Monday Column

Monday Column

Breaking the back of banditry

In 1984 when Ronald Reagan was re-elected US President (much to the chagrin of my friends and I), the opening sentence of his victory speech was, “Goo

Ghosts of Zabarmari

Ghosts of the 67 rice farmers massacred at Zabarmari, Borno State 10 days ago are still haunting the Nigerian landscape this week. House of Representa

Nine more interview stories

One reader asked me last week whether the interview stories I told were the only ones I did during my three decades in journalism. I don’t think so. A

Buhari, Onyema Ogbuagu and the ASUU strike suspension

Just as Nigerians were trying to claim Onyema Ogbuagu as their own, ASUU, it appears has ended a 21-month strike. Dr Ogbuagu is reported to be one of

Eleven memorable interviews

To mark my 30th year in the practice of journalism, I bring to you today snippets of some of the most memorable interviews that I did or was involved