Ganduje and Sanusi II: A Defining Moment of Reconciliation and Kano’s Path to Unity By: Lamara Garba In Kano’s evolving political story, certain moments carry a quiet weight that goes beyond ceremony…
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Bauchi: 2027 is for a Paradigm Shift
Bauchi State stands at a defining crossroads. The next governor must represent more than continuity; he must embody a decisive break from the past. The moment calls for new ideas, new thinking,…
WPFD 2026: Press Freedom as a Pathway to Peace
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman As the global community gathers to commemorate World Press Freedom Day today, May 3, 2026, we find ourselves at a defining moment for our profession and our nation….
World Press Freedom Day 2026: Ink, Blood And The Burden Of Truth
World Press Freedom Day 2026: Ink, Blood And The Burden Of Truth By Lamara Garba There is something sacred about ink when it refuses to lie. There is something stubborn about truth…
May Day Without Meaning:The Silence of Empty Pockets
May Day Without Meaning:The Silence of Empty Pockets By Comrade Lamara Garba Every year, on the first of May, the world pauses to honour labour. It is a day known globally as…
Nigerian Opposition Parties: Divided Within, Weakened by External Forces
By Ali Sabo Nigeria’s democracy is facing a quiet but dangerous shift, not through the abolition of opposition parties, but through their systematic weakening. What is unfolding across the country’s political landscape…
Army Chief Must Fish Out Killers Of Abdulsamad Jamiu
Army Chief Must Fish Out Killers Of Abdulsamad Jamiu By Yemi Adebowale Like all parents, Sani and Habiba Jamiu were looking forward to the passing out of their son, Abdulsamad, from the…
Farm Centre Under Siege: Kano Must Reject Political Violence Before 2027
Farm Centre Under Siege: Kano Must Reject Political Violence Before 2027 By Abbas Ibrahim By all standards, the recent violent invasion of Kano’s bustling GSM Farm Centre Market by suspected political thugs…
Rt. Hon. Kabiru Alhassan Rurum: Why 2027 Presents a Compelling Case for the Senate
By Ahmad Muhammad Danyaro As Ronald Reagan once noted: leadership is ultimately measured by the ability to inspire collective progress. In Kano South, the political trajectory of Kabiru Alhassan Rurum increasingly reflects…
Minister Darma Assumes Duty, Ata Backs Housing Agenda
Minister Darma Assumes Duty, Ata Backs Housing Agenda By Adamu Aminu At a time when Nigeria’s housing deficit remains visible and persistent, leadership changes within the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban…
All Stake, No Share: Nigeria’s Inclusive Exclusion
By Babayola M. Toungo They call them “stakeholders,” with the solemnity of a boardroom oath and the smug assurance of men who have never had to itemize survival. It is a word…
Grit To Glory:Oladiti Energes NUPENG President In A Defining Moment
Grit To Glory:Oladiti Energes NUPENG President In A Defining Moment By DCM Bisi Kazeem (Rtd) fsi MNIM anipr In a development that has sent ripples across Nigeria’s oil and gas landscape, Comrade…
Kano’s New Low: When Politics Turns Women into Props of Shame
Aminu Abdullahi Ibrahim What unfolded recently in Kano should concern anyone who values dignity, culture, and the integrity of public life. It was not merely a political rally it was a…
The Irresistible Nominee: Decoding The Massive Turnout At The House Of Assembly
The Irresistible Nominee: Decoding The Massive Turnout At The House Of Assembly By Muhammad Abdulsalam The political atmosphere reached a fever pitch this week as the House of Assembly conducted the screening…
From Quiet Reforms to Scalable Impact: How Umar Namadi Is Repositioning Jigawa State as a Subnational Development Model in Africa
By Musa Abdullahi Sufi In a global development landscape often dominated by national narratives, the most instructive transformations are increasingly unfolding at the subnational level where policy meets proximity, and governance is…
How Dikko Umaru Radda Is Redefining Power, Prestige, and Peace Through the Reengineering of Katsina’s Traditional Institutions
By Musa Abdullahi Sufi In a decisive move that blends governance reform with cultural intelligence, Katsina State has taken a bold step toward redefining the role of traditional institutions in modern statecraft….
Arc. Dangiwa: Humility in High Office, Grace in Exit
By Adamu S Ladan fcai In an era where public office often erects invisible walls between leaders and the people, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa stands out as a refreshing embodiment of humility in…
How Dikko Umaru Radda Is Delivering Food Security Through Precision, Transparency, and People-Centered Leadership
By Musa Abdullahi Sufi In a time when food security remains one of the defining challenges of our generation, leadership is measured not just by policy declarations, but by the precision, empathy,…
One Seat, Two Unspoken Rivalries
One Seat, Two Unspoken Rivalries By Adamu Aminu As the delay in producing the Kano State deputy governor persists with no end in sight, a development which observers describe as either the…
Backdoor Politics? Al-Makura Takes Swipe at Sule Over Wadada Endorsement
Backdoor Politics? Al-Makura Takes Swipe at Sule Over Wadada Endorsement By Shehu Abdul Azeez Former governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura raises a fundamentally important democratic concern in his response to Governor Abdullahi Sule’s…
The Silent Deadline: A Tribute to Balarabe Nazeephy (1960–2026)
The Silent Deadline: A Tribute to Balarabe Nazeephy (1960–2026) By Muhammad Bello, fsdu, fsi, mspsp “Every soul shall taste death… but a great journalist’s story is never truly over as long as…
Kano Deputy Governorship, My Reiterated Position:My Challenge Against Riffraff
Kano Deputy Governorship, My Reiterated Position:My Challenge Against Riffraff By Abba Anwar It is very clear to my readers that I kept quite at the initial stage of the heated debate hovering…
Gulf Fires: How Nigeria Can Stay Out of the Crossfire
By Adamu S Ladan The escalating confrontation involving Israel, the United States, and Iran is being packaged in familiar language; security, deterrence, and stability. But for countries like Nigeria, this is not…
Reframing Media Accountability in Nigeria
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman “NGE and NUJ Chasing Shadows,” an opinion piece by Jide Oluwajuyitan published in The Nation on 14 April 2026, presents a critical assessment of Nigeria’s major media professional…
Kano Deputy Governorship:Concerned Elders Make Case For Kabiru Alhassan Rurum
Kano Deputy Governorship:Concerned Elders Make Case For Kabiru Alhassan Rurum Abdullahi Yusuf Kano South Concerned Elders Forum have appealed to Governor Abba Kabiru Yusuf to appoint Hon. Kabiru Alhassan Rurum as the…