Okay my people, let me ask y'all this question. 'How difficult can it be to be the President of Nigeria'? I ask this question because President Umaru Yar'Adua has been a 'Lame Duck' president for almost a year now, hiding behind the escuse of the Election Petition that was recently concluded at the Supreme court. One would have thought that the fact that his election was being disputed by his political opponents would have given him the impetus to make earth shattering moves to convince nigerians...

Atapatu told me the other day, ol' boy i dey relocate back to niger next month o'. That took me by surprise considering that Atapatu had spent the better part of 25 years abroad, and everytime we talked about Nigeria he always insisted he was never going to return back home.

Rosline and her family (next door neighbours) have also concluded arrangements to move back to Nigeria permanently in the coming months. The husband recently lost his job in the face of dwindling economic fortunes...

On my way to work the other day, i was oblivious to what was in store for me. I had gotten on the train, and as usual it was jam packed with travellers. I had my earphones on, and i had Leona Lewis' 'Forgive Me' steadily streaming through my ears.

Suddenly, i felt someone pinch my bottom from behind. This took me aback, as i didn't know anyone familiar enough to do that to me, and i remembered vividly that the only person hacken to doing that (My Sweetheart) was still fully tucked...

Nature has a funny way of taking charge. It is an open secret to may on our universe now that there is an adverse economic situation. So where there used to be excess money to indulge ourselves in little shenanigans, we have now beenm forced to tighten our 'financial belts'.

Before i proceed further though, readers should give a moment's thought to how they are spending their time now as against the period preceding the credit crunch. Are there any people who have reduced or changed...

O My Sweet mother,
How i miss you so much,
Since death so cruelly snatched you away from us
I have missed you so much,

Oh My Sweet mother,
Your lingering smile i miss so much,
Your tender loving touch i ache for each day
I yearn for those words of wisdom you so often gave me

Alas, death, wicked one,
You entered our house in the dark of the night,
And away you went with my sweet mother,
Thou coward, thou...