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Nigeria and the nagging need to do the needful-Bala Ibrahim
“Nigeria, the United States’ most important strategic partner in West Africa, is in grave trouble. While Nigerians often claim they are masters of dancing on the brink without falling off, the disastrous administration of President Goodluck…
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Hypocrisy of Sheikh Khalid’s suspension for criticizing Buhari-Farooq Kperogi
By Farooq Kperogi
The conscientious, straight-talking Imam of the Apo Juma’at Mosque in Abuja by the name of Sheikh Nuru Khalid was suspended from his position yesterday for saying, during a Friday sermon, that Buhari’s decision to not…
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Menace and the mandate of using mercenaries to massacre marauders-Bala Ibrahim
Terrorism is a menace of the highest order, because it involves criminal acts that are committed by individuals or groups, for the furtherance of ideological goals. Some of these acts may stem from domestic influences, like political,…
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Kaduna Train Attack : The debt we owe Nigerians Mr President-Abdulmumin Jibrin
By Abdulmumin Jibrin
I refrain from public commentary on security situation of the country owing to the privilege of an open channel of communications I have with critical actors in our government. While this proximity to power grants…
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Fareeda: The favourite fan of her father- Bala Ibrahim
I met her two or three times, I think, but every time we saw, she was either on the phone with her father, or his call came-in while we were discussing. I first met Fareeda at the Maitama office of the Asset Management Corporation of…
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The agony of the Almajiri system in Northern Nigeria-Bala Ibrahim
Anyone with conscience, living in northern Nigeria, that says he or she is not troubled by the trending Almajiri adversity, is definitely living a life of dissimulation. Before going into the misery of the system, which always brings grief…
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2023: Terror on transit?- Buba Mala Geidam
By Buba Mala Geidam
In the thick of the horse-trading and cabal power games heralding the regime-change transition politics, it is now inevitable that the routine schedules of governance, including the trumpeted focus on the interest of…
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APC and the conduct of a credible consensus convention-Bala Ibrahim
I didn’t understand it ab initio, when, while fielding questions from journalists at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on his way to London early this month, where he was asked that the APC hasn’t the capacity to conduct its…
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APC Convention: A call for a bridge builder-Kabiru Abubakar Magama
By Dr Kabiru Abubakar Magama
If there is one thing I dislike about politics, Nigerian politics especially, is the fact that loyalty, competence and reward for hard work means nothing to most politicians, even with those who seem to have…
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The paltry and pitiable pension of plenipotentiaries- Bala Ibrahim
By definition, a plenipotentiary is an ambassador extraordinary, or a diplomat of the highest rank, accredited as representative to another country. Ambassadors are therefore plenipotentiaries appointed by a state or an intergovernmental…
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