Column No. 6

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

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

Column No.6: Binta Mshelia-Uba, one year after

Exactly one year ago, on the 15th of April 2022, Binta Mshelia-Uba died, and her family – including many of us close friends of hers – have not been t

Column No.6: Iftar, Arewa-style

No, I didn’t fall down and hit my head. In case you’re wondering why on earth this column isn’t talking about more salient, hot-button topics of the p

Column No.6: Dear Mr Bawa, while we wait for May 29…

When I saw the headline that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has concluded plans to go after some outgoing governors and other pub