Category: Opinion

And this is the news: Wike is to deliver a lecture at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife. According to the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Adebayo Simon Bamire, Nyesom Wike, CON,…

By Bala Ibrahim. “Sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism. Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.”- Seneca. Seneca, was a statesman and philosopher from the ancient Rome,…

The recent fine of $290 million imposed on Meta for data protection and consumer rights infractions has sparked a renewed conversation around the issue of platform accountability. Meta was fined by the…

By Aminu Dahiru On Thursday President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje…

By Zainab Nasir Ahmad In Nigeria today, leadership has become synonymous with politics — not policy, not planning, not service — just politics. From dawn to dusk, the affairs of government at…

𝘽𝙮 𝘼𝙗𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙠𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙢 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙖 It was exactly a week ago, on Sunday, when I last visited my friend and colleague, Haruna Dauda Biu, at his home to deliver a message. Just four days…

By Bala Ibrahim. There is a Yoruba proverb thus: “You cannot shave a man’s head in his absence”. Literally it means, you cannot make a decision that affects someone without their knowledge…

By Bala Ibrahim. “The system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties is…

By Bala Ibrahim. Following the mounting pressure from education stakeholders, parents, and civil society groups, who were loud in condemning the depressing performance of candidates in this year’s examination, the registrar of…

By Bala Ibrahim. Historically, in the late 16th and 17th centuries, a group of English Protestants known as the Puritans emerged. They believed the Reformation of the Church under Elizabeth I was…

By Bala Ibrahim. “Change the way you look at things and the things you look at will change.” ― Wayne W. Dyer. Also, Heraclitus, the Greek philosopher said, “The only constant in…

Road Project:Kano Govt Approves N2bn For Compensation By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano State Government says it has approved over N2 billion for payment of compensation to communities affected by the Kabuga-Dayi federal…

By Bala Ibrahim. There is no way anyone can chronicle Nigeria’s political history without mentioning the name, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. Kwankwaso served as the Governor of Kano State twice, first from…

By Abba Anwar Singling the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje CON out, to his most revered and respectful position, within the circle of Kano…

By Aminu Umar The recent move by Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to probe the handling of finances and contracts related to the Port Harcourt and Warri…

By Prof. Mainasara Yakubu Kurfi Department of Mass Communication, Bayero University, Kano Each year, on the 3rd of May, the international community commemorates World Press Freedom Day—an occasion dedicated to reaffirming the…