Friday Column

Friday Column

My thoughts on a Cotonou vacation

I spent the holidays in Cotonou and the road trip from Lagos to Cotonou was very interesting. The road from Lagos to Seme border is one of the roughes

The State in Question as 2021 draws to a close

On this last day of 2021, my closing thoughts are focused on the message from the Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, that residents of the state sh

The President and the Electoral Bill 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has officially written to the National Assembly, indicating rejection of his assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 20

Jollof rice, ceebu jen and the Rice War

Today, I am recycling my article on jollof rice published in August 2015. The occasion is the announcement by UNESCO yesterday that they have enlisted

COVID-19 moves and Omicron concerns

It has been a difficult two weeks for me as I travelled to Niger Republic for a conference on “Conversations on the Sahel” and on my return was diagno