By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Nigeria proclaims itself a secular republic, yet religion continues to dominate the national imagination and shape political judgement. The recent calls for the removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan, are a troubling reminder that public institutions in Nigeria are often assessed less by…
The world is turning and reinventing itself to confront new destructive ideologies. Saudi Arabia is turning with it and reinventing itself. The country that once powered the most rigid streams of global Islam, born out of the teachings of Muhammed Ibn Abdulwahhab, is now rewriting its story and turning back on its less than glorious…
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Keffi Old Boys Association (KOBA ) held in Government College, Keffi, Nasarawa state. Some prominent members of the association who attended the meeting, include, Alhaji Inuwa Jibrin, Chief Edward Ujege, outgoing President General of KOBA, Amb. Umaru Suleiman Azores, Vice Chairman KOBA Board of Trustees (BoT), Mr. Robert…
Tears flowed freely on Saturday as grieving residents of Munga Lalau and Munga Doso communities in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State buried scores of villagers killed by suspected herdsmen The communities were thrown into mourning after the assailants stormed the villages around 2am on Friday. Eyewitnesses said the attackers, numbering over 50, invaded…
Tajudeen Abbas, the lawmaker representing Zaria federal constituency, Kaduna state, has been elected speaker of the house of representatives. The election held on Tuesday during the inauguration of the house. Abbas scored 353 votes to defeat Sani Jaji, a Zamfara lawmaker who polled 3 votes and Idris Wase, the immediate past former deputy speaker, representing…
The General Assembly of the Tangale Community Development Association (TCDA), the umbrella socio-cultural body for the seven clans of the Tangale nation, Gombe State, has inaugurated a caretaker committee to serve for a period of six months. The TCDA, in a statement by Richard Yusuf, its Public Relations Officer (PRO), said the committee was inaugurated…
