The case for renaming my state capital, by Donu Kogbara
This thought-provoking and slightly edited article, which first appeared in a publication called NewAfrican, was written by my friend and former BBC boss Onyekachi Wambu, a distinguished London-based author and filmmaker. Why do we continue to cling to the colonial names bestowed on our towns and cities? We do this even when the officials after […]
Primitive attacks on women, by Donu Kogbara
Senator Adams Oshiomhole recently took it upon himself to taunt Mrs Betsy Obaseki, the Edo State Governor’s highly accomplished wife, for being childless. On the other side of the world, in the United States, JD Vance, Donald Trump’s motor mouth running mate, has also taken pot shots at women who have no children…women such as Kamala […]
A tale of two types of convention, by Donu Kogbara
Last week, I watched the American Democratic Party’s National Convention on TV. It took place in Chicago and was so uplifting. A clutch of famous Democrats – Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and Hillary Clinton included – took to the vast stage to deliver stirring speeches and warm endorsements of presidential hopeful, Kamala Harris, and […]
Two great losses to Kalabariland, by Donu Kogbara
This is not the first time that a major tragedy has struck the Ajumogobia clan. In 1996, its paterfamilias was killed in a plane crash, alongside 143 other passengers and ADC Air crew members.
Protest Postscript, by Donu Kogbara
After vacationing in the UK and US for a few weeks, I returned to Nigeria when the EndBadGovernance protests had been ongoing for four days…and were expected to run for an additional six days. Friends who expected the worst had urged me to stay abroad till the protests were over; but prolonging my stay would have […]
Oh bitter irony! By Donu Kogbara
I spent the second half of July in the UK and was booked to return to Abuja at the beginning of August. But almost everyone I spoke to urged me to stay put because the #EndBadGovernance protests were due to kick off nationwide on August l; and violence and general mayhem were expected. Long story short, hardly […]
