Column No. 6

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

Column No.6: Nigerian breakfast, 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 the #EndSARS protests or the #EndNorthBa

Column No.6: Dealing with mental illness the Nigerian way

In Nigeria, it’s still generally OK to call a mentally-ill person a madman or mad woman. But don’t be quick to condemn, given our position as one of t

Column No.6: Abuja to Kaduna, first time in a long time

I hadn’t been to Kaduna for many months, seven to be precise. Even someone who knows me only casually would find that odd, as I used to visit almost e

Column No.6: Out of the (in)box

Just last August, this column debuted to loads of fanfare via tweets, Facebook posts, and even fancy newspaper ads. Along with fellow columnists, we w

Column No.6: The internet, Nigerian lit fests, and the rest of the world

When I saw the Netflix film – The Social Dilemma – which shows the good, bad and very ugly aspects of the internet, social media, and related tech, I