Line of Sight

Line of Sight

A new novel, a recurrent beef and a lingering grief

My father died while I was at a Yahuza Suya Spot eating chicken with my spouse. It was on Friday, March 11, 2016. We had just been served and had take

The Sharholiya of Sadocracy

There is a reason that President Muhammadu Buhari doesn’t speak to the media, and by extension to Nigerians, often. Every time he does, it’s like an o

A strange week of national shame and glory

This has been a strange week. Strange even by Nigerian standards. There has been the regular drama, like the Bishops of the Unveiling, which has been

Ochanya, Nafisa and Naziru and the battle for the children

As a country and as a people, Nigeria and Nigerians need to have an honest conversation about how to care for children and what should and should not

Perfecting the idiotic art of sabotaging your country

Sometimes, some countries develop an incredible knack to shoot themselves in the foot in ways that leave an observer befuddled. Take, for instance, Sc