Monday Column

Monday Column

Convoluted matter of Shi’ites

One overdoing begets another, was the prevailing wisdom in the cat and mouse game between the Buhari regime and the Islamic Movement in Nigeria [IMN],

Bandit here, Fulani terrorist there

Why is it that when a person commits an atrocity in one part of Nigeria, he is called a criminal or a bandit but when he commits the same atrocity in

Gorilla is suing for libel

As a one-time lecturer in Zoology, I cannot fold my hands and watch human beings, who gave to themselves the biological name Homo sapiens [i.e. wise m

Telling events of Fourth Republic

Which events in the 20-year life of the Fourth Republic have been the most impactful, most distressing, the funniest or even the most mind-boggling? A

15 things on Governor-elect’s mind

In 1979, with only a few days to the inauguration of the newly-elected President and nineteen state governors, Daily Times newspaper published a carto