Uncle Sam at 90: Once “Offbeat”, then “Sad”, yet always on the bright side, By Azu Ishiekwene Here’s to another 20, Uncle Sam! by Azu Ishiekwene June 12, 2025 Reading Time: 6 mins read ...

From ‘Offbeat Sam’ to ‘Sad Sam’ Uncle Sam made his name at the Daily Times, but his journalism career did not start there. According to Ben Lawrence, in an article entitled “An artiste ...

Uncle Sam, here’s wishing you Happy 90th birthday and many, many more returns in good health! •Mohammed Haruna is National Commissioner, Independent National Electoral Commission, Abuja.

But back to Uncle Sam’s transmogrification from Sad Sam to Happy Sam. When one of the speakers referred to him as Sad Sam, he, with a jocular wave of the hand, said that era belonged to the past!

From ‘Offbeat Sam’ to ‘Sad Sam’ Uncle Sam made his name at the Daily Times, but his journalism career did not start there. According to Ben Lawrence, in an article entitled “An artiste ...

Uncle Sam is paired with quotations from famous American artists, musicians and icons, like Faith No More’s lyric, “Being good, it gets you stuff.” For more Beast, click here and here.

Uncle Sam, here’s wishing you Happy 90th Birthday and many, many more returns in good health! Mohammed Haruna is a national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Abuja.

An article by Gbemiga Ogunleye, “The columnist’s power,” quoting Sad Sam in the Sunday PUNCH of August 12, 1973, said, “I (Sad Sam) write for the same reason that a houseboy cleans the ...