Notes from Atlanta with Farooq Kperogi

Definitive case against Pantami’s FUTO fraud professorship

THERE are basically three legitimate ways to become a professor: by climbing the professional ladder in a university; by being…

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Pantami’s fake professorship joins other intellectual frauds

It emerged late last week that Communications and Digital Economy Minister Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami (or his agents) possibly instructed…

4 years ago

Why political power damages the brain—and how to reverse it

The following column was first published on the back page of Saturday Tribune on July 27, 2019 but has been…

4 years ago

NDA attack and Yusuf Buhari’s lavish wedding

The attack on and abduction of military officers at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) are at once unprecedented, humiliating, and…

4 years ago

Memories of hilarious stories Ahmed Joda told me

When I read the heartbreaking news of Malam Ahmed Joda’s passing on August 13 at the age of 91, fond…

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Top 5 lies about Buhari that won’t go away

Muhammadu Buhari is a magnet for both extravagantly flattering myths and stubborn falsehoods. Here are the top five: Muhammadu Buhari’s…

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Why conspiracy theories persist even when they’re stupid

Conspiracy theories denote perspectives that are located on the furthest margins of the official and semi-official narratives about issues and…

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Abba Kyari and his red flags of vulgar exhibitionism

Although there is no art to decipher the cunning of crooked cops, DPC Abba Kyari gave us many red flags…

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Top 10 popular Nigerian lies with enormous staying power

In Nigeria, once lies and historical myths take roots, they are almost always impossible to uproot. But the stubborn persistence…

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Why APC politicians are terrified by e-transmission of votes

The political elites of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have chosen to regress to the stone age in matters…

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