Muhammadu Buhari is not just the first politician I ever voted for; he was the very first I believed in. This was the case for many of… Read more “Muhammadu Buhari: As Nigeria Mourns, As Nigeria Celebrates”
Our Teacher Ngugi Wa Thiong’o Has Gone Home
Granted my infatuation with beautiful Somali girls was also a factor, but, at the time when I was a much much younger man —just a little above… Read more “Our Teacher Ngugi Wa Thiong’o Has Gone Home”
The Crucifixion of Governor Charles Soludo
“Insulting other ethnic groups and religions or denigrating others is certainly not the path to Aso Rock.” –Charles Soludo When earlier in November he revealed that all… Read more “The Crucifixion of Governor Charles Soludo“
Nasir el-Rufai’s Succession Plan: Who Is The Chosen One?
When former Governor of New York, Mario Cuomo, said that campaign is done in poetry but governance in prose, he must have been thinking of the hazy… Read more “Nasir el-Rufai’s Succession Plan: Who Is The Chosen One?”
Arewaphobia and the Media War on Mallam Pantami
“Nearly every war that has started in the past 50 years has been as a result of media lies.” –Julian Assange Even the government led by the… Read more “Arewaphobia and the Media War on Mallam Pantami”
A Letter
Little One, When your mother was only 20 something years old, in the dusty town of Kaduna we wooed via FaceTime and determined what we’d call you… Read more “A Letter”
The Disturbance Part 1
Yesterday was the worst day of my life. My body feels sore and my face feels badly disfigured but it is my broken head I am most… Read more “The Disturbance Part 1”
Parts of the Body of Rahma Sadau
While many Muslims want a society like that of the free West, others want a society free of the influence of the West. This is the principle… Read more “Parts of the Body of Rahma Sadau”
This Matter of Polygamy
They say that one of the signs that a man’s time has come for him to marry is that a lot more women will begin to rain… Read more “This Matter of Polygamy”
Of Latecomer
In the early days when butterflies were not few we used to go around schoolyard with hands interlocked. Do you not recall? She used to tell me… Read more “Of Latecomer”
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