CJN Tanko and the bigotry of numbers
By Majeed Dahiru The rise to power of President Muhammadu in 2015 birthed a far right political culture that sparked off a wave of ethno-geographic […]
Column / Opinion
Boko Haram/ISWAP resurgence: Beheading of Christians as “work of God”?
By Theophilus Abba Spreading fear and horror with the beheading of 11 Christians in Borno State, the Islamic States in West African Province (ISWAP) contaminated […]
Dogara @ 52: Portrait of a true patriot
By Turaki A. Hassan Rt. Hon Yakubu Dogara is 52 years old today. Born on December 26, 1967 in Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi State, Dogara rose […]
Anthony Joshua is not a Nigerian
By Majeed Dahiru The pervasive Black African roots mentality, which is indelibly etched on the sub-conscious of many a Nigerian was in full manifestation once […]
General” Buhari, Garba Shehu, and a Curious Competition of One-upmanship
By Crispin Oduobuk “General,” specifically “Major General,” has recently become the most contentious title of address in Nigeria. As a very senior rank in the […]
The Oshiomhole saga and APC survival
By Zainab Suleiman Okino Six years after a successful merger of four political parties—ACN, ANPP, CPC and a faction of APGA, to form the ruling […]
A Senate that works for Nigeria
By Ola Awoniyi The ninth Nigerian Senate was inaugurated on June 11, 2019. Six months after, the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and his colleagues have […]
The fading culture of compromised accreditation process in Nigerian universities
Peter Okebukola As 2019 draws to a close, Nigeria boasts a total of 171 universities enrolling slightly over two million full-time and part-time undergraduate and […]
The El-Rufai 2023 prophesy: Between mortal fury and vision
By Mohammed Yakubu Even before the second term of the APC government attains full-throttle in serious governance activities, the nation is already being threatened by […]
PDP and the failure of opposition
By Majeed Dahiru As the largest democracy in Africa is being goaded into a one party civilian dictatorship by the ruling APC, the main opposition […]
Skills not degrees, solution to Nigeria’s unemployment
By Idris Bugaje Nigeria is indeed the giant of Africa in terms of population, natural resources, etc. When compared with some Asian countries that obtained […]
Prof Oloyede: Another feather to a flowery career
It was yet another recognition of excellence on Thursday, November 28, 2019, when Nigeria’s Paragon of Integrity, Prof. Is’haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, walked up the dais […]
Where are the noble northerners?-A rejoinder
By Samu’ila Danko Makama Upon retirement from active service, I have had sufficient time to reflect on the state of the nation. Undoubtedly, all is […]
Electoral banditry in Buhari’s Nigeria
By Majeed Dahiru For his tenacity of purpose and consistency in principled opposition without compromise, President Muhammadu Buhari will be remembered as the man who […]
Garba Shehu @ 60: A tribute
By Ali M. Ali Let me wish my mentor, Malam Garba Shehu, media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari a happy birthday as he turns sixty […]