YUSUF'S RED CAP ON TINUBU'S RED CARPET
By Azu Ishiekwene
After months of dallying and endless speculations, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State finally broke ranks with Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, his in-law, mentor and political godfather.
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THE LAST NUGGETS OF WISDOM FROM BOB MARLEY...
By Bolanle Bolawole
Neither Bob Nesta Marley nor Muhammed Ali (formerly Cassius Clay) needs any introduction - except, perhaps, to the Gen. Z and Alpha generations that know next-to-nothing of history. Marley was the widely-recognised king of philosophical-cum-political reggae music and Ali, the politically-conscious and philosophical greatest-ever boxer in modern history. Both were black. Both were conscious of this heritage - especially so its challenges. Both were determined to live and act as the champion their heritage and its cause. And both actually did! The sacrifices they consciously made, made a difference for them as individuals, for blacks as a race, and for the totality of humanity.
IRAN, BEWARE OF THE FANGS OF JANUARY, THE SCOURGE OF FEBRUARY, THE IDES OF MARCH (1)
By Hassan Gimba
A few days ago, I woke in the night, anxious and checking the news, half-expecting America and Israel to have attacked Iran.
WE OWE PUTIN AN UNRESERVED APOLOGY
By Azu Ishiekwene
As US President Donald J. Trump marks his first year in office by expanding his wish list from making Canada the 51st State of America to seizing and renaming the Panama Canal, and now taking Greenland by any means, if he cannot get the Nobel Peace Prize, spare a thought for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The world has been unfair to him.
TRENDING EVENTS AMIDST GOV BUNI'S YOBE ACHIEVEMENTS (3)
Hassan Gimba
By the end of 2025, Yobe State stood out as Nigeria’s top state in Primary Health Care (PHC). At the 2025 PHC Leadership Challenge Awards in Abuja, it was recognised as a national leader in healthcare delivery. Yobe was named Best Performing state in the North-East for the second year in a row, after also winning in 2024. Each time, the state received a $500,000 prize.
ANOTHER SORROW FROM KANO
By Mahmud Isa Yola
On the noon of Saturday, I sat in the cavernous Conference Hall of the National Mosque in Abuja, lost in a sea of faces, listening with keen interest as my boss, the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi, connected the dots between insecurity and drug abuse during a Public Lecture organised by Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC.
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