Lagos returns to reckoning
At last, after many years in the doldrums, Lagos is at last returning to reckoning, ever since its son, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, picked up the reins as pres
My Perspective
My Perspective
Wake-up call from Nepal riots
The spontaneous riots that have led to changes in government in the last three years in some South Asian nations have sent ripples all over the world.
Bemoaning rising tide of tree destruction
The many who responded to my last two pieces, The Neem Trees of Maiduguri (I & II), also lamented the increasing rates of tree felling around Maid
The neem trees of Maiduguri (I)
One wondrous thing about Maiduguri is its teeming neem trees. On Friday last week, when I flew out of Maiduguri on Rano Air, I looked out of the windo
Renaming University of Maiduguri
When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu decided to rename the University of Maiduguri after his predecessor, President Muhammadu Buhari, he did not envisage