My World
Making your roots proud of you, by Muyiwa Adetiba
All Igbobians – students of Igbobi College – must know about the big fruit tree between the Dining Hall and the Chapel. This tree has been there like forever serving as
50 years on, it’s still ‘what’s 50 years on, it’s still ‘what’s going on?’
CNN did a documentary on one of Marvin Gaye’s iconic songs last weekend – he had three blockbuster songs which transcended age, gender and race. It was the only protest
The growing list of Nigerians who are licensed to kill
By Muyiwa Adetiba I will remember the scene untilI die because scars don’t goaway and this was a scar on thesoul. The soul of a young boy. It wasshortly before
We created this monster. It’s up to us to tame it
By Muyiwa Adetiba Her maiden name was Dayo Akin-Williams. Her friends and many acquaintances called her D-Willie. She was a likable but feisty woman who stood up for causes she
Time to slow down this rising sectionalism
A protester brandishes a banner. By Muyiwa Adetiba The Northerners in my estate on the Lagos Island have not changed their lifestyle to the best of my knowledge. The late
Taking guns away from our youths
By Muyiwa Adetiba I don’t know about you but each time I read about the positive exploits of Nigerians in the diaspora, I feel elated. And there is a rash
Tinubu and the 2023 presidency
By Muyiwa Adetiba There is a Bola Tinubu bashing going on. It came to the fore again this season. Last Good Friday, some people tried to evoke the memory of
Who benefits from the Hijab controversy? Certainly not the students
By Muyiwa Adetiba Last week, a post came to one of my often visited WhatsApp platforms that got many people commenting on its profundity. According to the post,if you collect
A wrong man for this season?
B Fatherhood y Muyiwa Adetiba The mind flashes back some forty years ago to1983 when the then civilian President requested a dashing young man to rid the North-East of some
Just what goes with us when we die?
By Muyiwa Adetiba A joke was made at a senior colleague’s 80th birthday ceremony some years ago by his close friend and contemporary. According to the friend, the celebrant once
