By Abdu Labaran Malumfashi A couple of years ago, ‘Follow the money’ became a popular slogan among the elite of the ruling Republicans and the opposition Democrats during the waning months of…
Category: Opinion
Digital Economy and Youth Employment in Nigeria: Nexus, Challenges and Opportunities
By Olaogun Michael Sunkanmi The digital revolution is reweaving the very fabric of economies across the globe and decentralizing the marketplace, where businesses of all sizes, from tech giants to one-person and…
DISCOS: Agents of Darkness
By Abdu Labaran Malumfashi. The other day, I heard a member of the DISCO in charge of Kaduna state and others, reassuring their customers that the DISCO would do its best to…
Why They Are Afraid Of Ganduje
By Abubakar Umar As I prepared to pen this write-up, I scrolled through the news and read that the Kano High Court that ordered the suspension of the APC National Chairman, Dr….
Human: God’s Most Thoughtful and Thoughtless Creation
By Abdu Labaran Malumfashi Before the scholars of the Darwinian ‘Theory of Evolution’ skin me alive, let me quickly say that I am talking from the Islamic perspective, where Allah (SWT) tells…
Yusuf Bichi: Between the Spymaster and a Celebrity
By Yushau A. Shuaib I was disturbed watching videos of a young man dressed in designer outfits, adorned with expensive wristwatches, wearing exotic shoes, displaying bags of costly perfumes, and being chauffeured…
Wasteland, By Abdu Labaran Malumfashi
The political, business and the economic classes seem to loose sight of the fact that a land without a people is in another word known as a wasteland. And what is a…
CGC BA Adeniyi: Where Dedication Meets Experience, Performance Yields Lasting Greatness
…charting a path to prosperity with CGC Adeniyi’s strategic leadership and diplomatic engagement In the ever-evolving landscape of Customs administration, CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, emerges as an icon of commitment and…
The Ruling Party and The Opposition
By Abdu Labaran Malumfashi. In developed democracies, like USA, Germany, Italy, Spain, etc, otherwise known as the western world, one hardly hears about the opposition until during or near elections. The UK…
Soludo And New Anambra (4): Opposition’s Clueless Politics
By Law Mefor The petty and lazy tactics of the opposition in Anambra State are characterised by the deception of the promise of a single term and propaganda. They are not adept…
Who Is Afraid Of Ganduje?
By Abdu Labaran Malumfashi. Of recent, there have been a lot of shenanigans against Ganduje, suggesting that someone is, or some people are, afraid of the National Chairman of the ruling All…
The Ibrahim Kabir Masari’s Example
By Abdu Labaran Malumfashi. It is not often that you come across a politician who spends his hard earned money on good deeds even without general elections on the horizon, like Alhaji…
INSIGHT: Why Many Young People Are Better At Gripping Than Gratitude?
Are you carried away with your current circumstances and you’ ve allowed that to define what you see? Are you among those people who sit and wait around for inspiration while expecting…
State Police: Between Invading Janjaweed Bandits And Soulless Terrorists And Fear Of Abuse
By Law Mefor For a while now, there has been a heated debate in Nigeria regarding the creation of state police. The majority of Nigerians think state police is a good idea…
Nigeria’s Detainment of Binance Executives: Separating Fact from Fiction
By Ahmad Muhammad Danyaro Recent headlines have painted a picture of two Binance executives – Nadeem Anjarwalla and Tigran Gambaryan – being “unjustly” detained in Nigeria. While their situation maybe concerning, a…
Soludo And A New Anambra (3): The Two-year Scorecard
By Law Mefor Opposition politicians are sometimes able to admit the truth and provide unflattering praise. Yes, the Prof Chukwuma Soludo administration is doing remarkably well. Even the opposition in Anambra State…
Before Their Excellencies and Honourables go on the ‘ritual’ Ramadan Umrah
By Abdu Labaran Malumfashi This article should have come before the month of Ramadan, but as the saying goes – Better late than never- is very much apt in this case. Besides,…
The Call for Sanusi’s Reinstatement: Reigniting Kano’s Economic Flame By Salisu Hamisu Ali
By Salisu Hamisu Ali Amidst the whispers of tradition and the clamor for progress, Kano finds itself at a crossroads, seeking the return of one of its most prominent sons, Khalifa Malam…
Curious Case of Mustapha Salisu: A Rising Star’s Mysterious Absence
By Ellams Awwal Mustapha Salisu, once prolific goal scorer for NPFL team Katsina United. In the previous two seasons, Salisu showcased his prowess emerging top goal scorer for the Chanji boys before…
Celebrating The Legacy Of A True Public Servant : Senator Kawu Sumaila at 56
By Comrade Abdullahi Ghali Basaf abdullahighali7@gmail.com Today marks the 56th birthday of Suleiman Abdurrahaman, fondly known as Kawu Sumaila (OFR), a distinguished figure in Nigerian politics and public service. Born on March…
Why ALDRAP is challenging the extension of the National Assembly workers’ retirement age in court
By Law Mefor The National Assembly just passed the Bill to increase the retirement age of National Assembly civil servants to 65 years or 40 years of service, whichever comes first. The…
Soludo And A New Anambra (Part One)
By Law Mefor Despite formidable obstacles, Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s Master Plan for a new Anambra has begun to document numerous victories. Since its founding on August 27, 1991, Anambra State has tried…
Proposed State Police: A Memo To The Modality Committee
By Law Mefor Victor Hugo, a renowned philosopher, famously said, “No force on earth can stop an idea whose time has come”. An idea that has reached its prime is known as…
Nigeria And The Necessity Of Nagging For Nationalism
By Bala Ibrahim There is an old and familiar proverb that says, necessity is the mother of invention. I learnt it originated from the Socratic dialogue, in the time of Plato, the…
Buhari/Emefiele And The Albatross Of Too Much Trust
By Bala Ibrahim If there is anything like wrongness in righteousness, then we can say, the rectitude of former President Muhammadu Buhari, is good to go as a candidate for that catch….