Column No. 6

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

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

Column No. 6: Nigerian police: Friends, or fiends?

I once heard a story, about a lady – let’s call her ‘Rakiya’ – driving along the road from the Utako/Wuye axis, up to the bridge which would take one

Column No 6: ‘Nigerian physics’ and the most-hated minister

I never really did give a lot of attention to Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. You kn