Author: Mohammed Ismail

THE Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has approved the appointment of Alhaji Haruna Yunusa Danyaya as the 17th Emir Of Ningi Emirate. This newspaper reports that the new Emir of Ningi, Alh. Haruna Yunusa Danyaya was born in Ningi in 1956 and he is the immediate-past Chiroman Ningi. His appointment was conveyed in a letter signed by the Secretary to the Bauchi State Government, Barrister Ibrahim Muhammad Kashim. According to the letter, the decision was in exercise of the powers conferred on the governor by Cap. 24 Item 3 (1) of the laws of Bauchi State of Nigeria (Appointment of…

LET me open my discourse by asking some rhetorical questions for which I believe many Nigerians, home and abroad have ready made answers. Is Nigeria facing an infernal social insecurity? Are Nigerians going through an unprecedented economic turmoil including poverty, deprivations and hunger? Are Nigerians one of the most resilient people going by their measured perseverance in the face of some scotched-earth policies by the federal government which further exercerbate their existential crises? To all these questions and many more that are on the lips of Nigerians, the answer is a resounding yes. Since the answer is in the affirmative,…