My friend Lai Mohammed is running the risk of losing some of his followers and becoming difficult to believe. Following...
In 2015, I wrote an article in this column titled, “Power failure- A fact of life in Nigeria.” The article...
Second comings in politics are treacherous. I fear a great deal for South Africa’s finance minister Pravin Gordhan. Not...
Europe and Africa have come a long way. For one thing, we are continental neighbours. We are constrained by the...
Serendipity is a gift for all columnists. Sometimes, as a columnist, you get column ideas, unexpectedly, from unusual sources. For...
For months, the campaigns to nominate a flagbearer for the two major US parties have been in a whirl. Confused...
My mum has been gone for nearly six years but I remember her every day. There is always a...
Perhaps, more than anything else, the pledge to vigorously wage war on corruption swept President Mohammadu Buhari to power on...
Nigeria as a country thrives on complicating very simple matters until they become ominously complex and difficult to untangle. Unfortunately,...
The assumption that Nigeria is divided between those who “want” devaluation and those who oppose it is a false appearance....
After four years absence at the back page of this prestigious publication, I am very delighted to be back as...
I would have gone straight to the business of the day. But permit me to briefly narrate a true story...
Late last year I made a call asking that we should declare a state of emergency on our economy....
South Africa’s finance minister Pravin Gordhan is scheduled to present his country’s budget for the 2016/17 fiscal year on 24...
I grew up in a village and I am proud of it. It is a heritage I would not exchange...