In a crowd, Chief Superintendent of Customs (CSC) Abdullahi Aliyu Maiwada stands out—a towering figure whose presence commands attention. Tall…
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This year’s Kano Social Influencers Summit which ended yesterday had about 600 physical participants in addition to hundreds of online…
Yes, we are at war! This much we said last week. But the curious and sad thing is that Nigerians…
I left Maiduguri Monday evening and I was already worried because so many residents were expressing fears that a serious…
Our friendship, forged in the crucible of the School of Basic Studies of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, was a…
I was supposed to continue my discourse on Yobe State, its creation, its leaders, and their styles. However, the sad…
The Nigerian government is increasingly responding to protests against corruption, human rights violations, and governance failures as subversion, treason and…
As the university system continues to deteriorate, ASUU, the nation’s conscience, the primary stakeholders’ union is struggling to reverse the trend that has led to persistent industrial action in the last decade. The union has consistently pushed for implementing the United Nations Fund of Population Activities (UNFPA), which specifies a 15% to 20% annual education budget for underdeveloped countries like Nigeria. However, the national budgetary spending on education has remained below 10%. It is imperative that the nation wakes up and addresses the issues raised by ASUU for a promising, glorious future.
This week, I was in Accra, Ghana for the third West Africa Citizen’s Summit organised by the civil society movement…
This week, Yobe State will become 33. On August 27, 1991, President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida sliced Yobe State out of the…