Opinion

Roadside discussions

By Abdussamad Ahmad Yusuf It was Wednesday evening, the clock ticking to point 6:00 pm. Alongside two friends we were joined by another friends’ friend...

Kwankwaso shuns Arewa presidential dialogue, alleges foul play

By Aminu Kutama Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has revealed that he...

Kano city wall: Who will save our heritage?

By Kabiru Haruna Isa, PhD “Heritage is our collective treasure, given to us and ours to bequeath to our children”. Margaret MacMillan History is made by...

Still on Danbatta’s NAE’s council election

By Nura Ibrahim Azare Recently, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, was elected into...

Lessons from two great men’s politics

By Yakubu Musa The year was 1983. My mum was close to her radio, listening, with rapt attention, to the results of the Kano State...

To gatekeepers of tears

By Furera Bagel, PhD I have recently noticed some things happening to bereft people, whenever they try to cry out in grief, people will shush...

Conversations at KABAFEST 2022

By Namse Udosen The strings of conversations provide a melody for the dance of society. The Kaduna Book and Arts Festival (KABAFEST) was a platform...

Royal spectacle and the love of kings

By Muhammad S Balogun In the past week, programming on many of the television channels―especially BBC, Sky News and CNN―has been dominated by images and...

NNPP uncovers plans by APC to buy voters’ cards in Kano

By Ismail Auwal The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano State has alleged that it uncovered plans by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)...

Arewa and the sociology of poverty

By Marzuq Ungogo, PhD As the poverty rate in Northern Nigeria continue to make us uncomfortable, it is time to look inwards into ourselves. Since...

To Reno and the rest of his kind

By Ndubuisi Nwafor, PhD Reno Omokri may be likened to a hungry pen looking for a filthy lucre. As the Special Assistant to former President...

The illusion of affluence

By Y. Z. Ya’u, CITAD I watched this advert on CNN marketing online training programmes and telling people how they could get fabulous jobs. The...

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