Wednesday Column

Wednesday Column

My takeaways from the 76th 2021 UN General Assembly

By Garba Shehu    Throughout last week in New York, the United Nations General Assembly – the congress for the world – gathered for its annual re

Bandits’ blockade is great, but Buhari needs to act decisively now

After years of carelessness and frustration in the parts of our country infested by the kidnap-for-ransom and other criminal rackets, what looks like

“Brain Drain” can be a goldmine if Nigeria can dig it up

I recently participated in an “International Conference on Africa–Middle East Relations” that went beyond violent extremism (the customary focus) to e

Pointing fingers wouldn’t help Nigeria – Taking responsibility is the panacea

The most gracious of my English friends sent me a note last week about a depressing conversation he had with a Nigerian Uber driver. The Lagosian with

A few more thoughts on ‘repentant’ Boko Haram members

Space did not allow me to finish the thoughts I started last week on how to handle the Boko Haram associates who defected recently. Since I last wrote