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Buhari, Twitter, Ali and the angel

The president tweeted a promise of war. Twitter deleted the promise. The government banned Twitter. It has also promised to…

4 years ago

Igbo, Nigeria and the month of May

There is an undeclared war going on in the South East. The headlines, in frightening details, painted the lurid portrait…

4 years ago

Buhari’s burial of gallant generals

THE way we mourn tells something about our humanity. I read the Nigerian Army’s three-paragraph, late-night statement announcing the crash…

4 years ago

Miyetti Allah and Asaba Declaration

Have you asked why every saviour always ends up worse than his bad predecessor? King Dionysius (430 BC—367 BC) was…

4 years ago

Nigeria: The pot is broken

"In an upcoming foreign policy piece, Dr Robert Rotberg and I will argue that Nigeria is a failed state." That…

4 years ago

Mbaka: Villa and its vulture

Vulture means Igún in Yoruba. At the very beginning of time, he was the priest of the earth. The priest…

4 years ago

Pantami for President

A normal southern Nigerian citizen would be shocked to hear cries of ‘Jihad now’ or ‘give us sharia or death’…

4 years ago

The anti-Nigeria rebellion on Ibadan streets

There was an open rally against the entity called Nigeria on the streets of Ibadan on Saturday. The organisers wanted…

4 years ago

PDP’s Matawalle and the north’s arrogance

Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle is in the news. He issued a very long statement on Thursday attacking the south…

4 years ago

Odumakin: An Eagle’s Return Flight

PEOPLE’S editor, you know Yinka has not done one percent of what he came to this world to do?” His…

4 years ago

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