2023 presidency: Anyim’s sure and steady steps; By Okey Muogbo
Senator Anyim Pius Anyim’s first few steps into the ocean of 2023 politicking has clearly shown that it would not swallow him. He has made […]
North
A critique of Hakeem Baba-Ahmed’s rejoinder, By Lasisi Olagunju
Abdulrazak Gurnah, the Tanzanian who won the Nobel Prize in Literature last week has a very interesting definition of honour. He says it means “respect yourself […]
2023: Power should rotate to the South but… By Ahmed Joe
Let the truth be told, when in 1999 the Muslim North worked assiduously for the Christian South to attain power there were no terms and […]
PDP zones national chairmanship to North
The Peoples Democratic Party has zoned the national chairman’s office to the North. The party has not announced its decision on presidency, vice presidency or […]
Sultan: street begging, Almajiri not Islamic
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has called for the use of Islamic and western education to end Almajiris syndrome in the North. He […]
2023: For Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, By Lasisi Olagunju
“It is strange and surprising that Baba-Ahmed’s north still think southern agitation and restiveness are about posts and positions. No. That was the case years […]
Now is not the time to talk of separation, By Hassan Gimba
The calls for Nigeria to dissolve into its various parts have never been this high. The call is more strident in the Southern part of […]
Nigeria’s active COVID 19 cases rise by 39
Abuja, April 18, 2021 (NAN) The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that the country’s COVID-19 active cases increased by 39, bringing the […]
A warning to Governor Ganduje and those who think like him, By Femi Fani-Kayode
• Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje “It is a glaring fact that Northerners occupy over 80 percent of Nigeria population and that is primarily why […]
Boko Haram Fighters Burn UN Facilities In Borno, Attack Workers
SaharaReporters reports that the Boko Haram fighters, in a fresh wave of attacks, invaded Damasak town in Borno State on Saturday, setting fire on United […]
Nigeria needs honest dictator as president – Prof. Ezigbo
NIGERIA is in dire need of an honest dictator to lead the country in order to achieve its huge potential, the managing director of Falcon […]
ICPC urges North-West stakeholders to embrace NEIP * Sultan of Sokoto throws weight behind NEIP
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences (ICPC) has called on stakeholders in the North-West to embrace and own the National Ethics and Integrity […]
Yoruba Nation not negotiable or reversible — Global Alliance
Global Alliance, a leading self-determination organisation with allies in 133 countries across the world has insisted that its goal of Yoruba sovereignty is not negotiable […]
Lalong, El-Rufai: It’s time to secure north, not play blame game
As Northern State Governors and Northern Traditional Rulers Council met in Kaduna over banditry, kidnapping and other security challenges bedeviling the region, Governors of Kaduna […]
Insecurity: Herdsmen, farmers now carry AK-47, Lalong laments
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, on Tuesday, lamented the proliferation of arms including AK-47 rifles amongst herders and farmers in the country. Lalong, who is […]
Insecurity and Multiple Voices from the North By Zacharys Anger Gundu
Northern Nigeria is wide awake today because the backwardness of the region is gradually catching up with the political class who have ignored the abject […]
Kankara schoolboys: Shehu Sani advises govt on how to protect schools in the North
A former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has advised authorities in Nigeria on how to protect schools in the northern part of the country. He gave […]
Buhari’s incompetence rouses slumbering North, By Ikechukwu Amaechi
“Unless those who want to be politically correct by playing poker with the country’s fate, most Nigerians, after more than five years of Buhari’s presidency, […]
‘Life Has No Value Under Your Government’ – Northern Elders Forum Blast Buhari
Northern Elders Forum has lashed out at the government of President Muhammadu Buhari while condemning the increasing insecurity in the country. This comes after Boko […]
Insurgency: Lai Mohammed laments global powers’ efforts at frustrating Nigeria
Global powers are deliberately blocking Nigeria’s moves to acquire needed armament to end terrorism and insurgency, Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said […]