Buratai as COAS: A post-mortem
So, it all ended. Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, simply addressed as TY Buratai, on January 29, 2021, was memorably pulled out of the Nigerian Army. It was at a …
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So, it all ended. Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, simply addressed as TY Buratai, on January 29, 2021, was memorably pulled out of the Nigerian Army. It was at a …
Buratai as COAS: A post-mortem Read MoreIt may not generate a controversy when someone says that a leader ‘is doing it right now, and later says he’s doing wrong’. It could however, generate an interesting controversy …
Education: Kaduna, Bauchi give us hope Read MoreIt is not an understatement to say that cattle rearing or business which is the major and old occupation of the nomadic Fulani in the country is being threatened by …
Nomadic crises: Revisit Ruga policy Read MoreIn Nigeria, attitudinal change is needed in all facets of human endeavours. Relatively, however, the attitudes of some medical personnel leave much to be desired. Sometimes, I ask myself, “Where …
Need for attitudinal change by Nigeria’s medical personnel Read MoreThe entertainment industry is about the hardest hit by the rampaging Covid-19 pandemic as almost all countries, including Nigeria have now literally banned night clubs, concerts, (owambe) parties, etc. I …
Odd news in these times Read MoreThe recent decision of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to start funding Defense Security Research and Development (R&D) activities in the Nigerian defense and security sub-sector is a soothing relief. …
TETFund, insecurity and the push for research into military technology Read MoreI was asked in a recent TV interview by Rev Fr George Ehusani how ordinary people who are busy working in their offices could ever find the time to get registered …
The business case for democracy Read MoreMost of us agree that the unity of Nigeria is held by a tenuous thread, and that by the hands of the current administration old scars have been lacerated to …
Nigeria needs a Nigerian president in 2023 – not Igbo, Hausa or Yoruba, by Fredrick Nwabufo Read MoreEducation is the bedrock of development and the most powerful tool to transform the world, it creates a ladder out of poverty and gives children an opportunity to gain the …
Buni, SDGs and Yobe education emergency pay-off Read MoreThe power struggle in FCT Water Board has ended, it is time to reinstate an innocent man falsely accused of corruption back to his office. January 14, 2021, the FCT …
FCT minister: It’s time to reinstate Nahuce to Water Board Read MoreThe former service chiefs had boldly declared that the Boko Haram insurgents had been technically defeated. But the technical victory, apparently, became a great a cost to have been worthwhile …
Letter to the new service chiefs Read MoreGwamna By March 2021, it will be exactly two successive years since the 2019 general elections were conducted in the country and in many states. Therefore, plans for the 2023 …
Gombe 2023: Gwamna on the radar of suitability Read MoreMany Nigerians have received the appointment of the new service chiefs as a boost to the parlous security situation across the country. Rampant cases of kidnapping, armed robbery, sectarian crisis, …
On the new service chiefs Read MoreA fortnight ago while in Kano, two of my childhood friends came visiting. After the usual pleasantries, discussion on Kano local politics took centre stage between the two friends who …
On Abuja-Kaduna-Kano highway reconstruction Read MoreFor the past 11 years, insecurity in Nigeria has continued unabated. The country’s troops grapple with numerous security challenges posed by the Boko Haram militants, bandits and kidnappers in parts …
Bandits in the hands of female soldiers Read MoreThe global corruption tracking organization, Transparency International (TI), Thursday, released its 2020 annual report in which it scored Nigeria very low, thereby casting aspersions on the relentless efforts of President …
TI reports and the monkeyshines of disgruntled elite Read MoreIn November 2019, in a piece titled, ‘NAF: Consolidating a strategic and logistical Airbase in Bauchi’, I had written that; “The most visible of the dividends of the change agenda, …
Al-Sadique: Meritorious service of Nigeria’s finest airman Read MoreI am shocked that the rising cases of Covid-19 in Lagos, Abuja and Plateau are becoming an issue of concern. Contemplating lockdown in such states and the FCT shows something …
Nigeria’s dead primary health system, and other deaths Read MoreBackground – Cries of Victimisation and Ethnic Profiling In the wake of the controversy around the purported eviction order to Fulani herdsmen by Ondo State government, in January 2021, Nigerian …
Nigeria’s volatile politics and the APC report on true federalism, by Salihu Moh. Lukman Read MoreSheikh Dr Ahmad Abubakar Mahmud Gumi has initiated a move which if encouraged and support by relevant stakeholders can serve as much needed solution to issues of banditry and kidnapping …
Sheikh Gumi’s’ strategic Da’awah Read MoreIn every country across the globe the interior ministry is the one in charge of the internal security, providing solutions to internal security of the country. Part of the responsibility …
Awaiting interior minister’s action as nation boils Read MoreDespite growing evidence of youths activism and mobilisation, Nigerian youths have yet to achieve the level of inclusion required to gain representation in politics. Leadership deficits, money politics, poor internal …
The fairytale of “Not too young to run” Read MoreHuman beings, throughout generations, have been and are still, collectively, interesting! They are not only interesting but also interestingly complex – wherever and whenever. This is one of the reasons …
Are we really suffering from “Stockholm Syndrome”? Read MoreIn my last piece on this column, I reckoned how COVID-19 pandemic impacted negatively on the economy of Kano state due to the sharp fall in statutory allocation from the …
How COVID-19 impacts on Kano economy Read MoreThe news about the calling off of the chronic ASUU strike was not received with expected cheers by many for obvious reasons. First, the students were already rusty, as a …
School resumption: Time to showcase our humanity Read More