Opinion

BY DEYEMI SAKA “It is a widely acknowledged fact that General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida(Rtd) while in office never shirked in his responsibility nor blaming previous administrations” My attention has been drawn to the statement by Mr. Femi Adesina who is Special Adviser to the President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, titled “BUHARI AT 79:…

by Bala Ibrahim In continuation of the perceived political row between the Governor of Kano state, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and some aggrieved members of his party, the APC, which resulted in a court judgement against the Governor, the Government of the state seems adamant, by engaging in scapegoatism, as the buck is passed on…

By Musa Tanimu Nasidi Simplicity, Patience, Compassion,Community Service and Philanthropy,these are all attributes associated with late Ustaz Haliru Inuwa,a.k.a Mujahid and Khadimul-Qur’an, who died on Wednesday 15th of December,2021 in Zaria Kaduna state,as a result of injuries he sustained following an accident involving he bonded motorcycle and a car. According to the family source,late Mujahid…

Kogi State has become a laughing stock since the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) located a monumental sum of N19.3 billion bailout fund stashed away in an interest-yielding Sterling Bank Plc fixed deposit account. As a financial crime that could land some of its officials in court, the Kogi State government has forcefully and…

By Ibrahim Ramalan A former governor of Kano State and senator representing Kano Central, Ibrahim Shekarau, has met with the national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, in Lagos on Sunday to discuss the recent developments in the party in Kano. Mr Shekarau is currently the leader of the APC in…

To the people of Ebiraland in Kogi Central senatorial district, Kogi State, late Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, HRM Ibrahim Onoruoiza Atta was a hero who ruled the land with his best and left a mark of honour. The history of Ebira people of Kogi State cannot be told without mentioning HRM Ibrahim Onoruoiza Atta who played…

By Musa Tanimu Nasidi “All living things on Earth must surely test death” On this date (Monday) 30th of November, 2020 a philanthropist, Religious and political icon, Madaki of Lokoja and Nakorji of Budon, Alhaji Aliyu Ahmadu Autanyaya,  left this world and returned to his creator after a brief illness and was buried on the…

South East Governors and Leaders held an emergency virtual meeting on 30th November, 2021 on a number of issues. The meeting resolved as follows: We condemn in strong terms the video clip and write-up we saw in some social and print media where two policemen were said to have been killed and their heads cut-off…

By Farooq A. Kperogi Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Malam Mele Kyari, said on November 23 that the Buhari regime will inflict yet another pain at the pump by jacking up petrol prices to N340 per liter in February 2022. If this materializes, it would be the…

Alhaji Sulaiman Baba Ali, a one time honorable commissioner of health from 1999-2003,is an outstanding Nigerian. As a politician and chairman,Sulaiman Baba Ali Foundation (SBA) apolitical organization created to give helping hands to the vulnerable and provide employment opportunities for the youths, has built bridges of unity across the three senatorial districts and religious lines,…