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Mass murder on River Niger

“As of today, the combined efforts of NEMA, Kogi State Emergency Management Agency and the Red Cross have recovered 54…

5 months ago

For the three musketeers of Kano

An epic poet describes the Fulani hunter as "shepherd of wild animals." The hunter is also the one "who knows…

5 months ago

Issues in Adenuga’s ‘death’ rumour

There is the legend of a newspaper journalist who had an issue with his uncle, an oba in present-day Osun…

5 months ago

‘We collected money, and we voted’

Nigeria is a ring of iniquity. And, the iniquitous didn’t start with it today. For several years, I covered the…

6 months ago

Tribune at 75: A bouquet of stories

It happened that the NCNC-controlled Ibadan District Council (IDC) under the chairmanship of Alhaji Adegoke Adelabu chose a Saturday, 7…

6 months ago

In defence of nepotism

Wahala no dey finish for Nigeria. Because President Bola Tinubu appointed an acting Chief of Army Staff last week, my…

6 months ago

The shuffle in Abuja

Patient walks unaided into the doctor’s consulting room. Patient soon suffers mismanagement. She goes pale and jerky, unconscious. Doctor gives…

6 months ago

The waist beads of Olajumoke

All music comes from Africa,” African pop singer, Angélique Kidjo, told an interviewer in 2023. Kidjo’s dad is Fon; her…

7 months ago

Petrol price as slow poison

ON May 25, 2020, George Floyd of Minneapolis repeatedly pleaded for reprieve. “I can’t breathe,” he groaned while police officer,…

7 months ago

Rivers: Beyond Wike and Fubara

Chief Obafemi Awolowo's 1947 book, 'Path to Nigerian Freedom', opens with three quotations. The first tells the reader: “This above…

7 months ago

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