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General IBB struggled to use the interview to defend his legacy and rewrite history, and he made quite a spirited effort in that direction.

Hustler literature sheds light on the world of internet fraud in Nigeria The Conversation 05 Aug 2021, 04:43 GMT+10 Hustler narratives have emerged as a genre in world literature since the mid 1960s. It is an expansive genre, but deals broadly with the shortcomings of any given political economy as seen from the perspective of characters who position themselves as both victims and villains. There have been groundbreaking hustler narratives from the US - like The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965) written by Malcolm X and Alex Haley, and Donald Goines's Dopefiend (1971). In recent times, critic...

Lanre Arogundade pays tribute to Tunji Bello, journalist, lawyer and administrator Robust framed, fine-skinned and afro-haired while oozing handsomeness in his parliamentary gown, he somewhat stood out among the students’ union leaders that had thronged Great Ife campus on that occasion in the 1982/83 session. Back at the students’ union office soon after the event, a group of us whispered and joked that the guy from the University of Ibadan (UI), must be an ‘e dey happen chap’ – the other moniker in those days for those categorised as ‘ome aje butter’ – students or young guys...

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani fielded questions from the public via Daily Nation. In the Sh3.66 trillion FY 2021/22 budget estimates, the Big Four Agenda items have been allocated Sh135 billion. The post-Covid-19 economic recovery (fiscal stimulus) strategy is also not promine

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 31 May 2021 By the “Nigerian Dilemma”, I am referring to the ethno-sectarian divide that defines the perennial conflict, violence and nebulous between North and South – between Muslims and Christians in our country. It has virtually become Nigeria’s national curse; colouring every aspect of its political and human development. I echo the famous work on race in America by the Swedish economist and Nobel laureate,  Gunnar Myrdal. ( An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy, London & New York: Harper & Brothers, 1947). By the “Amer...