Sep 27, 2022Journalism’s first commandment? Thou shall not steal.In practice, however, the rule is more complex than it sounds. Here’s how you can avoid the whispers and traps of plagiarism. One of the first lessons drilled into your head as a journalist is that plagiarism is bad. Like really bad. It is essentially the journalism equivalent of armed…Journalism6 min readJournalism6 min read
Jul 6, 2022How Civil Wars Start And Lessons For Today’s Nigeria‘Civil wars ignite and escalate in ways that are predictable; they follow a script,’ writes author Barbara F. Walter. How close are developments in Nigeria to this time-tested script? For decades, social scientists have researched factors which, combined, best predict that a country will experience civil war. …War16 min readWar16 min read
May 27, 2022The ‘dreamolition’: A short storyI wake up to the sound of my door creaking open. Someone has just entered or is about to. I must’ve forgotten to lock the door since I got knocked out the previous evening watching Ricky Gervais' comedy special on Netflix. The hour is, I’m sure, only still a few…Storytelling5 min readStorytelling5 min read
May 19, 2022Humans as WiFi-enabled devicesAuthor’s note: Everything you are about to read is the product of one midnight’s musings. It is unrefined. And probably stupid. No additional research has been conducted. Reader’s discretion is therefore advised. If we’re to be scientifically absolute, then thinking of humans as Wi-Fi-enabled devices makes a bit of sense…Technology3 min readTechnology3 min read
Apr 3, 2022From chasing dreams to chasing pussy: A short storyThe wakefulness was sudden. Odd even. Could be because there’s now a power supply after what was an infinite amount of hours? No. I forgot to turn on the fans whose cool breeze would have stirred me from sleep the previous evening. The lights are off too. …Non Fiction3 min readNon Fiction3 min read
Feb 27, 2022Human Rights in Nigeria: Policy, People, and the PoliceThough Nigeria transitioned from military rule to a constitutional democracy over two decades ago, it has struggled to appreciate, much less uphold, basic principles such as the rule of law and respect for fundamental human rights. The country’s performance has been worrisome, to say the least. This is obvious if…Human Rights5 min readHuman Rights5 min read
May 18, 2021The thing from space: Flash fictionIt just appeared, this thing. No one knows how the monstrous object, at least 70 metres in height, got here. We woke up this morning and there it was, right beside our house, so close you could throw a pebble and it would hit it. God rest the soul of…Science Fiction4 min readScience Fiction4 min read
Nov 24, 2020The law may be an ass, but lawyers do not have to be arseholes“The first thing we do,” wrote William Shakespeare in 1598, “let’s kill all the lawyers.” The clarion call had appeared in Part II of the novel, Henry VI. Shakespeare himself, a study of the text itself reveals, was not really endorsing mass attorney-cide since the character who mouthed the words…Law6 min readLaw6 min read
Jun 12, 2020The accident: A short story— Or the roots of evil are not too far away once you spot the fruits of evil It was an accident. Hasan Rago, a young expert on the Boko Haram insurgency and independent security consultant, is returning to Kaduna in his 2012 Lexus ES 350. The calmness of the…Fiction7 min readFiction7 min read
Jun 6, 2020Calm down: (This is) a very short story“Calm down,” he said as he gently and reassuringly placed his right hand on my shoulder. Tola and I have been close friends for five years and have known each other for at least five more. I have only one sibling, also a girl, and I attended an all-girls secondary…Fiction4 min readFiction4 min read
