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Monday Column by Mahmud Jega
Sadness and joy
The death in a plane crash of the Chief of Army Staff and ten other military officers and flyers last...
Anomalous behaviour of [port] water
Events at Nigerian Ports Authority that dominated the news in Nigeria at the weekend reminded me of what our...
Blow below the frock
Hard tackles, tit-for-tat head butts, knocks on the head, firing broadside and below the belt blows are regular fares in...
Lafiya Dole to Hadin Kai
New Army Chief Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, who told you that changing the name of something automatically leads to better...
When past haunts present
Which aspect of our past should haunt our present, how much should it do so, how much of a price...
Taking potshots at cops
If you see a lone Nigerian cop walking along a street, with or without a gun slung on his tired...
Why Not The Best [hospitals]?
It is the tradition of American politicians running for president to write a book. In 1975, peanut farmer, former Governor...
This fear of COVID vaccine
I had my first round of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination last Monday. Information on my card said I should come back...
Crying wolf, when it could be a squirrel
The most engaging story in Nigeria at the weekend was the reported attack by gunmen on Benue State Governor Samuel...
Our money or our arms
During every stick up in the 1930s, American gangster Ma Barker put a revolver in the victim’s face and said,...