Can we try green energy for a change?, by Hassan Gimba
We ended the last day of March on a high note. No other than Sale Mamman, minister of state for power, heralded a piece of […]
Column / Opinion
Leah Sharibu and the broken presidential promises, by Dan Agbese
By Dan Agbese Napoleon was famously quoted as saying that promises are meant to be broken. Millions of politicians in under-developed, developing and developed countries […]
2023: Between a nation’s survival and politicians’ lust after power
A few days ago, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu’s birthday was marked with a colloquium in the ancient city and most populous (this is debatable) state in […]
The Fulani as the North’s bogeyman, by Hassan Gimba
We grew up seeing the bogeyman here and there. Between 1967 and 1968, I lived with my paternal grandmother, Iya, later Hajia Iya after she […]
The needless hijab controversy in Kwara, by Majeed Dahiru
The crisis currently rocking Kwara state over the use or otherwise of the hijab by female Muslim students, in government funded Christian missionary schools should […]
Dangote Cement to pay over N97B corporate tax for 2020
Africa’s largest cement producer, Dangote Cement Plc has remained a major contributor to the economy with a tax charge of N97 billion for the financial […]
The handwriting on the wall, by Hassan Gimba
I sniff anarchy on the horizon. And to the discerning mind, the handwriting is bold on the wall. “The handwriting on the wall” is an […]
Same-Sex Marriage: The Pope Has Spoken!
By Don EzeThe Pope’s word is like a decree, a law, unalterable. In the Catholic Church, they say that the “Pope is infallible”. In other […]
Because of bandits, by Dan Agbese
If the 36 states in the country, we have 19 successor states to the Northern Region. That, if you do have some problems with simple […]
Students’ abduction in Northern Nigeria and the dangers ahead
After the “successful” abduction of 39 students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Afaka, Igabi Local Government, the bandits have become more daring; taunting […]
Much Ado about Hijab, by Hassan Gimba
Hijab. This five-letter word has refused to take leave of our public discourse for long. Many female Muslims all over the world love to don […]
Re-creating tourism in an age of digital disruption, by Folorunsho Coker
Tourism, Disruption and Adjusted Living To say that tourism is one of the sectors worst hit by the COVID-19 epidemic since early 2020 is rather […]
Hollow protests, by Dan Agbese
Organised labour has a duty to protect the interests of workers, be they members of the various labour and trade unions or not. We are […]
Gombe cannot be anyone’s cauldron, by Hassan Gimba
Last month was really not a good one for Nigeria. It was a month that witnessed more than one mass abduction of secondary school students […]
The president as a role model, by Dan Agbese
Section 11 (1) of the Fifth Schedule to the 1999 constitution provides as follows: “Subject to the provisions of this constitution, every public officer shall […]