When I saw a copy of Introducing Nigeria: A-Z I remembered the recent times I had gone to the library in England and could hardly find any full colour and beautifully illustrated book on Nigeria. The trio of Bakare, Belgore and Harrison had already done that and from first impressions, they had done a good job.

In the recent past, we have seen or read several cases of stealing from within the public sphere but unknown to many, privately employed citizens are almost equally involved in this thieving business. But they – these privately employed – have largely evaded scrutiny because unlike the treatment meted out to their public counterparts, their own linens are washed in private.