Column No. 6

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

Column No.6: My favourite memory of Queen Elizabeth II

I began to suspect something was amiss when at about lunchtime on Thursday, news of the deteriorating health of Queen Elizabeth II began to filter in.

Column No.6: Can a book (try to) solve the world’s problems?

This week’s piece is a re-visitation of sorts. Released in September 2021, ‘Solved’ is a book I bought after reading the subtitle – ‘How Other Countri

Column No.6: Watching ‘The Milkmaid’ film a second time

Prior to watching ‘The Milkmaid’ in January 2021, I’d only casually read about the film on the internet and the controversy it was stoking, not with t

Column No.6: Just before the hundredth installment

This is the ninety-ninth installment of Column No. 6. Yes, you read that right: we’re just one column shy of a hundred, which is the milestone that sh

Column No.6: Our youths and an old Nigerian problem

Friday, August 12, was the International Youth Day, marked to amplify the message that action is needed across all generations to achieve the Sustaina