Turf Game
Why does mediocrity thrive?
Why does mediocrity thrive? A delectable writer asked. I thought the answers were self-evident. However, if it is not, here...
Abraham and Oduduwa of the Igbo is Eshi
Too often, the pre-recorded history of the Igbo is left in the hands of myth-makers who have an agenda to...
Dictators, democrats and our broken sovereignty
There is little doubt that Nigeria parades some of the best and brightest lawyers in town. But that, one suspects,...
To be rich, purchase freedom, not stocks
Writers, whether they so say or not, are teachers. Professor Chinua Achebe at least considered his role, principally, as that...
The Colonel crashes in to retire a party
Colonel Dangiwa Umar’s 30th May letter to President Muhammadu Buhari caught one laughing and amused. Laughing because Umar got heroic...
Elders are archeological if not anachronistic relics
Both George Obiozor and Ibrahim Gambari have come a long way, all too probably together. The twain are both professors...
Flattening the curves, ahoy!
One of the most popular phrases in this age of COVID-19 must be “flattening the curve.” Apparently, it is a...
Wike lives true to his name and other tales
We can recall the following. Out in Abuja many years ago, we were sipping some cold drinks. A very clubbable...
Is it The Economist of London or Daura?
The tragicomedy of a long life is that there is nothing you won’t see, save you are blind. And there...
Keeping mum on the dead?
Mallam Abba Kyari, the former Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari is dead. The consensus is that it is...
