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Media Narratives And The Fulbe Nomad
Media accounts are often very graphic, and validate their claims by including statements ascribed to eye-witnesses and descriptions of the reactions of
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January 2012, a massive national mobilization confronted the Goodluck Jonathan administration’s decision to increase the price of petroleum products. It was a
The political elite and immoral emoluments
WE must thank DAILY TRUST for concentrating our minds on Monday this week, on the huge sums of money that Nigerian states
Chibok girls, Boko Haram and geography
AGAINST the backdrop of the second anniversary of the abduction of the over 200 Chibok School girls by Boko Haram, the London TELEGRAPH
The 8th National Assembly and the rest of us
THESE are the worst of times! The past week has brought into sharp focus the danger that institutions of a democratising society can
Bola Tinubu @ 64 Vision, politics and national progress
ON Tuesday this week, notable members of the Nigerian elite gathered in Abuja for the Bola Tinubu Colloquium, which annually commemorates the
The Dangote phenomenon: How does Aliko manage these endeavours?
LAST Thursday, Forbes.com reported that Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, had made a bid for a majority stake in Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN)
Our very lucrative prayers economy
(Please read today’s piece to the accompaniment of Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s classic song, SHUFFERIN’ AND SHMILIN’) LAST week, former Executive Director of the
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We walked through broken braids of steel And fallen acrobats. The endless safety nets Of forests prove a green deception Fated lives
Nasir-Rufai: A day with the governor
I HAVE written many pieces about Nasir El-Rufai’s near nine-month administration in Kaduna state. I have very strong connection with Kaduna, the city and