Anti-graft war: Buhari, clean up this mess by Nigeria Punch Editorial

A furious storm that is likely to submerge the credibility of the Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) regime’s claim of fighting corruption is unfolding before Nigerians. In an audacious move, the hawks in the regime closed in on the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, on Monday, subjecting him to …

WHAT OJUKWU TOLD ME BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE WAR BY PROF. SAM ALUKO

How close were you to the late Chief Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu? I will say that I was very close to him till his death. Immediately, he became governor of the former Eastern Region, when I was a senior lecturer in Economics in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, he called me the third day he became …

‘Mama Boko Haram’: one woman’s extraordinary mission to rescue ‘her boys’ from terrorism by Chika Oduah

It was another scorching afternoon in Maiduguri. In the west of the city, in Nigeria’s north-east, 51-year-old Aisha Wakil sat in her office talking to a jihadi fighter named Usman. Wakil was draped head-to-toe in fine sequinned chiffon; a niqab covered most of her face, leaving visible only her dark eyes. Ka’aji, a sweet, woody …

How to stop your glasses steaming up – and 19 other essential facts about face masks by Emine Saner

How often should you wash a cloth mask? And how effective are the disposable ones? The expert guide to choosing, wearing and caring for your face covering The British have been slow to embrace face masks, despite calls from public health experts. Uptake has been just 25% in the UK, compared with 83.4% in Italy …

Magu went rogue and harassed Abdulsalami, Danjuma – Chairman of THISDAY editorial board, Olusegun Adeniyi reveals

Olusegun Adeniyi, chairman of THISDAY editorial board has narrated how the harassment of two allies of President Muhammadu Buhari without his knowledge, led to the suspension and detention of Ibrahim Magu as the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.  The former spokesman to late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua said Buhari learnt about Magu’s actions, only after …