Verdicts
Welcome to 2026 and Happy New Tax!
While Nigerians are debating which version of the new tax code is authentic and which is fake, President Bola Tinubu—whom we are told i
Maduro, Venezuela and the Hegemons
In a pre-recorded New Year’s Day interview aired on Venezuela State Television last Thursday, (then) President Nicholas Maduro pled
The Unravelling of ‘Kwankwasiyya’
There are tragedies that make you question everything you thought you understood about human nature. The massacre of Fatima Abubakar and
The Monsters Within the Family
There are tragedies that make you question everything you thought you understood about human nature. The massacre of Fatima Abubakar and
Of Godfathers and ‘betrayal Day’
Last Friday, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State resigned from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on which he came to power in 2023
Chimamanda’s Son and Matters Arising
Nkanu Nnamdi, the 21-month-old son of acclaimed novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, died at Euracare Hospital in Lagos on January 6t
Cry, My Beloved Kwara
What distinguishes me from my siblings is that I was the only one to be born in a hospital. My brothers and sister&nb
Time Out with Generals in Umuahia
On 26 November 2012, I was the lead speaker at the annual Chief of Army Staff Conference in Asaba, Delta State. I spoke on ‘Terrorism a