Sunday Column

Sunday Column

How to sell a skunk

How in the world do you sell a foul-smelling animal such as a skunk?   Not only does this animal travel with a putrid odour, but it can also turn arou

Mixed Metaphors: Prosecute Ibrahim Magu. Don’t Persecute Him

In 2015, policeman Ibrahim Magu, a celebrated anti-corruption champion-turned-victim at the EFCC, was brought back by President Muhammadu Buhari and a

No manifesto without identification

I dedicate this column to the brave Nigerian athletes who last Sunday ended the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with 32 medals, 12 of them gold.  For

A moment of clarity

What is to be learned from last week’s insecurity-themed events in Nigeria? Remember: a group of Senators and Representatives began to demand the impe

Misfit/Misfit leadership, not Muslim/Muslim, is what haunts Nigeria

[First Published November 2, 2014] PRESIDENT Olusegun Obasanjo last week warned Nigerian political parties against “Muslim-Muslim” preside