Ilorin to Lagos by road
I am typing these lines somewhere in Ikeja, Lagos. I arrived on Sunday to attend the funeral ceremony of Funke’s mother. Funke
What are we to make of the NNPC audit report?
It was in the lead to the last election, that Petroleum Minister Diezani Allison-Maduekwe, was reported to have said that the “Forensic
That order on AIT: An unnecessary faux pas
The story broke on Monday night. Security advisers of president-elect Muhammadu Buhari, allegedly barred an AIT crew from covering activities of their principal
Mutual recriminations, history and a wedding
Last Thursday morning, I received one of those annoying messages trending about issues arising from the recent elections. It was a quotation from
South Africa’s xenophobic hysteria.
Last Sunday, April 19, the alliance of the African National Congress, ANC, South African Communist Party, SACP, and the Congress of
Chibok girls: Sore on our conscience
ON the first anniversary of the abduction of the 219 Chibok Girls, this week, the whole world returned to a troubled conscience.
What a week: Eduardo Galeano, Gunter Grass and Percy Sledge
On Monday night, the BBC’s NEWSHOUR programme, reported the passing of the Uruguayan leftwing writer, Eduardo Galeano 74, and the German writer,
Guber elections: Wish list fulfilled
I HAVE spent most of the weekend in hearty celebration, because of the fulfillment of my wish for the success of a selection of
Old order changeth: Those we won’t miss
DEMOCRACY is a remarkable way of organising human society. It throws up often, unlikely individuals into the public and social spaces of
Governor Kashim Shettima and my gubernatorial wish list
This weekend, Nigerians return to the polls to choose governors for most of our states, as well as legislators for state Houses