And “the die is cast” (Alea iacta est) as the character, Suetonius, said unto Julius Caesar, in English writer William Shakespeare’s drama of the same title, “Julius Caesar”. Nigerian leaders have scanty regard for the opinion of their own people but tremble before foreign leaders and peoples, especially if they are English or American. Nigerian journalists fare no better. Nigerian leaders snub Nigerian journalists but travel abroad to address foreign media and announce policy decisions. Nigerian leaders harry citizens who criticize or advise them but dare not try such with foreigners. Always, mum's the word when foreigners take our government…

There was a BBC News story in February that caught me between laughter and bemusement. The news channel reported, in very strong language matched only by the alarming reactions of the persons interviewed, a spate of stabbings across parts of south London that left at least one dead. It’s sad that anyone should take the law into their own hands, and sadder still that even one innocent person should suffer injury or die from such senseless attacks. One of the law enforcement officers interviewed, Ade Adelekan, obviously with Nigerian roots, described the south London incidents as “shocking” and went on…

It is rudely disgusting reading stories of incestuous relationships in families in our society these days. It is happening as if the taboo has become a norm. The ugly incident has become a daily news item in the media. Why this is so deserves to be looked into, and attempt to address the moral plague. What is it that should attract a father to his own biological daughter? Whatever her age, beauty, body features, height or natural endowment, I still can’t come to terms with any rational opinion about it. Sincerely, I don't know. I can't fathom the urge that…

In January this year, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State announced the readiness of his government to return both primary and secondary schools to their original owners – but with a caveat. Certain conditions have to be met. Missionaries have been upbeat in demanding a return of their schools. The pendulum of arguments for and against has swung here and there. In Ondo state, for instance, the Catholic mission had engaged Akeredolu’s predecessor, Olusegun Mimiko, on the vexed issue of the return of mission schools. According to those who claimed to be familiar with the matter, Mimiko played hide-and-seek with…