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Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was at the just-concluded convention of the Democratic Party held in Charlotte. Glossy pictures are already circulating...

The much expected claim of responsibility for the attacks on offices and installations of telecommunication companies (telecoms) in Nigeria byJama’at...

Every other week, this column will introduce a young Nigerian and give him or her the opportunity to express views...

A humorist in the Lagos entertainment circuit gave the joke about everyone, men and women in the world being Hungarians...

After writing the short piece on how to complete a PhD,  some of my readers queried me for being somewhat...

Anyone that knows anything about me knows I not only like General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, I adore the man. When...

Much of the ensuing conversation since the CBN governor announced plans, a week ago, to restructure the naira has dwelt...

Unlike many Nigerians who think the appointment of Dr. Doyin Okupe by President Goodluck Jonathan is a wrong choice, I...

The myriads of problems facing Nigeria make it so easy for a typical writer to secure ingredients for a weekly...

The scene is sufficiently easy to visualize. Our hypothetical subject is a deprived urchin who has never known the pleasures...

“The leadership of Nigeria’s apex bank seems to court and acquire more powers than is relevant to its basic functions”.

Muhammed Jameel Yusha'u If you would like to know how blessed Nigeria is with talents, although absent from the country...

Ifeanyi Uddin It was with mixed feelings that I read in the papers recently that President Jonathan had signed performance...

PIUS ADESANMI Nigerian jokes always go too far. Such is the case with President Olusegun Obasanjo’s creation of the character...

At the inception of time, there was the universal story of Adam and Eve. In the context of the story,...

Finally, something exciting out of Nigeria. I’m talking front-page news all over the world. I’m talking stuff that will shake...

Given that death is an eternal, final and a humbling tax, which we all pay as humans, the ethics of...

In my last but one column, I ended it with a profound statement by a foremost politician and former Minister...

Across the road on the Marina, within earshot of the popular bukka "under the bridge", the authorities, not too long...

Muhammed Jameel Yusha'u It is nice to have a doctoral degree. But what does it take to acquire the title...

The lesson to be drawn is that the Arab Spring is real and can manifest anywhere with the democratization of...

At a joint meeting between the Special Task Force (STF) and representatives of Muslim communities of Jos and Barikin Ladi...

The Ideal of Ramadan by Hannatu Musawa

The attacks on Joda are from a ruling group with a primitive hold on power A week ago, an elderstatesman,...

  I’m hanging out with friends under a tree near the track and gym at my alma mater, savoring the...