Thursday Column

Thursday Column

The Tomato War (February 24-March 3, 2021)

On June 15, 1859, Lyman Carter, one of about 30 Americans living on San Juan Island, which at the time was a subject of a border dispute between the U

Nigeria’s paternity crisis

Once upon a time, fatherhood used to be a matter of faith. A man could be assured that the woman he called his wife would be the mother of his childre

COVID-19: To vaccinate or not to vaccinate?

When scientists began searching for a vaccine for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in early 2020

A December to remember

Harmattan is my favourite time of the year. With its cool daytime breeze and freezing nights, wrapped up in my blanket enjoying a good book, it’s the

Buhari @78: President or mannequin?

Today, December 17, President Muhammadu Buhari turns 78. His storied life has not been short of ironies. The biggest of these ironies, it would seem,