Ruffled Feathers: Rejoinders To My Article On The Israel-Iran War
The proper thing to do when readers respond to a newspaper article is to respect their right of reply. There were two irate responses to my article last week, “Not…
The proper thing to do when readers respond to a newspaper article is to respect their right of reply. There were two irate responses to my article last week, “Not…
The WhatsApp notifications came flooding in on June 15th, as they do every Father’s Day. But a closer examination revealed something deeply unsettling about how we celebrate—or fail to celebrate—the…
I encountered the relic of his presence long before I met Sam Amuka, known as Uncle Sam. Inside a room in the far corner of the old Kudeti PUNCH building,…
Boarding announcements were not an issue when I used to commute in Lagos by danfo, the ubiquitous yellow buses, or molue, the mass-transit lorries, which were improvised for public transportation.…
The world has never been short of demagogues and fools, but the remedies have often matched the supply. In 1990, during President Nelson Mandela’s thank-you tour of the world, he…
In Nigeria, Children’s Day is observed on May 27, while the United Nations celebrates World Children’s Day annually on November 20. As stated on un.org/en/observances, “World Children’s Day offers each…
The last time a public official wept on national TV, Nigerians regretted offering her towels instead of buckets to collect her tears. She was acting, but we didn’t know it.…
This week, 59 white South African refugees landed at Dulles International Airport, marking the start of a controversial new refugee policy under President Trump. The policy gives priority to Afrikaners,…
Burkinabe leader Ibrahim Traore is acting like a rock star. It’s not entirely his fault. He’s receiving a lot of help from dozens of social media users, especially TikTokers, who…
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, ruffled presidential feathers on Monday when he said in a speech during the 20th Anniversary dinner of the financial services…