Author: News Point Nigeria

By Dr Salisu Majigiri RECENT ongoing debates and discussions around the personality of who should occupy the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) have gained so much prominence in the media as Nigeria inches towards another democratic transition in a couple of days from now. At no time have Nigerians become so interested in the person who will occupy the office than now perhaps due to the intensity of the insecurity crisis that has engulfed Nigeria as a country even with a retired general as its president. Before the very eyes of Muhammadu Buhari whose major campaign promise was…

By Aishatu Muhammad Malami (Ummi) AT 4pm or thereabout on the 19th of May, 2013 equivalent to 9 Rajb. 1434 AH – Islamic calendar was the very first time in life that I lost consciousness, yes I lost myself and didn’t know what I was doing or where I was exactly! It echoed “Ummi,  Baban mu ya rasu” (Ummi, our dad is dead/gone) Ya Allah!. I didn’t believed what I heard from my sister Zainab M. Malami as she kept her phone down. We were outside and my phone’s battery has been down all day, for me to call Mummy…

By Ismaila Uba Misilli GOMBE State’s ascendancy to preeminence in the national and international political terrain under Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya is quite remarkable and historic. The remarkable successes recorded by the Inuwa administration reflect a determination to create a new Gombe with limitless opportunities, thereby remaking the socio-economic and infact political fabric of the people towards a shared journey of good governance, prosperity and possibilities. At every event or fora these days, Gombe State enjoys a prime of place, especially when the issues of good governance constitute the subject matter. Just recently, specifically at the farewell dinner organized by…

By Ibrahim Muhammed THE scheduled signing of 2023 hajj airlift agreements by NAHCON and the hajj carriers could not be completed due to the ongoing crisis in Sudan. The five selected Nigerian airlines namely Max Air Air Peace, Azman Air, Aero Contractors, Arik Air and Value Jet promised to further make consultation before they will append their signatures to the airlift contractual agreement. President Muhammadu Buhari had approved Saudi-based Flynas and other Nigerian airlines including Max Air Air Peace, Azman Air, Aero Contractors, Arik Air and Value Jet to fly Nigerian pilgrims. While the first five were selected to fly…

Suleiman Abdulmalik ELECTIONS have been won and lost across the country by the leading political gladiators, their supporters and the various political parties in a general election that generated so much intense pressure and controversies. While those who lost in the keenly  contested poll are already ruing their loss, the winners are however savouring the joy of triumph and victory. It is a very well understood fact that after election comes governance. One key component issue in the aftermath of the poll is the maintenance of balance of interests and tendencies by those personalities who hold the lever of authority…

By Aminu Abdullahi Ibrahim THE war in Sudan can’t be analyzed without citing the conspiracy of Western nations, especially Russia and America. The comments on the war made by these superpower countries will attest to their influence in the fight. Since the war started some people on social media sailed into our local analysts who explicate the influence and hypocrisy of Western nations which is wrong. If you are following the history of these two nations you can agree with the fact that they have been instigating the war in Arabian and African nations to install their Western ideology or…

By Ambassador Mohammed Ahmed Marafa BARRISTER Yakubu Bello Bashir is a former Student Unionist and Youth stakeholder at the National level that have served in many leadership capacities. He is an appointee of the Senate President of National Assembly and had contested to represent Michika and Madagali Federal Constituency in the last National Assembly Elections. His past records have clearly shown his Intellectual capacity in delivering task, no matter how tedious. It was during his time as National President of Adamawa State Students Union that he designed and requested for a full operational Scholarship Trust Funds during Gov. Nyako Administration.…

By Aminu Mohammed THERE is a popular saying that “it is not over until it is all over”. The recent re.run election victory of House Leader, Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa has further confirmed this belief. In spite of all the Shenanigans, scheming, plots and counter plots to stop or deny  him of his hard fought mandate, Doguwa proved to be as smart as the fox and as strong as the lion. There is also an ancient Hausa proverb that says *ana mazuru ana shaho, zakarar da Allah ya nufa da kyara sai yayi* meaning, there is no stopping an idea…

By Ahmad Muhammad Danyaro PROVIDENCE, fate, hard work and loyalty. These four words that obviously shaped the life of Mallam Umar Namadi who recently turned the golden age of sixty in service to God and humanity.Goodwill messages ,prayers and commendations pour in like a torrential rainfall hitting the roof.Many of the celebrant’s associates,wellwishers and supporters have demonstrated their love for Mallam Umar Namadi.But who is this man and what is the significant of his 60th birthday? Mallam Umar Namadi is the current Deputy Governor of Jigawa State and governor-elect awaiting his well-deserved elevation from number two to the state number…

By Suleman Abdullahi Ahmed GODSWILL Akpabio, a former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and currently a Senator representing Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District, has emerged as a leading contender for the position of Senate President in Nigeria. Despite facing allegations of corruption, Akpabio’s impeccable record of service and leadership makes him a compelling choice for the position. In his eight years as Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Akpabio transformed the state from a backwater to a major economic hub, attracting foreign investments and creating job opportunities for the people. His administration also invested heavily in infrastructure development, building roads, bridges,…

By Dele Alake THE noted and internationally acclaimed Nigerian novelist and essayist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, deserves a great deal of pity and sympathy for her so utterly biased piece titled ‘Nigeria’s hollow democracy’ published in the latest edition of ‘The Atlantic’ magazine. It is a piece that does little credit to the image and reputation of a leading Nigerian thinker who ought to be a voice of truth and reason in a time when passions run high and truth is almost indistinguishable from falsehood,  in a situation in which many people are heavily emotionally invested in an election which, unfortunately,…

By Odion Omonfoman Dear Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Let me congratulate you and your party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) on your victory at the presidential elections, and being declared the president – elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). I am not a card carrying member of the APC, but I voted for the APC, as you were the only presidential candidate amongst the three leading candidates that I believed, had the capacity, experience and broad-based national political support to implement much needed economic reforms and policies. Arising from the election and declaration of your victory as the…

By Prof. Abdallah Uba Adamu FOR the past 43 years that I have been a researcher, there were two areas I stay clear of: politics and religion. If you see my hand in any of these two, then the entry point is popular or media cultures. For instance, I have recorded a lot of Kano Qadiriyya’s Anfasu zikr, not as a devotee, but as an ethnomusicologist – focusing on the body percussion and movements (after studying the wonderful works of Margaret Kartomi on body percussion while in Morocco). Similarly – and to balance things somewhat – I recorded Tijjaniyya zikr…

By Yusuf Musa FOR over a decade, Hon. Sada Soli has been a committed representative of the Jibia/Kaita Federal Constituency in the National Assembly. His political career began in 2006 when he was first elected, and he has remained in the limelight ever since. He attended various schools in Katsina state and obtained both primary and secondary school education. he continued his academic journey at the College of Education Kafanchan and then at the renowned Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, where he earned his undergraduate degree. He furthered his education by obtaining a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the…

By Ademola Bakare MR Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele, the Governor Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is no doubt the most misunderstood living Nigerian today, if his current travails as the helmsman of the nation’s apex bank are put under a klieg light. For an impressive first term performance, President Muhammadu Buhari rewarded him with a second term. The past eight years have been strewn with socio-economic challenges, which no doubt the Governor had himself admitted. Evolving global and domestic challenges proved the mettle in Godwin Emefiele with the way he rose to the challenges spewing out programmes and policies that rescued…

By Khalid Isa AS the new government comes in and the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly is expected, the race for the leadership positions for both chambers has commenced. Already the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued certificates of return to both the senators-elect and House of Representatives members-elect. It is noteworthy that the current 9th National Assembly was inaugurated in June 2019 and will come to an end in June 2023; the same month the 10th assembly will be inaugurated. Results declared by INEC indicate that the ruling APC retained the majority of both the Senate and…

By Nourah Bamalli THE shock and effect of the death of Alhaji Sani Dahiru Yakasai, popularly referred to as SDY on Thursday, March 9, 2023, after a protracted illness, is still fresh and devastating in my mind and also in the minds of so many family members and friends, despite the fact that every life must test the bitterness of death. No death is therefore early and none is late. Some 59 years ago, around 1964, when we started primary education in our Yakasai community, my relationship with SDY started and continued until death do us apart. A humble and…

By Mairo Muhammad Mudi LET me start by congratulating those that emerged victorious at the 2023 polls and commiserate with those who lost the election. This is a time of reflection for both the winners and the losers. To the lucky ones that got elected, may I remind you that as you celebrate your success at the polls, you need to take some time to reflect on the loss of your opponents. Remember most of those that lost the elections today, were once the winners of the same elections you just won. The 2023 polls came with a major upset…

By Wahab Shittu THE permeation of technology in the daily living of the people stems from its dilution of the complications faced by people in their day to day lives. This impact is noticeably felt in human communication as the timeframe within which messages are sent and received has been made seamless and swift irrespective of the distance between the sender and the receiver. Nigeria is not stuck in the unknown on the impact of technology, as it has infiltrated various sectors of the country. The latest attempt at infiltration is recognized in the election process of Nigeria, particularly as…

By Dr Hamisu Maikudi “A clinical and authoritative dissection and deconstruction of Kushi’s rejoinder  which ostensibly asserted the authenticity of Dahiru Sani’s critical expose on governor Fintiri’s excessive obsession to maintain grip on power at all cost instead of denouncing it.” I WAS a bit confused while reading George Kushi’s rejoinder to an article authored by one Dahiru Sani published in Arewa Times of March 9, 2023. The reason for my confusion stems from my understanding that Kushi was trying to put a strong rebuttal to the arguments generated by the author of the article but to my dismay, he…