Ancient Words Ever True

Sometime in 2006, after I secured my admission into the University of Nigeria Nsukka and was done with the necessary registration, I stopped at an uncle’s house when I travelled home, and as an impressionable youth is wont to do, I was hoping he would grease my itchy palms with some naira notes. One thing led to another and we began to discuss, he enquired of me about Zik’s Flat, and before long, he was talking about how Zik used their money in the long defunct African Continental Bank to build his Onuiyi villa which includes the famous Zik’s Flat. For the benefit of those who do not know and those who know but must have forgotten, Zik was the ceremonial president of Nigeria from 1963-1966. Before this position, the Great Zik, as he was fondly called, was the former premier of the Old Eastern Region, the publisher of the famous West African pilot and the party leader of NCNC. Suffice it to say that, Zik was a very wealthy man by the virtue of these positions. Whether this sagacious ...

Sometime this year, I wrote an article where I explained how I stopped praying for Nigeria and our leaders long ago. I also added that I always sit down in Church if such prayer points are raised whenever I find my way inside the gathering of brethren. However, the events happening in our country recently calls for sober reflection amongst every well meaning Nigerian citizen. That our political leaders are inept and corrupt is stating the obvious. That the leadership of our nation is clueless is no longer a secret. That there has been no significant improvement in the lives of vast average Nigerians since the advent of democracy is an open secret. But more disturbingly is this fact: that there has been no leader of this Nation who has been openly castigated, ridiculed, attacked, opposed than our present president is a truth that needs no proof. Thus, it is clear to any discerning mind that this country is gradually descending into anarchy, lawlessness and imminent political showdo...