Ramadan reflection: COVID-19 and the acid test for leadership
By Bello Bawa Bwari One can only but imagine the state of mind of Musa (A.S) and Harun (A.S) when they met Pharao(h) in the […]
Column / Opinion
Life or economy, the choice is ours
By Zainab Suleiman Okino After five weeks of half-hearted lockdown, Nigerians looked forward to this week of relaxed restriction with great expectations. People were crying of hunger, deprivation, inactivity and in […]
Ramadan /COVID-19 palliatives of peace, harmony and abundance
By Zailani Bappa Zamfara State is indeed, a lucky state. It is one state that bore the cross of attested political failures for almost a […]
Tribute: Tony Allen, the master drummer
By Is’haq Modibbo Kawu We lost Tony Allen, one of the greatest drummers in the history of popular music. His collaboration with Fela created Afrobeat. […]
Tribute: The man, Dr Muhammadu Uba Adamu (Kantoma) 1935-2020
By Ibrahim Sheme The man, Dr. Muhammadu Uba Adamu, was one of the last men standing in the traditional northern Nigeria in the three areas […]
Covid-19: We all are victims
By Abdullahi D. Muhammed These are indeed perilous times, a moment filled with strife and agony exacerbated by the Covid-19 Pandemic, and made worst by […]
Abba Kyari’s was not the problem of Nigeria
By Majeed Dahiru The death of Mallam Abba Kyari, the powerful chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, has generated a mixed reaction of grieving […]
The burden of public office
By Zainab Suleiman Okino There is a trust deficit between the governed and government, and by extension, public office holders. Holding public office can make the holder […]
Abba Kyari: Brother, friend, patriot
By Is’haq Modibbo Kawu I have been in shock, since news broke, of the passing of Malam Abba Kyari, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, […]
Trump’s re-election bid and crude oil price crisis
By Realwan Okpanachi The United States of America (USA), a country with an estimated population of over 328 million, is the third most populous country […]
Buhari mourns victims of Borno IDPs camp fire incident that killed 14
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday evening described as “extremely horrifying,” the news of the death of 14 persons and injury to many from a fire incident at an […]
Justice Mamman Nasir: A paragon of humility and rectitude
By Abdullahi Bala Isa “You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him – […]
U.S. health and humanitarian aid
By Amb. Mary Beth Leonard The story of U.S. leadership in the global battle against Covid-19 is a story of days, months, and decades. Every […]
COVID-19: Unseen enemy in the war without weapons
By Zainab Suleiman Okino Apart from the recent outbreaks of H1N1 swine epidemic of 2009 to 2010, West African Ebola outbreak of 2014 to 2015 and Zika virus […]
Exploring counter-narrative strategy in counter-insurgency operation
By Zainab Suleiman Okino Exploring counter-narrative strategy in counter insurgency operation in Nigeria Nothing can be as demoralizing and energy-sapping like an endless war. When a conflict rages for […]