One of the most difficult job of parents and or guardian is raising children. By nature, children are born ‘innocent’. As they grow up, they continue to adapt to their environment, which begins to shape their characters. On their own, without proper guide, they choose to do as they wish, with no consideration for what is right or wrong. In fact, it takes the society to define what rights and wrongs are, for the child to know.
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The journey of the Sokoto State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the square of success was not only tortuous but long-winded as there were traps and landmines all over the highway, however, God in His infinite wisdom and accuracy Has destined Ahmed Aliyu to be the Executive Governor of Sokoto state to the utmost chagrin and consternation of the opposition party and its people.
This is not a rejoinder to Prof Jibrin Ibrahim’s January 18th, 2024 opinion titled “The First Coup”. His opinion only serves this piece as the peg for a caution against overlooking the constitutive outside in the explanation of the phenomenon of coups in Africa, historically. Prof Jibrin Ibrahim’s piece on January 18th is striking in its restatement of the apprehension of both the cycle of coups and the wish for the syndrome to go away.
The destabilizization agenda of the North can be traced back to the failed coup attempts of the First Republic. Lieutenant Colonel Bukar Suka Dimka, a northerner from Plateau state, initiated the northern chapter of the plot by assassinating the then Head of State, General Murtala Mohammed. Another northern military officer, Gideon Okar from Benue, further revealed the agenda by announcing the purported excision of Northern Nigeria from the rest of the country.
According to GPE Nigeria (2011-2020 report), among the major challenges to quality education in Sokoto state are “…fewer schools to accommodate all eligible children, inadequate teachers in quality and quantity, especially in the areas of science and technology, and dilapidated infrastructures.”
Malaria continues to be a significant public health challenge in Nigeria, with millions of cases reported annually. It is an acute fever illness caused by Plasmodium parasites, which are spread to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. Though it can be a cause of death, it is preventable and curable.
The cost of crude oil, the exchange rate of the Dollar to the Naira, and government interventions (i.e., subsidies, taxes, levies, etc.) are the biggest factors in determining the price of petrol, diesel, kerosene, and other petroleum products to the consumer.
Security situations in Nigeria today have become a serious concern for the protection of lives and properties. Nigerians have come under siege and are concerned about losing their money, properties, and are living under fear on a daily basis.
I was taken aback on the evening of 9 January 2009 when my principal, the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua asked, “Who is Prophet Joshua?” I wasn’t sure how to respond in case the late cleric had been recommended to him. Apparently sensing my unease, he explained what led to the question. Following the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meeting which ended that day, he (Yar’Adua) had asked then president of Ghana, Professor John Atta Mills, to stay the night in Abuja so they could have dinner together. But the man insisted he would spend the weekend in Lagos with the said Prophet. “I have not heard the name before,” the president told me while reeling out the names of prominent Christian clerics in the country with whom he was familiar. With that, I felt comfortable enough to share what I had read and heard about the late Pastor Temitope Joshua whom I never met.
The controversy about the request by the Honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to the Accountant General, as widely reported, is only a reflection of the systemic failure in our public service. I will point out a few issues while we await the outcome of the investigation.