EDITORIAL CARTOONS . POLITICAL COMIC STRIPS
It is the International Day of the Girl Child today.
The cartoon below was first published in West Africa Magazine, in January 2001 under my weekly page, Watching Developments.
It was
reissued in 2011, the year the UN declared October 11 as the International Day
of the Girl Child, “to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls
face around the world”.
What’s in a title? Usually,
a title is used before your name to show your status or profession. But we covet
them for other reasons. We’ve come to realise that titles like: Prof, Dr,
Chief, High Chief, Engineer, Architect, Barrister, Pastor, Evangelist, Alhaji,
look good before our names to boost our ego, esteem and for self-promotion or
to commit fraud. So, we go to any lengths to acquire them. Some even purposely adopt
these titles as nicknames with the intention that with time they can be assumed
earned or legit.
Of course, this is without any prejudice to the rights of individuals who earn their titles and use them correctly.
Have you noticed when a couple or more Nigerians sit down to watch television, particularly current affairs and personality interview shows, they talk over the TV? Oh yes, they make side comments about the presenters and their guests. They make and take phone calls, fiddle with their phones, play loud music in the background, dash in and out of the room and yet, after the programme is over, they are able to tell you what the discussants have said word-for-word!
How? You will find the answer in the following cartoons.
