Sultan: Nigeria’s problems are surmountable, let’s not allow our diversity to divide us

Muhammed Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, says the problems facing Nigerians are surmountable if Nigerians work together. The Sultan said on Saturday at the commissioning the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Darul’Ilm Centre for Islamic Studies in Kaduna built and donated by the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Tosin Ajayi. According…

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Zulum: Nigerian army poorly equip to fight terrorists deploying sophisticated technology in their operations 

Borno state government, Babagana Zulum, has said that  the Nigerian Army lacks the requisite equipment to fight terrorists. Speaking in an interview on News Central on Wednesday, Zulum said terrorists are now deploying sophisticated technology in their operations. He called for  the removal of bureaucratic bottlenecks attached to the procurement of military equipment. Zulum also…

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Perils of patrimonial power in politics

By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Recent happenings involving Seyi Tinubu,  son of President Bola Tinubu,  have caused a fair bit of unease regarding the damaging influence of nepotism on Nigerian politics. Seyi’s well-publicised jaunts across several states, during which he handed out snacks and food items during Ramadan, have certainly attracted attention, particularly when you consider…

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