Column No. 6

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

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: Where to find the worst kind of Nigerians

Last week, Nigerians – particularly those online – were terrified by the shocking news of a young woman in Abuja named Ameerah who had tweeted that sh

Column No.6: First they came for the ‘ordinary’ Nigerian…

For a few days now, there’s been a trend on Twitter, with the hashtag #Ameerah, chronicling the social media feelings of Nigerians about the Abuja you

Column No.6: When a ‘convention’ becomes just a ‘con’

If the title of this week’s column sounds familiar, it’s probably because it is. Two installments ago, I wrote what I called ‘When a fight against cor

Column No.6: Delegate, delegate, delegate!

For a column which has some odd titles, this installment’s has got to be the oddest of them all. And no, I’m not talking about the popular leadership/