Column No. 6

A weekly column by Abdulkareem Baba Aminu, which touches on general issues

Column No.6: From a celebrity chef, a recipe for Nigeria’s unity

Last week, there was only one name on the collective lips of Nigerians on social media, and even to an extent, in real life: Hilda Baci. To be honest,

Column No.6: Another look at ‘corporate begging’ and other new Nigerianisms

It’s not a secret that Nigerian slang is always evolving, with new words and phrases constantly birthed, and even rebirthed. It’s exciting, especially

Column No.6: Reading this book will make you healthier

I don’t like ‘self-help’ books, even if there are two or three I’ve read in the past, which have proven to be helpful. But ‘How to Keep Fit, Be Health

Column No.6: Does Nigeria own the copyright to piracy?

Yesterday, April 28th, in commemoration of the 2023 World Intellectual Property Rights Day, the U.S. Embassy in Abuja hosted a panel discussion on ‘Wo

Column No.6: Big lessons from ‘Small Sallah’

Yesterday was Eid el-Fitr (or ‘Festival of the Breaking of the Fast’), also called ‘Small Sallah’ in Nigeria. Of course there’s usually an air of happ