Notes from Atlanta

Notes from Atlanta

Buhari’s phantom $500M donation to Clinton’s campaign

In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s emergence as America’s president-elect, fringe, dodgy, clickbaity Nigerian websites have invented a tra

Governors and retinue of aides

 In spite of the current economic realities in Nigeria, the wayward culture of appointing huge number of aides is still very much in the characte

Making Sense of Trump’s Victory for Nigerians

 Several of my Nigerian readers have asked me to help them make sense of Donald Trump’s unsettling electoral triumph over Hillary Clinton.

Aisha Buhari and the Evil Aso Rock Cabal

Mrs. Aisha Buhari bucked tradition by openly criticizing the political appointments in her husband’s government. There is no precedent for this

Murderous mass persecution of Nigerian Shiites

I am no Shiite. As the son of a Sunni Muslim scholar, I have irreconcilable theological differences with Shiism. But I would be remiss (and betray the