it cancelled an earlier match in November last year involving the country and Senegal which the former won 2-1 . Some…
Eagles Arrive Cameroon, Optimistic of Victory
The Super Eagles arrived Cameroon this afternoon after a 55 minute flight from Uyo. They are billed to play the second of their two leg World Cup fixture against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon tomorrow. The first leg ended 4-0 in favour of Nigeria. It promises to be an explosive match but Amaju Pinnick, president…
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