Buhari commiserates with Gov. Bello over mother’s death
President Muhammadu Buhari condoles with Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State over the passing of his mum, Hajiya Hauwau Oziohu Bello, 101, praying that God […]
Column / Opinion
Between spirited journalist and grateful widow
By Kwapchi Bata Dibal Ever since our paths crossed on one of the darkest days of Borno state, fate has continued to make us bump […]
OBJ’s latest letter to Buhari
Dear President and General Buhari, I am constrained to write to you this open letter. I decided to make it an open letter because the […]
AKK gas pipeline: Buhari’s big infrastructure push
By Garba Shehu ONE of the big promises made by President Muhammadu in his campaign for Nigeria’s presidency is the Ajaokuta-Abuja-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project. […]
Senator Gaidam is right: You can’t defeat ideology with guns only
By Prof. Idris Bugage Allow me to voice my support for the progressive move of the Yobe East Senator, Ibrahim Gaidam, who is currently sponsoring […]
My almajiri story
By Majeed Dahiru The renewed conversation about the menace of destitute and roaming-about out-of-school children in numbers estimated at 14 million in the predominantly Muslim […]
The way the cookies crumble
By Zainab Suleiman Okino The latest scandal in President Buhari’s crumbling governance structure is the open squabble over schedule of duties between the National Security […]
Is NSA’s role in The Presidency ambiguous?
By Theophilus Abbah Nigerians were embarrassed this week to learn that President Muhammadu Buhari’s kitchen cabinet was in disarray over who-does-what in the difficult battle […]
Insecurity: What Buhari has done, and is doing
By Femi Adesina Each time he itemizes the three focal areas of government, President Muhammadu Buhari follows the same order: we shall secure the country, […]
Buhari’s tragedy of numbers
By Majeed Dahiru In response to both local and international reactions, expressing concerns about the recent killings of Christians in Nigeria by the Boko Haram […]
2023 in 2020: How Buhari’s second term evaporates into 2023 discourse
By Zainab Suleiman Okino Barely one year after President Buhari was sworn in for his second term, unfolding events tend to tilt towards only one […]
Nigeria is bigger than Buhari
By Majeed Dahiru Arising from the acute governance inertia of President Muhammadu Buhari, the ship of the Nigerian state appears rudderless even as it sails […]
Nine years away from the caravan of grains
By Hassan Turaki My great-uncle, Ibrahim Dada, whom I grew to know as my paternal grandmother’s oldest brother was already aged, tired, weak and blind […]
The North is in need of Amotekun
By Majeed Dahiru The acute inadequacy of Nigeria’s conventional security forces has left large swaths of territories ungoverned and millions of lives and properties unsecured. […]
Of Amotekun and 2023
By Ibrahim Sheme The Amotekun palaver has clearly become an albatross for the Buhari Administration and will, indeed, become an election issue very, very soon. […]