Notes from Atlanta

Notes from Atlanta

Praise for Buhari’s Maiduguri visit

In my December 17, 2016 column titled “12 Conditions for ‘Praising’ Buhari,” my 12th condition was that Buhari should “V

Femi Adesina and the Godification of Buhari

Dissent and criticism are not only core structural components of democracy, they, in fact, mark the difference between autocracy and democracy. But it

El-Rufai’s morbid fixation with death of his political opponents

There is no doubt that Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai embodies one of the most morbidly toxic strains of political intolerance in Nigeria. He ex

Buhari’s obsessive compulsive runawayism

President Buhari is held prisoner by what appears to be an obsessive impulse to desert Nigeria when the going gets tough. On at least two occasions, h

Re: JAMB’s mediocre cutoff: An unconventional view

By Ibrahim A. Kolo  No doubt, Farooq Kperogi’s “unconventional view” (Daily Trust September 2, 2017) on the above subject matte