By Andrew Agbese Let me begin by paraphrasing the words of Prof. PLO Lumumba, the former director of the Kenyan Anti-Corruption Commission by saying, if you ask the average Plateau man or woman, what ethnic group its most respected political leader, Joseph Gomwalk, the late police commissioner, belonged to, they’ll most definitely tell you they…
By Olaiya Philips On December 24, 2023, Nigeria mined new depths of degeneracy, as further evidence was provided that we are on the brink of a descent into even more dark crevices. On that day, terrorism, masquerading as banditry, descended with inexplicable savagery. Men, women and children were slaughtered in the most inhumane ways, as…
By Godknows Jonah Sylbriks Nigerians are in search of villains, having unsuccessfully failed to create heroes out of politicians. As the news within and outside Nigeria, about the economy worsen, people need a hate figure, some villain, who can be accused of causing the pains they are facing. For now, the cap aptly fits, former…
By: Ishaq Alhassan Qauranmata. If President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is indeed desirous of writing his name in gold through solving, or at least drastically curtailing Nigeria’s unduly prolonged insecurity, his starting point must be the healthy rivalry tearing our security agencies apart! “Cooperation and collaboration” are essential ingredients for the success of any security endeavor….
By Gondina Musa Sambo With the collection of Certificate of Return by former governor of Plateau State, RT. Hon. Simon Lalong, it is now obvious that the former chairman of Northern Governors Forum, has made up his mind to relinquish his position as minister for labour and employment in the federal cabinet to head to…
The Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, (ABUZ) students’ “Ango-Must-Go” protest of May 22-23, 1986, led to the shooting, raping and killing of students and other citizens by police. The protest was triggered by Professor Ango Abdullahi’s expulsion and rustication of students’ leaders. The crisis led to a national confrontation between Babangida government and the National Association…
