Travel in Borno: The pains of the insurgency
In the end, the return journey by road from Maiduguri to Abuja, took fifteen hours! It was certainly one of the scariest
Dr. Adesina’s agriculture reforms: Food for thought, food for the stomach
LET me honestly admit that the Nigerian Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, permanently leaves me breathless in my effort to understand
Tompolo’s warships: New toys for the sacred cow
The story broke last week. Former Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo, better known as Tompolo has acquired six new “toys”. These are
This exciting season of Nigerian politics.
There are very few spectacles on earth that compare to Nigeria’s season of politicking. And what is politics without the intrigues; the
Boko Haram conspiracy theories
The lead story of BLUEPRINT newspaper for Tuesday, this week, was titled WE HAVE NO HAND IN BOKO HARAM- SAMBO. This is
London images and shopping bag capitalism
Didn’t they say the early bird eats the choice worm? It was Black Friday in England last week and the frenetic pace
The Nigerian Labour Movement and the Labour Party
Last Wednesday, I received the text of the press conference addressed by our old comrade, Salisu Mohammed, as Chairman of the National Caretaker
USA’s diversity plus a rich food culture.
I arrived in London on Saturday after the two weeks that I spent in the United States, in California and Texas. Let
Good news from Borno
I AM writing these lines on the eve of a trip to BornoState. I have not been back in months, but everybody confirms
Uncle Sam Amuka and the Lagos social scene: A respectful tribute
I SPENT last weekend in Lagos, attending Uncle Sam Amuka’s son’s wedding ceremony. The ceremony drew the cream of Nigerian society, from all