WE have a measurement problem eloquently illustrated in a Yoruba tale about a Mecca has-been. The fellow in this tale…
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IN a move normally seen in Hollywood spy thrillers, Tukur Mamu, publisher of Kaduna-based Desert Herald and an aide to…
“All countries have a sovereign right to decide which other countries to partner with, but these choices have consequences, of…
NIGERIA’s nascent democratic journey has lasted for 24 uninterrupted years, the first time in its history. Previous democratic interregnums did…
NIGERIA’s February/March elections undid many things. One of them was the 63-year-old myth that no wealthy and ambitious candidate could…
“We can forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, like a heavyweight boxing champion going for the 12th round, is already battle-weary and eagerly awaiting the…
DEMOCRACY, by its design, nature, and practice, is not a light toggle switch that is turned on and off. It…
NIGERIA is in transition, and interplay of issues is rearing their heads. Expectedly, security is top on the list, and…
THIS is a repeat as it was first published two years ago, precisely on 19/04/2021. Has anything changed? The reader…
I CRINGED and I was moved to tears after reading a tweet from Abubakar Hamma Galafi on his Twitter handle…
NIGERIANS have divided opinions about the efficacy of democracy in driving its development. There are constant threats to our democracy…
IN politics, there are no permanent friends and foes, and it will be naïve of me to expect otherwise in…
DONALD Trump consolidated his record in demagoguery when he became the first former US president ever to be criminally indicted…
MAIDUGURI, the capital and the largest city of Borno State, was founded in 1907 as a military outpost by the…
THE 2023 General Elections have ended, but the ripples generated by the polls are yet to clear. Rather, the polity…
IN 2021, State governors and local government chairmen in the 36 states of the Federation collected over N375 billion from…
WHEN King Charles, the head of the Church of England, is crowned on May 6, there would be two very…
THIS is not what I had intended to discuss this week, but circumstances have given it priority. Yobe is a…
HIS name is Iyorchia Ayu, a Tiv from Gboko in present-day Benue State. Iyorchia, among the Tiv ethnic group, means…