Tag: Northern Nigeria
Tinubu, fix the North, embrace the East; By Lasisi Olagunju
There is a road in Canada that is officially known as ‘Road to Nowhere’. Road signs there say so. At the terminal point of...
The North, this week; By Lasisi Olagunju
An analysis of likrly voting behaviour of the North in the 25 February 2023 election
Insecurity threatens democracy as Nigerians elect a new president
By AHMED KINGIMI and TIM COCKS
•Nigeria plagued by Islamists, kidnappers, separatists
•Better electoral procedures should enable fairer vote
•But violence may prevent many thousands from...
The North’s dilemma over Peter Obi, By Ike Abonyi
“The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.” – Ayn Rand
With the...
Atiku: What manner of unifier? By Fredrick Nwabufo
Atiku Abubakar’s campaign motif is vacant of imagination. His ‘One Nigeria campaign’ theme is also destitute of originality and sincerity. Personally, I feel insulted...
Peter Obi: ‘The wealth of Nigeria is in the north, farmers...
KADUNA - Mr Peter Obi, The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 General election, Peter Obi has assured the Northern region...
On Atiku and his body language
By EMEKA ORJIH
"What the average northerner needs is somebody who is from the north…….he doesn't need a yoruba candidate or an Igbo candidate."
You...
Ethnic campaign: I respect Atiku but he should apologise to Nigerians...
ABUJA (Sundiata Post) - A former presidential aspirant, Prof Kingsley Moghalu, has called on Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party...
Peter Obi’s quiet inroads into the Muslim North; By Farooq Kperogi
Several weeks ago, my 80-year-old paternal uncle, who is a community leader, called me to ask whom between Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu he...
Sir Ahmadu Bello’s dreams and our current nightmare, By Dan Agbese
In his autobiography, My Life, published in 1962, the late Premier of the Northern Region, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sardaunan Sokoto, wrote: “They say that I am proud...
Deborah Yakubu: Mob violence has political value in northern Nigeria, says...
Nigerian-born academic, historian, and professor of African history at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, Moses Ochonu, has said that mob violence persists in northern...
The North’s tadpoles and Deborah Yakubu, By Lasisi Olagunju
A Sokoto mob on Saturday violently protested against justice for Deborah Yakubu who was murdered by her schoolmates in broad daylight. They wanted her...
APC’s 2023 Dark Horse, By Lasisi Olagunju
Dark horses always win in Nigeria and everyone appears out searching the skies for the next unknown charger. The cult of Nigeria will narrow...
Northern governors forum mourn grandson of Sir Ahmadu Bello, Danbaba
The Northern Governors Forum has expressed sadness over the demise of Magajin Garin Sokoto, Alh. Hassan Danbaba, grandson of late Premier of the Northern...
Benue preacher loses brother to kidnappers despite paying ransom
A Christian preacher based in Benue State, Apostle Arome Osayi, on Wednesday, announced the demise of his brother, Ojinimi, whom he said did not...
The North is hemorrhaging, By Kazeem Akintunde
It was not his turn to pick a passenger, but I deliberately chose him to ferry me home due to his neatness. When other...
Nigeria’s 2023 presidency: Time for South East to back Anyim
BY VITALIS UNACHUKWU
Nigeria’s 2023 Presidency is not for grabs by anyone without requisite political tutelage. People from the South East are watching the rest...
Revolt Against FG’s Planned Fuel Price Hike In January – Labour,...
Organised Labour, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, and rights activists have warned Nigerians not to accept the federal government's plan to increase fuel price in...
Desmond Tutu, Kukah and the protests in London; By Lasisi Olagunju
Proverbs are not just the palm oil with which yam of words is eaten; they are the yam. Where I come from, there are...
Rule of law, Nigeria’s only hope of survival (2), By Hassan...
This is the second part of our treatise on the rule of law that started last week. The rule of law is about the...