In Naij:
Pius Adesanmi has a say on the reluctance of Nigerians to see what is under their noses or put the things into perspective, and how it has affected the country — on a scale from an individual household to the way our leaders prefer to handle affairs in Nigeria.
When approaching the evolution of corruption in Nigerian national life – and the modes in which Nigerians frame and discuss it – it is advisable to arm yourself with the word “around”. That word has peculiar usages of indeterminacy which enables the English language to carry the weight of the exaggerated dimensions of Nigerian reality...[more]