Notes from Atlanta

Notes from Atlanta

“Fulani herdsmen” as Nigeria’s new Devil Term

The signifier “Fulani herdsmen” or better still, “suspected Fulani herdsmen,” has emerged as the new bogeyman in Nigerian medi

The human tendency for selective outrage (II)

Former Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin took phony umbrage at a statement credited to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel who call

The human tendency for selective outrage

In light of recent developments in the polity, I have decided to republish this article I wrote on February 13, 2010 and February 27, 2010. Selective

New evidence that Jonathan’s PhD may be genuine

Did former president Goodluck Jonathan actually earn a PhD in Zoology from the University of Port Harcourt? Or did he forge it? I know many people no

Re: Buhari is losing the symbolic war

I received numerous responses to last week’s column. Several people wrote to tell me that Alhaji Yahaya Abdulkareem is still alive and kicking.