Thursday Column

Thursday Column

Not everything should be a joke, Nigeria

Last week in Lubumbashi, DR Congo, some men broke into an animal sanctuary and kidnapped three baby chimpanzees that were rescued from the wild. Withi

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