Column No. 6

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

Column No.6: World Capital of misplaced priorities

Twitter, that dark corner of social media where trolls, virtue-signalers, social justice warriors and other shady characters reside exploded this week

Memories of Nigeria’s colours in black and white (II)

It’s not only Yaya’s kitchen or recipes that are incredibly pan-Nigerian. A list of her friends would read like

Column No.6: Memories of Nigeria’s colours in black and white

I was recently in Kaduna, the city of my birth, and where I grew up. Being post-lockdown, I had to keep a safe distance from Yaya, my mother. Save for

Column No.6: Life, death, and blind Nigerians

For the past month, life in Nigeria has been colored with a most bleak palette. The culprits are many and varied, but the main ones are there to see,

Column No.6: When insecurity threatens ‘stomach infrastructure’

Across Nigeria, particularly the North, insecurity remains a serious problem. From insurgency in the North-East to banditry and kidnapping in other ar