Murder she wrote
In November, 2017, Nigeria stood still after the murder of a young man who belonged to the so-called elite class of Arewa. Bilyamin Bello had been sta
A Physician's Diary
A Physician's Diary
Celebrating Nigeria at 60: Suffering and smiling
Three years ago, while in theatre, I remember a senior colleague bursting in with good news after reading a World Bank report. For the first time in h
Dialysis: The surest path to poverty in Nigeria
There is a radio program I like to listen to whenever I am opportune to be less busy- it is titled ‘Buharinomics’. It is an in-depth analysis of the N
The many secrets we bury
Last week, on the 10th of September, Daily Trust Newspaper marked world suicide prevention day by displaying a graphical representation of the burden
The health of the Almajiri child
A few years ago, a neighbour knocked on my door with a strange request. Her ‘almajiri’, who helped with the sweeping of her compound in exchange for f