Column No. 6

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

You don’t know what you’ve got until…

The year 2024 is only just beginning for me. I mean that in a figurative way of course, even if a good chunk of it is quite literal. On the 10th of Ja

Abduction nation: Who will pay Nigeria’s ransom?

I was about to continue my rant on FCT Minister Nyesom Wike (which I began last week) when I stumbled upon the news that kidnappers had stormed the Ni

Column No.6: Abduction nation: Who will pay Nigeria’s ransom?

I was about to continue my rant on FCT Minister Nyesom Wike (which I began last week) when I stumbled upon the news that kidnappers had stormed the Ni

Column No.6: Dear Tinubu, we need you to be President now

When I came across the news that telecom operators are hinting at a tariff increase, I felt a hint of fever, much like the same kind I felt when petro

Column No.6: The tragedy of things remaining the same

Three years ago, when this column was still young (in fact, it was the 7th edition, to be exact) I wrote the article below, titled ‘Nasarawa’s growing