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…
You cannot quarrel about how a man tells his story. It is his business. However, the pseudo-autobiography of the former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, is more than the retired…
Celebrated Author, Azu Ishiekwene, has announced the first reading for his new book; Writing for Media and Monetising It. The venue of Book Reading which will be held on Wednesday,…
Ten years ago, this article appeared under a different title, “The Debt I Owe.” Professor Olatunji Dare was 70 at the time. Ten years later, on Dare’s 80th birthday coming…
It was different 16 years ago. Very different. At that time, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was relatively new and walking where angels feared to tread. That was…
Last December, on my last day of work before Christmas, I sat alone in my office in Abuja, reflecting on my life’s journey. I thought about my years in the…
“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…
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…
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…