ASUU, Call Off This Strike Now By Farooq A. Kperogi

People who have read me in the past few months know that I am unambiguous in my support for ASUU's 6-months-plus-old strike even though I am personally affected by it because I have siblings and cousins that I support financially in Nigerian universities. While the strike is justified and deserves the support of all who …

Nigerian Meat Pies by Maureen Celestine

Minced beef, onions, carrots, and potatoes in a curry-spiced sauce. Serious Eats / Maureen Celestine For the Beef Filling: 1 tablespoon (8g) cornstarch 3 tablespoons (45ml) vegetable or other neutral cooking oil, divided8.8 ounces (250g) ground beef, at least 20% fatKosher salt1/2 small yellow onion (1.7 ounces; 50g), finely diced 2 small Yukon gold or yellow potatoes (4.2 …

Nigeria’s ‘heroes past’ and the inconvenient truth by David Hundeyin

Once upon a time, I actually looked up to a number of older Nigerians. Call it childhood naivety, youthful idealism or a need to believe in something, but for a long time I believed that the line in Nigeria’s national anthem that goes “The labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain,” actually …

We need more disrespect for Nigerian leaders by David Hundeyin

Do me a favour before you start reading this article. Go to YouTube and search for an animated satire show called “Headcases.” It’s been cancelled now, but back in 2008, it was one of my favourite things on television. Having grown up under General Abacha and (retired) General Obasanjo, the experience of watching a primetime …

Stuck With Trump by David Frum

He’ll compel loyalty no matter what the FBI finds. If Republicans kowtow, they might as well hand him the 2024 nomination now. Getty; The Atlantic He’ll compel loyalty no matter what the FBI finds. If Republicans kowtow, they might as well hand him the 2024 nomination now. You might think that the FBI search at …