June 12, Lost In History And Translation
It recently occurred to me that most Nigerians were not alive on June 12, 1993. As a result, the cornerstone of Nigeria’s history is getting lost in translation, and the…
It recently occurred to me that most Nigerians were not alive on June 12, 1993. As a result, the cornerstone of Nigeria’s history is getting lost in translation, and the…
Nigeria continues to be deeply polarised since the election that brought President Bola Tinubu to power in 2023. While his All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters were certain their man was…
“So, what do I get for my labour and when?” That was often the next question by the hitherto “public-spirited” contributor who, after getting published twice or thrice, had apparently…
For the deposed Kano Emir, Aminu Bayero, it was not a matter of if but when. The moment the Supreme Court upheld Governor Abba Yusuf’s election in January, Bayero knew…
It wasn’t five months after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took office when folks started asking, how far? In middle class and elite social circles in Nigeria, that question, or its…
I was chatting with a friend last week, who, mid-speech, redirected our conversation to the situation in the Middle East. She wanted to know what the mood in the US…
You remember how Portable, the Wahala musician, described government a few days ago? He said, “after God, na government.” Great writers are beautiful snakes. The snakes become something else, something…
Corruption charges are nothing new in Nigeria and the most informed citizens have learned not to take any highly-publicised investigation seriously. As charges and trials grew, so has malfeasance intensified,…
There are probably more books on how to sell everything than there is sand by the seashore. I have read a few myself and might say that when it comes…
Earlier this week, I teased on my social handle about my encounter with a deity. Of course, not in the sense that one might meet a deity in the groove…