I started this piece by observing a minute silence for these 22 heroes from Kano State who lost their lives while returning home after representing their State at the 22nd National Sports Festival tagged Gateway Games 2024 held in Ogun State from May 16-30, 2025. They are Nasiru Abdullahi, Aminu Muhammad, Shehu Saidu, Usman Muhammad, […]

Yesterday’s formal defection of Governor Umo Eno from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC, was about the worst kept secret in the political arena. However, about the best kept secret at the point of defection was the issue with the governor’s godfather and immediate predecessor, Deacon Udom Emmanuel. It is understood that […]

Former President Bill Clinton left the White House at fifty-four with a financial challenge. It is inconceivable for us in Africa and especially in Nigeria, for a former President who had been a two-term Governor to boot, to ever face the daunting prospect of insolvency on leaving office. It is not as if he had a […]

They walk out of their marriages and into multi-million naira deals. You scroll past another headline. Brand X unveils newly divorced celebrity as ambassador.” Her skin glows, her smile is radiant, the press release is dripping with “resilience” and “reinvention.” But a quiet question rises in the mind.Where were these brands while she was married? Why do […]

When I was a child, windows were large. Whether of glass or wood, they were designed for tropical Africa —to let in light and air, countering heat and darkness while fostering community. They made homes welcoming. Now, in the pulsating hearts of Lagos and Abuja, new buildings come with pinched tight windows, mere slivers of glass. These […]