In the early 60s, in Igbere Bende Local Govern Area of Abia State, almost three quarters of children and teenagers had jigger infestation. Igbere people call jigger Ikpurikpu. Then as children we had no idea, how our toes got infested with jigger. It was a disturbing puzzle to me. I Continue Reading

It is inaccurate to suggest that since 1999 most Nigerians have found their country’s democratic record fascinating. When ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo won the 1999 poll, the opposition secretly harboured the desire for poll abortion. When Umaru Yar’Adua won a fractious poll in 2007, admitting along the way its failings, condemnations Continue Reading

Barely two weeks back, precisely May 29, it was two years in the life of the President Bola Tinubu APC-led Federal Government. Add to that the eight years of Muhammadu Buhari. There, you have it: 10 years of APC dominion. It was also another democracy milestone and exactly 26 years Continue Reading

A few months ago, I saw Mrs Maryam Abacha at the Abuja Continental Hotel (formerly Sheraton Hotel). She was about to alight from a car when I caught a glimpse of her. For a 78-year-old woman, she still looked elegant and gorgeous — nearly 27 years after she was shorn Continue Reading