Ondo election and Ologundudu’s ‘yellow journalism’
In Nigeria, election is war and in war, “truth is the first casualty.” Greek tragic dramatist, Aechylus (525 BC –…
The Wild Wild North
Since the debut of an American TV series, The Wild Wild West, in 1965, the title of the film or…
The shocking return of Godwin Emefiele
Let me start with a confession today. The return of Godwin Emefiele as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria…
Ganduje’s pointless ‘pentarchy’
On a bright Saturday morning of October 1, 1983 at Kano Race Course, the late former governor of Kano State,…
IG Wala vs Abdullahi Mukhtar: A final note
About two years ago, a certain state governor in the North, who was infuriated at the executive secretary of the…
The ministers who must not return to Buhari’s cabinet
I have not known a Nigerian president who left his cabinet intact, for better or worse, throughout his tenure than…
The travails and troubles of IG Wala
On September 26, 2017, Ibrahim Garba Wala (IG Wala), the irrepressible social media activist sentenced to 12 years imprisonment last…
