That is what he was: a colossus. Professor B. Imeagwu Chukwumah Ijomah, professor of Political Sociology, author, scholar, academician, and institutional administrator. Ijomah graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka…
There were three prominent red caps dotting the hall, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) held its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Tuesday at the Council Chambers of the…
When the news of the death of Diego Maradona broke, I was in a friend’s office. Our initial spontaneous reaction was sorrow and regret. And then we drifted, almost as…
For every worker, retirement is certain to arrive. At the start of the working day, you look forward to rest at the end of day. During a week, you expect…
It has become a normal sight in Lagos to see workers, in their hundreds, walking three or four kilometers, across bridges and highways to their destinations. The treacherous long walks…
Diverse developments in our country often bring to mind lyrics of the song ‘God Moves in a Mysterious Way,’ by William Cowper. The lines go thus: “Behind a frowning providence,…
That the slain Borno farmers did not get military clearance is an inconvenient truth, but the real error of judgement was taking the government at its word. In his inaugural…
There is a debate among historians on whether the law and practice of prima nocta, a Latin expression meaning first night, ever existed. In medieval Europe, the law gave noble…
On Friday last week, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari, Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), held an engagement with energy editors across diverse media platforms. Yours truly was…
I have known the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, for a long time, I think. Before I got close, I was first drawn to him when he was…