“NGUGI WA THIONGO PASSED, A PAGE CLOSED” – Is’haq Modibbo Kawu
I woke up on Thursday, May 29th, 2025, to a tribute to Ngugi wa Thiong’o, written by my California-based friend, Adeyombo Aderinto.
Appointment as Valedictory Speaker for the NDA Convocation Ceremony
Dear Dr Is’haq Modibbo Kawu. I am delighted to inform you that you have been appointed the Valedictorian of the 32nd
Ilorin: Ahmadu Bello House And Related Tales Of Urban Transformation
I left Ilorin on Friday morning (March 7th, 2025). I was back home for a week, and it was the first
GENERAL YAKUBU GOWON AT 90
There are too many strands of my memory that are directly linked to the remarkable spaces that General Yakubu Gowon occupies in
BORNO’S DEVASTATING FLOODS
On Tuesday, September 10th, 2024, Nigeria woke up to news of very devastating floods in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. WhatsApp
KASHIM SHETTIMA AT 58
Kashim Shettima, Nigeria’s Vice President, was born 58 years ago, on September 2nd, 1966. And what a year to be born! It
ALHAJI ABDULMALIK BABAMALE: FROM NORTHERN FOOTBALL CAPTAIN TO VENERABLE 90-YEAR OLD MAN IN ILORIN
The late Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sardaunan Sakwatto, used to call him “Gajere Captain,” the short captain. He wasn’t
ILORIN: FURTHER REMARKS ON URBAN RENEWAL
I was not surprised that there was a groundswell of feeling for the earlier piece that I wrote on this subject matter
Meeting With Nyesom Wike
The story started from the piece I wrote about Nyesom Wike and Abuja roads, and the pleasant problem I had trying
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY WISHES
On a very rainy night of September 5th, all those decades ago, I was born at the Ilorin maternity hospital. It turned