Growing cottage industry of internet falsehoods around Buhari’s health
President Buhari’s health is now the biggest source of clickbait (i.e., intentionally misleading or outright false headlines designed to make th
Notes from Atlanta
Notes from Atlanta
Xenophilia, fake sovereignty and Nigeria’s slavish politicians
Sometime in 2012 at the height of Goodluck Jonathan’s unnerving incompetence amid rising Boko Haram insurgency, I made a tongue-in-cheek suggest
Appreciation to my primary and secondary school teachers
An earlier, lengthier version of this article was published here on May 10, 2013. Americans observe the first week of May as “Teacher Appr
Top 8 popular nationallies that won’t die in Nigeria
In Nigeria, once lies and historical myths take roots, they are almost always impossible to uproot. But the stubborn persistence of lies is no reason
Why President Buhari is wildly popular in the Muslim North
Someone suggested a few weeks ago on Facebook that PresidentBuhari’s irrationally wild popularity in the Muslim north would require an entire do