Didi Esther Walson-Jack: A Story of Capacity, Patience, Doggedness and Purposeful Service By Abdulhameed Musa Abdullahi There are exits that signify an ending, and there are exits that announce the beginning of…
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WOFAN Walks The Talk
WOFAN Walks The Talk By Lamara Garba There are people who speak about changing society, and there are those who quietly roll up their sleeves and get to work. There are institutions…
The Kichime Challenge To The Tribes Of Jos
The Kichime Challenge To The Tribes Of Jos -A CCS Review By Yusuf Musa Veteran journalist Kichime Goyang Gotau has thrown what may be described as a moral challenge to the people…
From Darfur To Lake Chad : How Drone Proliferation Threatens Regional Security And Nigeria’s Electoral Stability
By Ahmad Muhammad Sorondinki A dangerous technological transformation is sweeping across West Africa and the Sahel, as violent non-state actors increasingly deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to alter the dynamics of asymmetric…
Osun and the Need to Set New Boundaries for Political Conduct in Off-Cycle Elections
By Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, GCON The outcome of the recent governorship election in Osun State demonstrates that, despite the challenges confronting our democracy, Nigeria possesses the capacity to conduct elections…
Kano Projects Not Urban-Based: Why Gov Abba Beats All
By Abba Anwar From the flyovers of Lagos and Kano to the farm-to-market roads of Yobe and Ebonyi, Nigeria’s 36 state governments have spent the last three years rewriting their strategies for…
State-sponsored weddings: Celebration or misplaced priority?
By Abubakar Surunbai Naziru Mass wedding programmes in Kano State are described by some as a social intervention and by others as a misplacement of priorities. The practice is not new to…
Integrity, Economic Stability and the ICPC’s New Anti-Corruption Drive
By Ahmad Danyaro As Nigeria pursues stronger institutions, economic stability, and renewed public confidence, the leadership of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), under its Chairman, Dr. Musa…
Vom: Plateau People Cannot Have It Both Ways
Vom: Plateau People Cannot Have It Both Ways By Joe Bitrus Ali Can people demand access to Nigeria’s national opportunities for their own sons and daughters, but in active collusion with their…
Gombe 2027: Elections Are Won At The Polls, Not On Social Media
Gombe 2027: Elections Are Won At The Polls, Not On Social Media By Ibrahim Sani Shawai There is a fundamental truth about politics that the excitement of the social media age sometimes…
Kano and the Question of Priorities: Is Mass Wedding the Best Way to Fight Poverty?
By Adam Ismail Ahmad Let me start by saying this clearly: there is nothing wrong with helping vulnerable people get married. The 1,500 couples who recently benefited from Kano State’s mass wedding…
Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso: A Presidency Built on Competence, Inclusion and National Unity
By Mansur Hassan, PhD Nigeria stands at a critical crossroads. After more than two decades of uninterrupted democratic rule since 1999, the country continues to struggle with insecurity, poverty, unemployment, declining public…
The Burden Of Healthcare On Vulnerable Populations And The Duties Of The Nigerian Government
The Burden Of Healthcare On Vulnerable Populations And The Duties Of The Nigerian Government By M.O. Hussein About two months ago, I had a discussion with Aisha, a nurse who works in…
KANO’S MASS WEDDING: STOP COUNTING COUPLES, START COUNTING LIVES CHANGED
KANO’S MASS WEDDING: STOP COUNTING COUPLES, START COUNTING LIVES CHANGED Why Kano should turn a controversial social programme into a model for health protection, economic empowerment and family resilience By Dr. Musa…
Kano Politics: The Rise Of Verbal Immorality
Kano Politics: The Rise Of Verbal Immorality By Adamu Aminu Political disagreement is not the problem. Nigeria’s democracy was built on the expectation that citizens and their representatives would argue, differ, and…
Why Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf must reactivate his social media and make governance more visible to citizens, Nigeria and the world
By Dr. Musa Abdullahi Sufi There is a paradox unfolding in Kano State. On one hand, the government is announcing major interventions across education, healthcare, infrastructure, water, agriculture and social development. On…
Setting the Record Straight: A Gentle Correction To Obasanjo’s Claims On Ghali Na’Abba
Setting the Record Straight: A Gentle Correction To Obasanjo’s Claims On Ghali Na’Abba By Abubakar Bawa Bwari Chief Whip, House of Representatives (1999–2007) Let me state at the outset that we recognise…
Governor Yusuf’s Mass Weddings: Towards A Stable, Prosperous Kano State
Governor Yusuf’s Mass Weddings: Towards A Stable, Prosperous Kano State By Abdullahi Yusuf The administration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has, right from its inception on May 29, 2023, been thriving to…
Reclaiming The Noble Calling:Why Journalism Must Preserve Its Identity
Reclaiming The Noble Calling:Why Journalism Must Preserve Its Identity ​ By Shu’aibu Usman Leman ​My veteran colleague and respected brother, Jonathan Ishaku, recently penned a deeply introspective essay titled “JOURNALISM VERSUS ACTIVISM:…
Rabe Darma’s First 100 Days: Laying the Foundation for Nigeria’s Housing Renaissance
By Ahmad Danyaro Housing is more than bricks and mortar. It is about dignity, economic opportunity, social stability, and national development. Countries that have transformed their housing sectors have not merely built…
Impact Assessment of Economic Policies: A National Security Imperative for Nigeria
By Adam Ismail Ahmad Nigeria is at a defining moment in its economic history. Faced with mounting fiscal pressures, rising public debt, inflationary shocks, and structural economic challenges, governments have introduced a…
The Second Northern Renaissance
By Babayola M. Toungo This essay began by contending that the North did not arrive at its present predicament through an unavoidable twist of history but through the gradual abandonment of the…
When The Cassock Abandons The Pulpit: The Bishops’ Partisan Mirage And Opposition Echoes
When The Cassock Abandons The Pulpit: The Bishops’ Partisan Mirage And Opposition Echoes By Sunday Dare HISTORY has never been kind to institutions that mistake political opportunism for moral clarity. When the…
As The 2027 Election Campaigns Approach
As The 2027 Election Campaigns Approach By Abdullahi Yusuf Pre-election year in Nigeria usually comes with more political activities than the election year itself.For it is during the pre-election year that the…
Let NBAIS Continue To Deliver On Its Mandate
Let NBAIS Continue To Deliver On Its Mandate By Auwal Ahmed Ibrahim, Goronyo Every time Nigeria faces a policy debate, we have a habit of dragging institutions into battles they were never…