Road to Sudan, by Majeed Dahiru
With its peoples deeply divided along ethno-geographic and religious fault lines under a tensed socio-political atmosphere arising from heightened insecurity, the situation in Nigeria today […]
Column / Opinion
Sen. Ali Ndume, and the burden of representation, by Abdullahi D. Mohammed
The Nigerian 9th Assembly, and by extension, the Senate has been accused of so many things — from lack of vibrancy to being too subservient […]
Restructuring, el-Rufai and the rest of us, by Hassan Gimba
There are a number of issues on the public burner. I could have gone on with Part 2 of my write-up on General T.Y. Danjuma […]
National dialogue in two words, by Dan Agbese
We have a very limited vocabulary in what passes for our national dialogue, debate, conversation and incendiary arguments that quite often shake the foundation of […]
Southern governors’ balance of terror, by Zainab Suleiman Okino
Ever since the Southern Nigerian Governors’ Forum called on the federal government to convene a national dialogue and ban open grazing in the South, the […]
Post COVID-19: Why Nigeria, France should strengthen military, economic ties, by Muhammadu Buhari
Today, leaders from across Africa meet in Paris to discuss plans to recover from the impact of a common enemy – COVID-19. But for African […]
Just a reminder, Mr President, by Dan Agbese
Let us begin by stating the obvious, the very obvious. Presidents are busy, very busy people. They have to think and plan for the lives […]
Midway to Nirvana: The story of hope in Borno, by Inuwa Bwala
Above should be the title of Professor Babagana Umara Zulum’s midterm report as Governor of Borno State. He may not boast of having taken Borno […]
TY Danjuma and Nigeria’s present and future (1), by Hassan Gimba
Lieutenant General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, former Chief of Army Staff, former minister of defence, better known as TY Danjuma or TY for short, is not […]
The things we don’t understand, by Dan Agbese
Senator Bola Tinubu recently told the ethnic champions beating the drums of separatism that we are better off being together. He echoed President Buhari who […]
Insecurity: Lessons from Idris Deby’s Chad, by Abdullahi D. Mohammed
That Idris Deby Itno, the late Chadian strongman is dead is no news, what is news, could be the vacuum his demise has created in […]
Mohammed Idris at 55, Blueprint at 10, Ibrahim Sheme
In my life, there are three people that I call Chairman, and they are related in more ways than one. First, all three happened to […]
What Have We Done For the Next Generation?, by Hassan Gimba
Our next-generation may not know what our generation knew, may not have what we had. We have failed to give them what the previous generation […]
One foot in the door of restructuring, by Dan Agbese
Here is something very important that should make you perk up your ears. Last week, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos State, signed a new state […]
Whither North-east Peace Congress, by Inuwa Bwala
I have been an optimist of peace in the North East sub- region, and anytime the issue of peace is being discussed, my unreserved interest […]