Line of Sight

Line of Sight

Knocks and flowers for the Armed Forces

As they have done for decades, the Nigerian Armed Forces have been at the centre of discourse in the country this week. In one week, the military has

We need to talk about our clerics

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the

Sarkin Gobir, bandit lords and the rest of us

Among the many things that would cause us to reflect, if we were a reflecting country, one of them would be death. And God knows this country has had

What is the unending brouhaha over Dangote refinery?

It is understandable that in the case of Dangote Refinery, there will be lots of emotions involved because everything to do with oil in this country h

What to take before a country is kidnapped

In the mid-1990s, Colombia somehow gained the unwholesome reputation of being the kidnap capital of the world. That is aside from its reputation as th