Notes from Atlanta

Notes from Atlanta

Notes from Atlanta • July 7, 2018 03:00

Plateau massacre, presidency’s complicity, and escapist scapegoating of the news media

After Premium Times’ over-the-top but nonetheless admirably ethical and well-intentioned apology and firing of its reporter for reporting, witho

Notes from Atlanta • June 30, 2018 03:31

Buhari, Osinbajo, and how not to sympathize with grieving people

President Muhammadu Buhari has now established a template for “grieving” with people who are mourning the loss of loved ones to senseless

Notes from Atlanta • June 23, 2018 03:00

Buhari’s June 12 pandering and naivety of Yoruba Elite

In politics, pandering refers to the insincere, opportunistic appeasement of a group of people, usually a large electoral bloc, for the sole purpose o

Notes from Atlanta • June 16, 2018 03:22

Obadiah Mailafia: From Fulaniphobia to embarrassing ignorance

I normally don’t respond to responses to my column if the responses do no more than disagree with me. But when a response drips wet with pitiful

Notes from Atlanta • June 9, 2018 02:36

Great news on discontinuation of HND

The most consequential news story this week, for me, wasn’t the 2019-reelection-fever-inspireddeclaration of June 12 as Democracy Day and posthu