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Monday Column by Mahmud Jega
One blow seven die
With the possible exception of insecurity, nothing makes Nigerian hearts to beat faster than the prospect of fuel price increase....
CAN we justify this stance?
I had read about the United States Government’s delisting of Nigeria from the list of “Countries of Particular Concern” with...
Light moments at Paris Forum
Convincing hard-nosed French businessmen to bring their Euros to invest in Nigeria was serious business, and all government officials and...
Big splash in Paris
It is not easy to make a big splash in the world’s most visited city. An estimated 20 million people...
Jaw-breakers and tongue twisters
Before the arrival to prominence on the Nigerian political scene six years ago of Professor Ben Ayade as Governor of...
Between bandit and terrorist
The latest clamour in Nigeria, which has been gathering speed like a tornado in the past month, is for the...
If jug falls on stone…
It is related in the Talmud that “If the stone shall fall on the jug, then that is unfortunate for...
Fallen from the skies
I thought of werewolf airlines when I saw a story at the weekend that Federal Government plans to spend N400million...
You need Dick Tuck, not FFK
I was just wondering. As part of preparations for 2023, which political party in Nigeria will produce a Dick Tuck,...
Gumi is wrong. War can end banditry
The widely disseminated statement by Kaduna-based Muslim cleric Dr. Ahmed Gumi titled “War has never been a solution anywhere anytime”...