By Abdullahi Yusuf A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Kano State, Dr Musa Iliyasu Kwankwaso, has commended the Chairman House Committee on Appropriation, Alhaji Abubakar Kabir Abubakar Bichi, for positively…
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Nigeria Police: A Service Scheduled For Supreme Sacrifice?
By Bala Ibrahim Every job or service has its own hazard or hazards, depending on the relationship between the worker, the task, the tools and the environment of assignment. In Nigeria, the…
Malami and the Mysterious Millions of a Minister
By Bala Ibrahim Nigeria is a very difficult country to understand. Too difficult to grasp, or comprehend mentally. One minute a man is poor, the next minute he is rich, stupendously rich….
ANALYSIS: CGC Adeniyi’s Uncompromised Service to Nation Building; A Reflection of Leadership Mastery
I felt compelled to write this analysis after hearing the heartfelt praise for CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi from Malam Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser, and Wale Edun FCS, Nigeria’s Minister of…
Dr. Habib Sadauki: A paragon of modesty, devotion, and steadfastness
By Engr. Bello Gwarzo Abdullahi, FNSE Today, we were met with the sorrowful news of the passing of Dr. Habib Sadauki, a man whose impact transcended boundaries and touched numerous lives. A…
GSU-ASUU Strike and PDP’s Opportunistic Deception: Separating Fact from Fiction
In its characteristic style of pandering to the gallery through subterfuge and chicanery, the Peoples Democratic Party in Gombe State has jumped into ASUU Gombe State University strike discourse to weave a…
Humility Personified: The Exit of Mal. Gausu Ahmad from BUK
Those with a deep knowledge of my biography will always remember me in the Faculty of Education’s Department of Education which I joined in July 1980 at the relatively young age of…
Directorship And The Dangers Of Dealing With Those On Drugs
By Bala Ibrahim. Leadership and directorship are one and the same thing. They stand for the action of leading a people or an organization. A good leader therefore, is expected to have…
Kano’s diphtheria crisis: The resilience of a dangerous enemy
By Ahmad Deedat, RN. “You don’t expect to hit the jackpot if you don’t put a few nickels in the machine” ~ Flip Wilson. Courage is the strongest virtue second to honor….
Tinubu: Turning The Temper Of The Troops On Turji
By Bala Ibrahim. Pursuant to the directive given to the military by President Tinubu, for the top hierarchy of the army, including the Minister of State, Defense, Bello Matawalle, to relocate to…
Governor Dikko Radda@55: Spotlight On Superlative Service
By Bashir Gafia & Ahmadu Dansardauna Giant strides made by man are usually relieved with pomp and pageantry .While some roll out the milestone amidst glass clinging. Some play the breakthrough low…
Iwuanyanwu: Life and Times of an Octopus
By Law Mefor Without a doubt, Chief Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Iwuanyanwu was a model and premier Igbo-Nigerian leader, patriot, and Igboist. Being an Igboist and a Nigerian defender at the same time…
Abdul’aziz Abdul’aziz Tipped as Successor to Ajuri Ngelale – Bargan Gombe Appeals to President Tinubu
By Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe The traditional title holder of Bargan Gombe, Hon. Abubakar Sadeeq Gidado, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider Abdul’aziz Abdul’aziz for the role of Presidential Spokesperson,…
Kano State Politics Set for a Major Shift as Kwankwaso and Ganduje’s Influence Wanes: What’s Next for the Power Dynamics in 2027?
By Suleiman Abdullahi Gashuwa Suleimanasuleiman476@gmail.com As Kano populace describe their politics in Hausa language “Siyasar Kano, Sai Kano” has proven of what we are seeing today in the political landscape of the…
Modifying the Forces of the Market by Moderating with the Forces of Mercy
By Bala Ibrahim “Nothing can make injustice just but mercy” In school, and in Economics, we were told about the economic factors affecting the price of, demand for, and availability of a…
From Research to Reform: Y.Z. Ya’u’s Contributions to Society
On September 2nd, we celebrate the birthday of a man whose life has been a pillar of hope and progress for countless individuals—Malam Y.Z. Ya’u. He is not just a name but…
Nigeria: The Available and the Affordable
By Bala Ibrahim “A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims… but accomplices”-George Orwell George Orwell was an English novelist, essayist, and critic, that made name from…
Abba Kabir Yusuf: Daring the detractors
By Mu’azu Adamu “Our dear state, Kano is one of the oldest in Nigeria, a state with rich culture and history, a state that enjoys tremendous amount of respect all over the…
Expose on the Thoughts and Intellectual Betrayal by Olamilekan Yesbit against El-Rufai
By Kamaluddeen Sani Shawai Attacking Mallam Nasir El-Rufai may not yield any fruit as this might just be the precursor to a more intricate revelation. Should the mischief-makers persist in adding baseless…
Nigeria and the Callous Call for Coup: Thanks but No Thanks
By Bala Ibrahim “As the Chief of Army Staff, my simple response to the call is, ‘Thanks, but no thanks!’ The Nigerian Army will not allow itself to be used to undemocratically…
Diphtheria controversy: Where Kano HMB’s PRO misfires – A story from the inside
By Ahmad Deedat, RN. PRO, have you ever visited diphtheria treatment center in IDH? No I suppose! “…..staff are not willing to put in their best since the stoppage of the allowances…
The North Just Needs the Right Leadership
Against many held views that the burden of the North is its huge population, with respects, I beg to differ with this general narrative – it’s not overpopulation that is the burden…
Transparent Leadership: Building Trust Through Openness and Integrity
By Hajara Usman In response to the tumultuous years marked by corruption and mismanagement, the Federal Government of Nigeria recognized the urgent need for a body to oversee public procurement and contract…
Ten Days of Rage: The Day After
Babayola M. Toungo The recent ten-day protests in Nigeria, from August 1st to 10th, 2024, took two different trajectories – a ten-day protest in the south and ten-days of rage across the…
The Nigerian Nation: Not Everything Is Bad in a Bad Situation
By Bala Ibrahim As a nation, Nigeria is passing through uncountable challenges, persuading people to make uncountable permutations. Some palatable, while others are perilous and petrifying. The general picture painted is that…