Saturday Column

Saturday Column

Medical Entrepreneurship: An untapped gold mine

Some time ago, the 14th Emir of Kano’s child (I hear a certain word is now forbidden), was admitted in a tertiary hospital. While visiting his child,

No Need for Celebration

It’s that time of the year again; when we dress brightly in our traditional attires and elaborate head gears. The women in their buba and iro sewn wit

Dying while sleeping: The truth about aphrodisiacs

Some time back, a relative came to me with what she thought was outrageous news; her elderly uncle had just passed away in a small village in Jalingo.

The Back Benchers

There is a popular Nigerian joke which says that there are only four career options available to children when they eventually grow up- doctors, lawye

The case of the chicken and the egg

In most cases, they are hidden, not to be mentioned and nursed as a deep dark secret.  Some, however,