By Shehu Mustapha Chaji President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent approval of N46.39 billion for the rehabilitation of runways and taxiways at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) adds to the long…
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KING MUHAMMAD VI OF MOROCCO : 27 YEARS OF DYNAMIC AND PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP
By Ahmad Tijani Lawal Morocco celebrates the 27th anniversary of the ascension to throne by King Mohammed VI. It is a festivity that seeks to demonstrate the significant role being played to…
Katsina’s Community-Driven Development Model Delivers Results as Over N3.61 Billion Transforms More Than 3,900 Public Facilities
By Musa Abdullahi Sufi, Katsina, Nigeria (SIDES Media) KATSINA, Nigeria – The Katsina State Government has announced the successful disbursement of ₦3.61 billion directly to communities across the state’s 361 political wards,…
2026 Nigerian Engineering Games: Strengthening the Profession Beyond the Workplace
By Ahmad Muhammad Danyaro The 2026 National Engineering Games (NEGGS), organised by the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), held in Abuja on July 11, 2026, once again demonstrated that engineering is not…
Nigeria’s First Line of Defence Against Financial Crime in the Digital Age
By Abdulhameed Musa Abdullahi Financial crime is no longer confined to cash-filled briefcases, secret meetings or conventional bank fraud. Today, criminals exploit technology to move illicit funds, deceive innocent people and conceal…
World Skills Day: Celebrating Prof. Bugaje as the Icon of skills in Nigeria
By Auwal Ahmed Ibrahim, Goronyo The 15th of July is a World Skills Day assigned to celebrate skills promoters and participants. The theme of this year’s world skills is : “Skills for…
Two Pillars, One Vision: Inside the Barau Jibrin–Yusuf Ata Political Bond
By Adamu Aminu The political relationship between the Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, and the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata,…
BE PROACTIVE: Stop Kidnapping in Nigeria
By Salihu Othman Isah In the last 10 years, “kidnapped” has become one of the most painful words in Nigeria’s vocabulary. It is no longer tied to one region, one road, or…
How Governor Umar Namadi Is Rewriting Jigawa’s Story, in a Coordinated Sector-by-Sector Push
By Sule Ya’u Sule For decades, Jigawa State has struggled with depressing statistics. According to the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, Jigawa has one of the highest poverty incidence rates in Nigeria, recording…
Mali Under Siege: July 4 Attacks Expose Cracks in AES Security
By Ipole Amajama On July 4, 2026, Mali woke to a wave of violence that swept across its northern towns. Jama’at Nusrat al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin, JNIM, and the Front de Libération de l’Azawad,…
The Waiya Narrative and the Crisis of Media Ethics in Kano
By Muhammad Abdulsalam In the beginning, opinion pages served as a marketplace of ideas. Today, in parts of Kano’s media landscape, they have increasingly been reduced to a marketplace of influence. Over…
The Hills Remember: A Peacebuilder’s Reflection on the Lamogi Site at Guruguru, Northern Uganda
As peacebuilding researchers, we often engage with conflict through books, reports, interviews, and statistics. But some lessons can only be learned by standing in the very places where history unfolded. Our visit…
The Grammar of a Handshake
By Na’ima Musa Umar Monday’s congratulatory visits by delegations from the Tijjaniya Shura Council and the Qadiriyya movement revolved around matters that transcend ceremony itself: peace, counsel, responsibility and sincere prayers for…
Professor Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo: The Pan-Africanist Who Walks the Talk
By Musa Abdullahi Sufi Across Africa, discussions about Pan-Africanism often revolve around conferences, speeches, declarations, and political rhetoric. Many speak passionately about African unity, self-reliance, education, economic transformation, and human development. Yet,…
Ezioko Erosion Emergency Group Commends Gov. Soludo for N801.67m Ezioko Flood Diversion Channel Project
The Ezioko Erosion Emergency Group, a village stakeholders’ intervention body saddled with monitoring flood channels and drains and responding to emergencies before situations worsen, hereby express our deep and sincere gratitude to…
Why NUJ National Security Summit Matters For National Development
By Abbas Ibrahim As Nigeria continues to grapple with complex security challenges ranging from terrorism and banditry to cybercrime, communal conflicts and misinformation, one reality has become clear, neither security agencies nor…
Darma: Public Office, Personal Insolvency, and the Burden of Public Trust
Recent comments by the Honourable Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Muttaqha Rabe Darma, in which he disclosed to an online, BID Hausa, that he had become financially distressed and had…
Healing the Forgotten Heroes of Kannywood: How Dr. Rahila Mukhtar’s KSCHMA AbbaCare Initiative Is Transforming Lives Beyond the Spotlight
By Dr. Musa Abdullahi Sufi For decades, Kannywood has stood as one of Africa’s most vibrant cultural institutions, entertaining millions, preserving the Hausa language, promoting social values, and serving as a powerful…
Beyond the Bullets: How Katsina is Building Peace Through Dialogue, Institutions and Inclusion
By Dr. Musa Abdullahi Sufi In a region where insecurity, communal tensions, farmer-herder conflicts, banditry, displacement, and social divisions have continued to challenge development efforts, a quiet but potentially transformative revolution is…
14.2 Percent: The Electoral Arithmetic That Exposes the Fundamental Fragility of Peter Obi’s 2027 Northern Strategy
By Aliyu Mohammed Idris, PhD, There is a particular kind of political optimism that refuses to be corrected by evidence. It is the optimism that survives a catastrophic electoral performance, reinterprets the…
How DSP Barau and the FUDMA VC shielded Barau Scholars Amid Study Centres Relocation
By Abba Anwar The possibility of life without challenges is zero point zero. As His Excellency, Deputy Senate President, Barau I Jibrin, PhD, CFR, rightly observed and amplified. It was during an…
The Price of Integrity: Why Mustapha Muhammad’s Honest Act Deserves More Than Applause
By Abdulkarim Ibrahim In a country where stories of public officials enriching themselves at the expense of the people often dominate the headlines, acts of honesty have become so rare that they…
Abba Kabir Yusuf And The Reinvention Of Governance In Kano: Three Years Of Resilience, Reform And The Politics Of Public Trust
By Musa Abdullahi Sufi In politics, elections may bring leaders to power, but it is governance that determines whether history remembers them kindly. Across Africa, citizens increasingly judge governments not by campaign…
Dikko Umaru Radda and the Rebirth of Katsina: Three Years of Courage, Compassion and Transformational Leadership
By Musa Abdullahi Sufi History often remembers leaders not merely for occupying public office, but for the difference they make in the lives of ordinary people. While some administrations are measured by…
Umar Namadi And The Reinvention of Governance in Jigawa: Three Years of Vision, Inclusion, Stability and Human Development
By Musa Abdullahi Sufi Across Nigeria, citizens have become increasingly skeptical of grand declarations and campaign rhetoric. What many now seek are leaders whose actions speak louder than speeches, leaders who can…