If Jonathan runs…
The title of today’s column borrows from the very first (preview) edition of Weekly Trust newspaper, published in January, 1998. The paper debuted wit
Line of Sight
Line of Sight
Reports of Ribadu’s fall are greatly exaggerated
In May 1897, American writer and humourist Mark Twain was travelling on a speaking tour to the United Kingdom when reports of his illness and death br
Reflections on sacrifice
I am writing this on Sallah day, just after returning from the Eid. It is a beautiful day. Warm. Sunny. And full of bright smiling faces. Ever since I
No victor, no memory: Gowon and Nigeria’s unspoken past
Alhaji Ahmed Joda nodded and looked up at the ceiling for a brief moment of reflection. It was sometime in 2017. After reading one of my books, he had
Power, darkness and the cost of corruption
If there is one thing every Nigerian is familiar with, it is the epileptic nature of power supply in the country. The national grid has collapsed more