‘Too much’ ado about Fulani ethnic profiling, by Majeed Dahiru
From the recent ‘’vacate from forest reserves’’ order handed down to Fulani herdsmen by the Ondo state government to some communities across southern Nigeria giving […]
Column / Opinion
As Abdalla Uba Adamu bows out of NOUN…,Ibrahim Sheme
When Professor Abdalla Uba Adamu reported for work as Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in February, 2016, he came cracking several […]
Bill Gates, Peter Obi and Nigeria’s pandemic
In the past year, hardly can you find a word that elicits palpable fear, confusion, hope and scepticism as COVID-19. Surely COVID-19 has changed the […]
CPI ranking: Why it matters and what government should do, by Auwal Musa Rafsanjani
Every year, the publication of the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), computed by Transparency International (TI) based in Germany and published in Nigeria by the Civil […]
Mandela and the parable of the Fulani, by Hassan Gimba
In his autobiography, Long Walk To Freedom, first published in 1994, the revered Nelson Mandela wrote: “When a man is denied the right to live the […]
Is Buhari presiding over the last United Nigeria?, by Akin Fadeyi
There are no good tribes or good ethnicities. There are good people and there are bad people. I have close friends all across the nation […]
Saving SEPLAT from Access Bank’s corporate aggression, by Majeed Dahiru
The peace and tranquillity of the corporate world was recently rattled by the news that a Nigerian court had granted an injunction allowing Nigeria’s biggest […]
Sale of national assets: Another self-destructive jamboree
The Nigerian leadership has once again embarked on a national past time of walking in the dark in ignominy. The minister of finance, Zainab Ahmed […]
Nigeria: Divided in flesh, united in spirit, by Hassan Gimba
This article, first published in 2018, speaks to the ruckus kicked up in the polity by recent comments of prominent political and religious figures once […]
Ultimatum, eviction order: A call to anarchy, by Abdullahi D. Mohammed
The ultimatum given to Fulani herdsmen to vacate forest reserves in Ondo state by Gov Rotimi Akeredolu, has, expectedly continued to cause ripples across the […]
And Trump’s cookie will continue to crumble, by Hassan Gimba
Those familiar with novels, especially before the advent of the internet, can remember a famous novel recalled in my headline. The book, The Way The […]
Our dysfunctional local government system and rural development, by Dan Agbese
Sometime in 2019, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance in both the Obasanjo and the Jonathan administrations, spoke of the need for federal and […]
Tribute: Dear Sam, by Hannatu Musawa
Dear Sam,My dear friend, my dear brother, my best friend… I miss you! But I guess, you always knew that would be my reality the […]
Trump’s African Genes, by Hassan Gimba
Outgoing 45th President of the United States of America, Donald John Trump, was said to have German roots. His mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, is said […]
Not in defence of Bishop Kukah, by Dan Agbese
The dust Bishop Hassan Kukah raised in his Christmas 2020 sermon has somewhat settled down. At least, I cannot feel it swirling around anymore and […]