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I belong to an Islamist political party that was considered – up till now – the second biggest political power...

Late in the night on August 23, 2012, Gambian President Yayeh Jammeh had nine death row inmates at the notorious...

“Had it not rained in the night of 17-18 June 1815,” wrote Victor Hugo in his famous account of Napoleon’s...

Democracy is not bestowed on a society over night. It is a process by which the citizens and their government perpetually negotiate over the tenants upon which that society operates. By...

My recent experience, using the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA for international travel has left me wondering how the...

Those who call themselves royal bloods in this part of the world only have passion to acquire wealth, exhibit outlandish...

Ngomari ward, Maiduguri 1989. I came across Abdulhamid, a demure, intelligent, respectful and very bashful boy, about 13 years old....

It is a season like no other. It comes once in a calendar year, but leaves the most indelible memory...

I expressed my concerns about the issue of pedophilia and child brides in Nigeria quite extensively in an essay I wrote last week titled ''A Nation Of...

The starkest evidence yet of Nigeria’s despairing circumstances could be glimpsed in the fact that Minna and Abeokuta have become...

Last week, the papers and internet were full of revealing comparative information that our legislators are the highest paid in...

The one fact that is beyond dispute about the meeting, last week, of the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) rate-setting...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is one of the Federal Executive Bodies established by Section 153 (1) of the...

The jig is up. It's the end of the road. What next? If I had asked myself this question a...

Diaspora children live in a dual space- original home and Diaspora- and Nigerian Diaspora children are no exception. Children innocently...

Last week Nigerians round the world witnessed the unfolding drama of the purported validation of child marriages by the Nigerian...

Wise elders like the candid and eloquent Dan Masanin Kano, Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule have repeatedly led us in prayer...

How does reckless driving testify to the lordship of Jesus Christ? Jimmy Peters was on his way back to Lagos...

As my parents would say; when they were growing up and getting married in the 60's, they revered great leaders...

In the fall of 2011, when ASUU embarked on an indefinite strike after the government failed to implement agreements it...

According to the respected Islamic scholar Professor Ishaq Akintola there is 'no age restriction in Islamic marriage'. He may well...

Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, a former Minister of FCT has carved a niche for himself as someone who likes to thrive...

If there was any doubt that she is in charge of the country, it was dispelled last week with what...

Any true nation-state, worth its name, is ultimately built around some core sacred principles, among which are: the fundamental agreement...

‘We must understand that, without lending a helping hand to the needy, especially the downtrodden in the society, we can...