What was supposed to be a beautiful chapter in the organisation sports in the country ended tragically with the death in a fatal crash of 22 athletes from Kano State on their way back from Abeokuta after the Gateway 2024 National Sports Festival. Although the Federal Road Safety Commission  (FRSC) hastily concluded that overspeeding and fatigue […]

Boarding announcements were not an issue when I used to commute in Lagos by danfo, the ubiquitous yellow buses, or molue, the mass-transit lorries, which were improvised for public transportation.  The conductors often had a melodious and entertaining way of calling passengers that was enjoyable to hear. They called out in a drawl, accompanying each announcement […]

It is unusual for a nation to discover its essence in a man. It is rare for humanity in their millions across continents, to be inspired; to fight seemingly unwinnable wars for freedom. Ho Chi Minh, one of the most famous figures of the twentieth century, fitted into both. Famously known as Uncle Ho, and speaking […]

THIS week, the newswires were awash with reports that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede has relocated to Benue State, ostensibly in a show of force following endless killings by herdsmen militias in that state. Without fear of equivocation, one can say that Benue is the most embattled of all the states […]

I was kidnapped in Port Harcourt in 2015 and released two weeks later. When I fled to London to recover from this harrowing nightmare, Nick Kotch and his wife, Veronique Tadjo – a truly wonderful couple – reached out to me and embraced me with a tenderness that moved me to tears. I will never […]