Contrary to what you would expect from a woman whose husband declared to the whole world that she belongs to the ‘Other Room’, the first lady, Aisha Buhari has once again proven that she is her own woman. She took to Twitter hours ago to express her displeasure and disappointment over the way the APC, led by Adams Oshiomhole conducted the primaries in which her Brother Halilu Ahmed, was a governorship aspirant. “It is disheartening…

In reply to Nnamdi Azikiwe when he said “let’s forget our differences and move on”, Ahmadu Bello said, “No, instead let us understand our differences to be able to move on”. Even our founding fathers understood that we are not ‘One people, One nation’. And as such it is unfair for anyone to say Achebe should have told the Biafran story, painting Nigeria as being united and one when in truth, Nigeria has never been…

“Good morning my dear Lagosians, I thank you all for your affection and support. Today is the day, let us all go out peacefully and vote in the #LagosAPCPrimaries Thank You.” Sanwo-Olu Tweeted this morning. A man endorsed by the ruling party’s national leader, Bola Tinubu. Tinubu’s endorsement ended weeks of speculation about where he stood on the stand-off between him and the incumbent Governor, Akinwumi Ambode. He said he turned his back on Ambode…

“Happy Independence Day”- read the text message I got from my Father early this morning. One of the text messages he never forgets to send around; I have gotten this text from him every October 1 ever since I started using a mobile phone. His belief in Nigeria never wavering. What a hopeful and  patriotic man! Nigeria is 58 years today, and a lot is expected of her. Her problems are endless, if I am…