Celebrating a Legend: General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau @80
By Shehu Usman Iyal It is not unusual in parts of Northern Nigeria, for a new child to be named after his place of origin, by the parents. It was…
These Final Hours of “Mai Gaskiya’s” Kakistocracy…
By Tunde Olusunle The title of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s account of his stewardship as Nigeria’s President kept plodding in my mind as I thought through a heading for this…
Hilda Baci: Our Spiffy Chef and a Romance in the Kitchen
Her name is Hilda Effiong Bassey. A spiffy chef. Somewhat wacky and raunchy with weird vibes. Endowed with Amazonian beauty and brawn, she likes to strut her cookery stuff with…
HOW OKOWA RESHAPED, REFOCUSED AND REPOSITIONED DELTA PDP IN EIGHT YEARS
By Dr. Ifeanyi M. Osuoza On December 8, 2014, Senator, Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, emerged victorious in the Delta State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP primary election, when he was elected…
Aliyu Gusau @ 80: Glimpses and Encounters with Mr. Mystique
By Tunde Olusunle The story was told at the onset of the Fourth Republic in 1999, about a challenge which confronted the media, as it sought to commence reportage of…
YAHAYA BELLO, LOUIS XIV AND THE LIMITS OF ABSOLUTISM
By Tunde Olusunle Since he became governor in circumstances which remain fuzzy over seven years ago, Yahaya Bello, the governor of Kogi State, has left no one in doubt about…
Victor James Osimhen: The Script, the Streets, the Story
By KEN UGBECHIE Now, the world knows his name. Victor James Osimhen. Esan boy. Edo-born. A Nigerian. Africa’s ambassador in Europe. King of Naples, Italy’s third largest city; birthplace…
Normal-looking skin may harbour cancer- new study
Skin with few apparent freckles or blemishes may harbour sun-damaged DNA changes that might lead to cancer, according to a study conducted by scientists at the University of Queensland…
IGP Usman Baba Alkali: And The Top Cop Goes Tough, By Tunde Olusunle
He was acting in the line of duty, but I came off from my first and only encounter with him, not particularly liking him. It was in December 2016. My…
Buhari’s Logorrhoea And Atiku’s Stoicism, By Tunde Olusunle
For my masters degree thesis 36 years ago, I was assigned to Prayag Tripathi, a bespectacled, painstaking and thorough Indian professor of English as my supervisor. His job contract unfortunately…