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Nasir El-Rufai and the philosophy of nothing

Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai caused a mild stir last week. Though the resignation of his membership of…

2 months ago

Now that Natasha has made Akpabio happy

In South Africa under the presidency of Jacob Zuma, any analysis of government and governance without factoring sex into the…

2 months ago

Obasa, Aláàfin Ṣàngó and the capture of Lagos

On Wednesday, February 25, 2025, a very toxic but innocuous advertorial was published in the Punch newspaper. It was authored by a group which…

2 months ago

Babangida’s journey and his service

Since Thursday when his autobiography, A Journey In Service, was launched, former military president, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has taken center-stage…

2 months ago

Nuhu Ribadu’s hell and other hellish stories

Nigeria has just had one hell of a week. Like an evil spirit, hell hovered over Nigeria with fraught silence.…

3 months ago

Bisi Akande, poverty and Ige’s death

In her biography of Ayo Rosiji, one of the key politicians of Nigeria’s first republic, entitled Man With Vision, Australia-born…

3 months ago

Ganusi and the fire this time

All over the world, musicians are reputed to have patented argots, slang and jargon that signposted global conversations. In the…

3 months ago

Amaechi, El-Rufai and Tinubu’s kernel

Irish poet and playwright, Oscar Wilde, in his lowest moment in prison, drew a comparison of how he sank from being one of the greatest writers…

3 months ago

Three unripe mangoes plucked by fate

THREE pieces of news of deaths in the last four weeks or so got me scampering for my copy of…

3 months ago

Obasa: Lagos na wa!

LAGOS State and the drama of its embattled lawmaker and ex-Speaker of its parliament, Mudashiru Obasa, appropriately answer to an…

3 months ago

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