The Folly and Vanity of Social Media “Friendship”.

“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.” This quote is attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, who wrote extensively about the notion and importance of true friendship as a determinant of “meaningful” living.

The Revelations of the Damned and Nigerians' Attitude to Corruption!!

"Unemployment, underdevelopment and poverty everywhere in the land. Our people are living like animals; we cannot even rear our children” – Source Unknown.

The Need for Holistic and Altruistic Approaches to IGR and Taxation in Nigeria

This is not an academic or professional article about what IGR or taxes are. We already know what they are and the role they play in governance in any country. This is more about our leaders’ attitude and approaches to implementing them effectively, such that they will be more publicly understood and acceptable.

A People’s Aversion to the Truth is their Undoing

"There is not a truth existing which I fear or wish unknown to the whole world." - Thomas Jefferson

“When it comes to the truth, the real bias is thinking any one side has a monopoly on it.” – A Barton Hinkle.

Kudos to the Nigeria Police Force!

This might prove to be the foundation for a new, effective and efficient policing system in Nigeria. We will get there one day.

Much Ado About A Ministerial Screening

We have placed a lot of premium on the ongoing Senate screening of the nominated Ministers of the Change government of Buhari, simply because it is a new and different party and federal government that has assumed office on the back of the cry and promises of CHANGE.

Do Bad Things Really Happen to Bad People?

I've always liked this Somerset Maugham quote: "I do not believe myself to be a vindictive man; but when the immortal gods take a hand in the matter it is pardonable to view the results with complacency."

Making Politics and Governance Unattractive to Looters and Mediocre!

There was once an American robber called Mr Willie Sutton. When he was asked why he robbed banks. He replied: “`Cos that’s where the money is”. It was an uncomplicated philosophy which served him well until he was caught and marched off to prison.

To Probe or Not To Probe, This Is the Answer

“Just as it is impossible not to taste the honey or the poison that finds itself at the tip of the tongue, so it is impossible for a Government servant not to eat up at least a bit of the King's revenue". Katyla, 300 BC

Our Own Worst Enemy: The Iniquities of a People

To be your own worst enemy:  to cause most of your problems or most of the bad things that happen to you yourself, because of your character.

A few years ago, I wrote an article entitled “A People Beyond Redemption”. Four years later, the psyche of my people remains the same, and I realised again that we are our own worst enemy. Of course I don’t expect my writing to change 160 million people. (Who am I?) 

What is the matter with my people and Corruption?

So I received a text on my phone that my permanent Drivers Licence is ready for collection at the Motor Licencing Office, Secretariat, Ibadan.

President Buhari Must Read This – ‘Window To The Future’!

President Buhari Must Read This – ‘Window To The Future’!

Akintokunbo A Adejumo MSc, Dip Mngt, CIHM, MCMI, FITP

Change is never a Creation or Monopoly of any Party!

“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything”. George Bernard Shaw

The Pay of our Federal Legislators - the Truth is always eluding us.

I have always posited that the Truth is not known in this country. Nobody tells the Truth, nobody accepts it, nobody want to tell or hear the Truth, and if the Truth is told, nobody wants to hear it, or if they hear, it believe it.

How Complicit are the Accountant and Auditor Generals in the Looting of Our Treasury?

One of our problems as a people, as a society, is our intrinsic inability to be sincere, even with ourselves, and from this derives dishonesty, which leads to corruption, deceit, deception and fraud, and of course we know where this eventually leads to, or rather, has led to – the stunting and impediment of progress and development of the country, and a degenerate and depraved society. We are reaping what we sow.

Looking for a Quick Fix? We must be kidding!

As we move closer to handover day to a brand new Federal Government of Nigeria on 29 May 2015, with a mixture of optimism and trepidation, if Nigerians (whether you voted for Buhari or not) think that the problems that have besieged and dragged Nigeria down for several inglorious decades are going to disappear into the air with a wave of a magic wand, we have another think coming, like the Americans will say.

Living Dangerously and Looking At the Bigger Picture

Ever since Nigeria’s Independence in 1960 and becoming a Republic in 1963, the country seems to have been living on the edge; living dangerously, like the adrenalin-junkies of the extreme sports scene, so to speak, tottering on the edge of the precipice;

10 Reasons Why the APC Will Win Oyo Gubernatorial Race.

I was a proud witness and participant in the historic election victory that has now ushered the All Peoples Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Gen (Rtd) Muhammadu Buhari to power on 28 March, 2015, after a very close battle.

CONGRATULATIONS TO NIGERIA FOR EMPOWERING THEMSELVES IN THEIR DEMOCRACY

To me, this 2015 Election is not about Buhari or Jonathan, or APC and PDP,or whatever party. It is about the ordinary Nigerians knowing that in a democracy, their votes count (people used to say, why the heck am I voting anyway, the politicians will always rig and my vote doesn't mean a damn thing) and power lay in their hands.

Dangling the Poisoned Carrot of an Ibadan State

Nigeria Election 2015! There have always been some asinine, farcical and insincere features to the politicking and electioneering in Nigeria, even long before the real election times. Nothing has ever been normal or straightforward with politicians; if they are not involved in one corruption scandal or the other; they are involved in bloodletting, mudslinging and what not.

That Spuriuos Tinubu's Corruption Video

I have never been a fan of Asiwaju Tinubu, despite supporting the Presidential candidate of his party, APC.

I have written several articles about his alleged corruption, and I am one who would be glad to to see him in the dock of a Nigerian (or even foreign) courtroom charged with corruption.

An Imaginary Encounter with the President

ME:  Sir, thank you for taking time to grant me this exclusive interview. I am grateful Sir.

Mr PREZ: You’re welcome, my brother.

ME: My first question is, do you really have to go for a second term when it is obvious Nigerians don’t want you?

Mr PREZ: Who says Nigerians don’t want me? My kinsmen want me to run for presidency again. And my wife and ministers and the Presidency too.

ME: Which kinsmen?

Mr PREZ: My brothers and sisters in the creeks.

A Virulent Form of Absurdity: When Society and Politics go Insane

"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies." —Groucho Marx

"Politics, noun:  A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage." —Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

We keep burying our heads in the sand.

Why do we keep going round in circles?

There is massive, unimaginable and mind-boggling corruption in Nigeria - that means by government officials, politicians, civil servants, military, police, the whole damned nation,

Running Scared, Very Scared.

The fact is the PDP and the Presidency under Dr Jonathan have now seen the hand-writing on the wall. They have seen that Nigerians definitely want a Change, and they feel Buhari will at least be some of that Change.

I Am Getting Warmed Up.

The fact remains that there are hundreds of our rulers and politicians today parading around either without the minimum academic requirements or certificates or with forged or bought ones. We know them and they know themselves, and this is why the country is in the state it is today.

Certificate or no certificate: Are military training certificates below "primary school leaving certificates" in Nigeria?

Certificate of no certificate: Are military training certificates below "primary school leaving certificates" in Nigeria?

A Problem with the Truth: Of Certificates and No Certificates.

I am a bit lost. Do we have a problem with "academic certificates", especially of our leaders and political aspirants?