APC, Beware of the Ides of March, by Hassan Gimba
“When there is no enemy within, the enemy outside can do you no harm.” – Ancient proverb. “The Ides of March”, made popular by William […]
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The North-East: Which way forward?, by Hassan Gimba
Being a speech delivered by Hassan Gimba, publisher of Neptune Prime online newspaper and magazine, chairman Northeast Publishers’ Forum, as the Guest Speaker at the 6th Annual […]
Banditry and our quest for leadership, by Hassan Gimba
I wanted to continue with my treatise on the Rule of Law as our only panacea for survival when a clarion call by the governor […]
The rule of law, Nigeria’s only hope for survival (3), by Hassan Gimba
Many patriots concerned with our rapid nose-diving in morals and abandonment of the rule of law believe that the British left too early. Some theorise […]
Rule of Law, Nigeria’s only hope of survival (2), by Hassan Gimba
This is the second part of our treatise on the rule of law that started last week. The rule of law is about the creation […]
What N6bn can do for my state, by Hassan Gimba
Yobe is a small agrarian state on the path to becoming great. All those who governed it ensured this. All the past governors, one way […]
Of Wachakal Airport, wastage and the bandits in government, by Hassan Gimba
When the news hit the airwaves that the federal government had budgeted N6.3 billion to build an airport at Wachakal, in Yobe State, 130 kilometres […]
The North East: Which Way Forward?, by Hassan Gimba
The North East came into existence on the 5th of May, 1967 when, in his bid to check the influence of Odumegwu Ojukwu in the […]
2023: Let’s look to the North East, by Hassan Gimba
If I were to be as sentimental as people are, I would say the North East, my zone, must produce the president in 2023. Many […]
Heckling urchins in Diaspora, by Hassan Gimba
For some time now, the social media has been inundated with video clips of some Nigerians displaying to the world the attitudes of the urchins […]
Nigeria’s search for solutions, by Hassan Gimba
“Our problems are man-made; therefore, they may be solved by man. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.” – John F. Kennedy Nigerians have […]
Of bigmen’s children, Boko Haram and an unholy war, by Hassan Gimba
From the beginning, the quasi-Islamic jihadist movement with the high-sounding name, Jama’atu ahlus sunnah lidda’awati wal jihad, loosely translated to mean “People committed to the […]
NEPTUNE PRIME: The making of a media conglomerate
If you are wondering about the unusualness of the word NEPTUNE as name of a newspaper/magazine, you are not alone; I was too. No, it […]
The North and the effect of Janus, by Hassan Gimba
I wrote the following on March 1, 2021. With what is happening, I find it still relevant, hence repeating it today. I had intended to […]
Nigeria: Our collective amnesia, our bane, by Hassan Gimba
The way things are happening at almost the speed of light in Nigeria is alarming. Most of them trace their roots to injustice and the […]