Of APC, scorpions and comrade Burombo’s advice, by Hassan Gimba
“Each time I want to fight for African rights, I use only one hand because the other hand is busy trying to keep away Africans […]
Column / Opinion
Echoes of Sani Abacha, Dan Agbese
Brigadier Sani Abacha (as he was then) in announcing the coup that brought Major-General Muhammadu Buhari to power on December 31, 1983, laid several cases […]
South Africa, so unlike Nigeria, by Zainab Suleiman Okino
A few weeks ago, South Africa was in turmoil, having witnessed a reenactment of violent uprisings reminiscent of its ugly past, the apartheid era and […]
Healing Nigeria in the spirit of Adha, by Hassan Gimba
Last week, Muslims the world over celebrated the eid-ul-adha or the “big eid” or “big Sallah”. We are, however, more interested in its meaning, implications […]
Open letter to NLC, NUJ, et al…
By Abdullahi Musa My hope is that since NUJ, NLC have a history of standing up for the rights of their members, ordinary citizens, it […]
Banditry: A tale of worms and reptiles, Majeed Dahiru
With the recent abduction of the Emir of Kajuru, Alhaji Alhassan Adamu from his palace in Kaduna state along with 12 members of his family […]
Not the time to talk of separation, by Hassan Gimba
The calls for Nigeria to dissolve into its various parts have never been this high. The call is more strident in the Southern part of […]
Let’s listen to Obasanjo, by Dan Agbese
These are the facts. Some people just cannot stand President Obasanjo’s guts. They would rather he be seen, not heard. They want him to padlock […]
Kano-Kaduna railway and its socio-economic significance, by Garba Shehu
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday lay the foundation stone of the Kano-Abuja sector of the Lagos-Kano railway modernization project.The Lagos-Kano rail project is part […]
As banditry eclipses the North, by Zainab Suleiman Okino
The Emir of Kajuru, Malam Hassan Adamu was kidnapped with 13 members of his family and two other people among them women at the weekend. […]
Between Kanu, Igboho, Gumi and southern governors, by Hassan Gimba
Southern governors last week rose from their second-ever meeting with a communique sounding more like one by Niger Delta militants in their heydays. While some […]
Shame on northern Nigerians, by Dan Agbese
Email: [email protected] SMS: 09055001912 A typical day and a typical news bulletin in northern Nigeria: “Bandits kill 21, burn houses in Katsina communities invasion;” “Bandits hold […]
Between World Bank report and Nigerian government, by Abdullahi D. Mohammed
Apparently, the economic woes of the country still persist, which, is a stark reminder of failure of leadership to effect change, and steer the country […]
Now that MMB is APC interim chairman, by Hassan Gimba
On June 25 last year, a special NEC meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) appointed Governor Mai Mala Buni as the chairman of the […]
Where did Zulum emerge from? by Femi Adesina
I know he is an academic, a Professor and former Rector of Borno State College of Agriculture. He was also Commissioner for Reconstruction under the […]