Trump or Biden, it will be America first, by Majeed Dahiru
As Nigerians are momentarily distracted by the excitement and anxiety of the thrills and suspense filled election drama in the United States of America from […]
Opinion
Misplaced euphoria over America’s ‘flawed’ election, by Zainab Suleiman Okino
In about five days or so that Americans held the world on edge and apprehension over their presidential election, Nigerians had a field day savouring […]
Of ASUU, Fintiri and self-control, by Hassan Gimba
Two issues have spurred me today. The first may have some consequential risks, but the second is surely risky. Firstly, I want to lend my […]
Their moral burden, Dan Agbese
Here is something you should find as interesting as I do. We have a huge national asset that we seem to ignore as we cast […]
Who shall save us from killer-doctors?
Theophilus Abbah They don’t belong to the bracket of quack doctors, who dispense drugs and inject victims with satanic and murderous dosage of chemicals. They […]
Journalists, lawyers and national unity
The Nigerian media has come a long way since Iwe Irohin fun Awon Ara Egba ati Yoruba (literally Newspaper for the Egba and Yoruba) was birthed on […]
Ego-tripping in the National Assembly, by Dan Agbese
The wasteful obsession of the national assembly with the review of the constitution has quite often baffled me. What really is it about? Is it […]
The minister most maligned
By Aniebo Nwamu Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq has become a household name in the country, apparently because she is in charge of a ministry in […]
The New Era of Balkanization
Those who refer to the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates by Lord Lugard in 1914, as a mistake are, once in a while, […]
Yobe at 29: Thoughts on our democratic journey, by Abdullahi Bego
By Abdullahi Bego Let me commend the civil society here in Yobe State for its hard work and dedication to the ideals of a better, […]
FFK and the parable of swamp Hippopotamus, by Hassan Gimba
Last week, a video in which Femi Fani Kayode, FFK, threw a tantrum and rained abuses on Mr Eyo Charles, Daily Trust reporter in Cross River State, […]
Matawalle and the taming of the Dakhus of Zamfara
Zamfara, intoned differently, can mean “I will begin” in Hausa. But Zamfara, from the Zamfara Kingdom, did not start on October 1, 1996, when it […]
“Modern slaves are not in chains; they are in debts”
By Dan Agbese The possible loss of our sovereignty as a debtor nation naturally offends the foot soldiers of patriotism. You cannot blame them. But […]
Death for blasphemy: A Muslim law that is not Islamic, by Majeed Dahiru
Accused of blasphemy against Muhammad [PBUH] the Prophet of Islam in a song, the death sentence handed down to one Yahya Sharif-Aminu, a 22 year […]
With a Leventis, who wants a Shoprite, by Hassan Gimba
For 15 years, Shoprite, a South African multi-national retail group, has been the place for shopping for the elite, middle class, socialites and wannabes. Some […]