Thursday Column

Thursday Column

In praise of Dr Bukar Usman

I haven’t spoken to Dr Bukar Usman since I and my family surprised him sometime in June when we showed up at his house on a very short notice. So, I s

Dead lovers, wives and surviving terrorists

This has been a bad week for love in Nigeria. Two deaths recorded—at least the ones reported—over lovers’ tiffs that have caused some level of conster

Mr Politician, where is your certificate?

Nigerians can ask questions. We are probably the best in the world in the art of asking questions to the extent that the first thing one is confronted

ASUU v FG and the Ezeulu metaphor

It is incredible that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has gone on strike 15 times since 1999. That should be some kind of Guinness Wor

The serious and frivolous politics of shoes

Shoes are far more important than just the things you wear on your feet. They have built and destroyed reputations and legacies, ruined businesses and