Bala Ibrahim

“Those who do you wrong will eventually face their karma”-kushandwizdom. For the people of my native Kano, particularly the residents of Dorayi, in the outskirts of the old Kano city, the word peace of mind had long vacated their vicinity.…
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When you are in politics, you should expect a lot of dirty things, especially if you are practising politics in the third world, where dirt is the diet of the game. There is a popular saying that goes thus: Those who enter politics should…
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Although some people think they can control destiny, we all know that it is the inevitable future event, or the anticipated occurrence that must come. Indeed, destiny will come when it will come, and we can not escape it, including you,…
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Abubakar Malami, SAN, and the former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, who has been in detention under the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for some time now, is calling for the immediate recusal of…
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The caption above is not mine; it's borrowed from an ancient Latin proverb that says, "De mortuis nil nisi bonum." The literal meaning of the proverb is that it's inappropriate, disrespectful or even rude to speak ill of the dead because…
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This morning, the world was woken up by an announcement from a group of soldiers, who appeared on Benin Republic's state TV, directing the dissolution of the government. In simple language, saying there is a coup again in another West…
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The altercation between the minister of the Federal capital territory, Abuja, Nigeria, Barrister Nyesom Wike and Naval officer, Lieutenant AM Yarima, has opened a new chapter in the place of principles, power and pride. Yes, each has a…
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Since 2002, when the Jama'atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda'Awati Wal-Jihad, which in Arabic means "People Committed to the Prophet's Teachings for Propagation and Jihad", was founded in Maiduguri by the late Mohammed Yusuf, and nicknamed Boko Haram,…
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Like in every language, certain words come with phonetic flexibility, such that there is room for the chances of changes in their pronunciations and meaning, without much ado or brouhaha. But thankfully, the word security does not have the…
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An issue is burning in my native Kano, and threatening to burn in a manner that could result in a boomerang. Yes, boomerang, because as the word implies, it has the tendency of bouncing back to hurt the initiator. I had wanted not to talk…
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