Mahmud Jega
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Opinion
Six weeks out of action
I have been out of the column writing action for six weeks now, to the chagrin of some readers, many…
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Opinion
The dead teach the living
The avalanche of stories, articles, comments and jibes in the traditional and social media since the death last Friday of…
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Opinion
Weep not, reader
Let me borrow a phrase that my senior in school once used during a students’ union quarrel. I am flabbergasted,…
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Opinion
Hard C or soft C?
The first time that I saw the word Coronavirus mentioned in a story, I briefly wondered what its correct pronunciation…
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Opinion
Too early for locust to gloat
Some Nigerians were gloating at the weekend at the rush of our VIPs who tested positive for COVID-19. Many more…
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Opinion
In High Places
Twenty years ago, a friend [?] accused me of having the natural story-telling instincts of an Oriental Jew. I am…
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Opinion
Blackest of black stomach
Truncation of an elected political office holder’s mandate is the blackest of all political black stomach, to transliterate the Hausa…
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Opinion
Bring back pre-digital habits
I have no quarrel with those Nigerians who wish to move to the Next Level. For those Nigerians who want…