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Femi Gbajabiamila Speakership: Things got done and mission accomplished -Bashir Suwaid
By Bashir Suwaid
Rt. Honorable Femi Gbajabiamila may be moving out of his spacious office in the Green Chamber, but the accomplished legislator who reached the zenith of his representation has already moved into the ranks of the most…
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Fallacies of religion, No-man’s-land and why Nigeria is unbreakable (2)-Hassan Gimba
By Hassan Gimba
“We can forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” - Plato
“There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself – an enemy who has lost his…
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Tribute to first Nigerian Professor of medicine, T.O. Ogunlesi-Abraham Ariyo
Professor Theophilus Oladipo Ogunlesi, L.S.M., F.R.C.P., F.A.S.
By Abraham Ariyo, M.D.
This week marks the final funeral arrangements for first Nigerian Professor of Medicine, Professor Theophilus Oladipo Ogunlesi.
He was born on…
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Tribute to Prof. Mohammed Gujbawu-Umar Pate
By. Prof. Umar Pate
The death of Prof Mohammad Gujbawu is not only a personal and collective huge loss to his family and UNIMAID but to the Communication discipline in Nigeria. I first knew him in 1979 or thereabout when he was admitted…
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Alhassan Ado and the albatross of the adversaries- Bala Ibrahim
When a matter is in court, it is said to be under judicial consideration and therefore prohibited from public discussion elsewhere. Doing so would amount to what those in the learned profession refer to as, subjudice. Hon. Alhassan Ado…
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Of Ramadan, you be thief and Pantami – a mix-Hassan Gimba
By Hassan Gimba
This is a repeat as it was first published two years ago, precisely on 19/04/2021. Has anything changed? The reader should say.
Ramadan is a month synonymous with fasting in the Muslim world. In Islam, fasting is the…
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Doguwa’s electoral victory signals potential for leadership at National Assembly
By Suleiman Abdullahi Ahmed
Alassan Ado Doguwa's recent victory in the federal election has raised hopes of his potential to become the next Speaker of the House of Representatives. Doguwa, a seasoned politician from Kano State, won his…
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Time to relocate Maiduguri Monday Market- Hassan Gimba
By Hassan Gimba
Maiduguri, the capital and the largest city of Borno State, was founded in 1907 as a military outpost by the British colonial authority. It consists of two cities - Yerwa to the west and Old Maiduguri to the east. While…
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Barau Jibrin deserves to be next senate president-Isa Tijjani
By Comrade Isa Tijjani
As one of the founding fathers of the Labour Party I made my preference for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be the President of Nigeria from the onset and it came to pass, he is today the President elect.
I am once…
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Yobe, the state of party chairmen-Hassan Gimba
By Hassan Gimba
This is not what I had intended to discuss this week, but circumstances have given it priority. Yobe is a state that is blessed. Here, I am not talking about how blessed it is with peaceful and peace-loving people. No.…
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