Thursday Column

Thursday Column

Knocks and flowers for the Armed Forces

As they have done for decades, the Nigerian Armed Forces have been at the centre of discourse in the country this week. In one week, the military has

We need to talk about our clerics

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the

Sarkin Gobir, bandit lords and the rest of us

Among the many things that would cause us to reflect, if we were a reflecting country, one of them would be death. And God knows this country has had

Making Dangote cry, and Nigerians bleed

Recently, on one of those social media perambulations we sometimes indulge in, I came across a cartoon that resonated deeply with me and compelled me

A new song in Zamfara?

This week, there has naturally been a lot of furore about Daily Trust’s reportage on the Samoa Agreement and its alleged attempt to legitimise the LGB