Pension scheme or scam? by Labaran Abdu Malumfashi
The other day, a friend of mine wrote to me from Abuja asking for a little financial assistance, complaining that he was ‘stranded’ in the […]
Column / Opinion
Chess, that bomb in your hands, and masters of the game
By Hassan Gimba In 1984 there was a universal review of the dystopian novel Nineteen Eight- Four, sometimes written and published as 1984, written by George Orwell. More […]
Peter Mba and his Enugu Transformation Agenda (1) by Osmund Agbo
With this new sheriff in town, the era of “stakeholder” handouts and Sunday-Sunday government house parties has come to an abrupt end, much to the […]
Toyin Falola: A deity worthy of study, by Osmund Agbo
When I submitted the manuscript of my book, Let the Shaman Die, seeking a potential endorsement, it felt akin to dispatching a letter to the White […]
Whither UniAbuja?, by Nick Dazang
It may look outlandish, if not preposterous, to suggest that this writer was present at the creation of the University of Abuja in 1988, my […]
Tinubu’s plot to divide the North
By Abdu Labaran Malumfashi. The vice presiden was sent on a condolence visit by, and to represent, the president, who found it convenient not to […]
No to Mr President’s retirement package for military generals
By Abdu Labaran Malumfashi It was yesterday reported by the Punch newspaper that the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has signed a proposal for a whopping […]
Kyari, refineries and a green ribbon, by Ken Ugbechie
Mele Kyari, a geologist and Group CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has dug his way into the tunnel of history. Within […]
Regional commissions: Short on inclusion and funding
By Zainab Suleiman Okino The establishment of the North-East Development Commission by former President Muhammadu Buhari initially garnered widespread support, given the region’s devastating circumstances. […]
The tiff between me and my friend, Umar Iliya Damagun, by Hassan Gimba
For those who may not know, considering that I am a journalist and he is a politician, the first time I knew Ambassador Umar Iliya […]
On Muammar Gaddafi: Teacher, don’t teacher me nonsense, by Osmund Agbo
I was one of the freshly minted medical doctors serving my one year of mandatory internship (housemanship) at the Military Hospital, Myhoung Barracks in Yaba, […]
Is Nigeria under civilian democracy or civilian dictatorship (state capture)?
By Abdu Labaran Malumfashi. Although I am not exactly in the right frame of mind to say anything coherent enough about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s […]
Need for prayers from all of you, good people
By Abdu Labaran Malumfashi.. I had been glued to one town for about two years until many deaths forced me to visit my necks of […]
James Earl Carter (1924 – 2024)
In describing James Earl Carter, popularly called Jimmy Carter, adjectives and superlatives are simply exhausted and squandered.Jimmy Carter who died on Sunday, 29th December 2024 […]
Tinubu and his 2027 confidence, by Abdu Labaran Malumfashi
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu told a story of one day meeting “a friend who used to use five Rolls Royce, but I saw him driving […]