Column No. 6

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

Column No.6: Plateau killings: What is behind our being behind?

When I first began to write my column, some 3-odd years ago, I began with a message that explained the name of the column itself (use your ‘number six

Readying for an interesting 2024

‘May you live in interesting times.’ – Ancient Chinese curse. Congratulations are in order if you’re reading this, because it means you’ve almost made

Column No.6: Revisiting a book that has ‘Solved’ the world’s problems

I have written about Andrew Wear’s book, ‘Solved’, in the past. But somehow, it keeps haunting me. This time around, it is doing so because I am wonde

Column No.6: Now that Nigeria’s found global love…

If you are like me, aged a bit over 40, and with an ear for good music, chances are you’ve heard and enjoyed the hit ‘Now That We Found Love’, particu

Column No.6: An ‘Aké round of applause’ for Lola Shoneyin

When I got an email inviting me to this year’s Aké Arts and Book Festival, I was overjoyed, and for many reasons. Some of it is simply because it mean