“It’s a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.”…
Browsing: Hassan Gimba’s Column
This was first published on March 12, 2018, nine days after her death. It is repeated wholly with only a…
HAS anybody wondered why the generality of the first set of our educated citizens revered the United Kingdom and aped…
THINGS are happening fast, and in an ever-changing world, keeping track of them is becoming increasingly difficult. This is not…
AS long as I remain the minister of defence, our soldiers will marry the prettiest women, live in the best…
THERE have been pressures on me from pro – and anti-Abdourahamane Tchiani elements to weigh in with my two-pence opinion,…
SOME time ago, I had an oblique conversation with Governor Mai Mala Buni about my health condition, and something related…
FOR those who may not know, considering that I am a journalist and he is a politician, the first time…
THERE is no doubt that trust was the main determiner in making earlier citizens pay taxes willingly. There was trust…
THERE is this hullabaloo that has enveloped the country, with debates all over, in some instances threatening to degenerate into…
THE North and its leaders seem happiest and satisfied when led by the nose. As in every election cycle, vote…
THE topic on everybody’s, well, almost everybody’s, lips now is tax reform. Everybody has become an expert, so everyone is…
“Money doesn’t change men; it merely unmasks them. If a man is naturally selfish, arrogant, or greedy, the money brings…
LAST week, while the battle against a new security threat, the Lakurawa, and a £25,000 marriage were shaping national discourse…
THE national grid collapsed three times last month and twice this month. This year, it has collapsed at least 11…
WHEN ideas, statements, or policies emanating from one source are opposed to one another, conflicting or inconsistent, then we have…
SEVERAL people, including Nigerian leaders, have said that democracy, as a form of government, has no better alternative. And why…
MY recent visit to the holy city was the second time I was there, courtesy of the benevolence of Honourable…
“The trade of governing has always been monopolised by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.” —…
THERE is a phrase that has gained widespread currency across the world: “Physician, heal thyself.” Not many know it is…