The Environmental Rights Action, ERA & Friends of the Earth Nigeria FoEN, has removed Nnimoh Bassey as chairman of its board. This followed resolutions taken at a General Assembly of…
The request from my reader was short and sharp: “Let’s have your piece on James Hadley Chase all over.” The reader was so insistent that I could not but have…
Africa has had very tragic intercourse with the world outside its borders. The continent was, for instance, besieged from the Mediterranean Sea, the Indian and Atlantic Oceans and from several…
It was impossible believing what my eyes were seeing. I did a double take because it’s not every day one sees a great masquerade walking alone, without attendants or courtiers…
Dads play important roles in every step their children take. They are like warriors who will fight battles for the sake of their children’s happiness. However, some children grow up…
This it! The Whole world is going crazy and you need to prepare yourself to go through incredible tough times for a long time to come! You need to be…
Cyclone by Obu Udeozo; Fab Educational Books, Jos; 316pp The strange feeling of déjà vu that accompanies anyone who is conversant with Obu Udeozo’s works when he picks up Cyclone…
Independence Day! It’s Birthday Time as Nigeria turns 60. The President will light the candles on the nation’s cake and cut it (- probably imported from Harrods in London) and…
A sleeping giant is a bad sight to behold. Nigeria happens to be widely acknowledged as the Giant of Africa. China used to be the apt example of a giant…
Until now, the global narrative touted the United States of America as the symbol and standard-bearer of democratic norms and etiquette, characterising rights and privileges not muted or abridged by…
Umar Yahaya, 28, is an environment manager and toxicologist from Kano State. After he graduated from the Federal University in Dutse and served his fatherland in 2018, he began to…