The stoning to death of Deborah Samuel, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, over alleged blasphemy is a timely reminder that retail religious extremism is very much alive and kicking in northern Nigeria. It has been … Read the rest
NIGERIANS have ex-military heads of state Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar to thank for reviving the School of Politics popular in tertiary institutions. In the 1970s and 80s, some Nigerian universities boasted about their Schools of History, Schools of Politics, … Read the rest
As I was saying, an unliberated mind is instinctively sold to prejudice. It is a form of imprisonment. I had barely shut down my laptop after writing on ‘Yoruba Muslims and the Fifth Columnists’ last week when I received a … Read the rest
Governor Nasir El-Rufai
I admire Nasir el-Rufai, the Governor of Kaduna State for his intellectual abilities and what he has been able to achieve within the public space, but I am not his fan. I have had two rather disturbing encounters with him. … Read the rest
Christianity is a wonderful place to live. Having found Jesus Christ, you can take up residence in it for decades—your body greatly aged but your heart frothing over with faith—and still fear leaving for heaven.
Ordinarily, that would be a … Read the rest
Kaduna
All said and done, I am not sure that President Muhammadu Buhari will be willing to abandon his sworn commitment to bring to an end the apparently intractable insecurity problems threatening to set the country on fire. In fact, the … Read the rest
Henry Boyo
The calls for restructuring of the national space have become unceasing in recent years. Therefore, the narrative below has certainly become increasingly relevant this year and may hopefully serve as a wake-up call to abort the dire inevitable consequences which … Read the rest