The health of the Almajiri child
A few years ago, a neighbour knocked on my door with a strange request. Her ‘almajiri’, who helped with the sweeping of her compound in exchange for f
Thursday Column
Thursday Column
Nigerians and Depression: A state of denial
Good day readers! I wish to inform you that ‘A Physician’s Diary’ previously published on Saturdays, will now grace the back pages of our Thursday pap
Nothing lasts forever
Today will be my last contribution as a columnist for the Daily Trust. It all started in July 2010 when I came to spend one month ‘sabbatical’ in the
Madagascar’s COVID-19 solution and perils of soldiering for African cures
Recent reports about the trajectory of the COVID-19 in Madagascar shows an uptick in the rise of infections and deaths. According to reports, public h
Wole Soyinka at 86
Nigeria’s wordsmith extraordinaire and master of quotable quotes, Professor Wole Soyinka (born Oluwole Akinwande Soyinka on July 13 1934), turned 86 l