Opinion
Buhari and the virus, STRATCOM and underlying issues, by Richard Ali
In an address broadcast to the nation on Sunday, March 29, the Federal Government seems to have finally gotten ahead...
‘Corona’ vs. Ebola: Call for caution and way forward in Nigeria, by Bukar Abba Zarami
The ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic (worldwide spread of new disease) has affected the global community, beyond any issue in recent...
COVID-19 and the merchants of fake news, by Femi Adesina
Quite a challenging week it has been for Nigeria, and, indeed, the rest of the world. Except perhaps in China...
COVID-19 and that flight from Abuja, by Azu Ishiekwene
The trip was not planned. As concerns over the spread of COVID-19 grew and the country inched more and more...
Coronavirus, Security: Interagency cooperation as silver bullet, by Richard Ali
There is only one issue in Nigeria now and it is a global one—the threat posed by the coronavirus, coded...
COVID-19: Fighting with invisible enemy, by Abdullahi Sadiq-Mohammed
The world is currently at war, but not with terrorists, drug cartels or militia. This is an unconventional war that...
A word of caution for Kano and Northern princes, by Bashir Ibrahim Dabo
When Emir of Zazzau late Mallam Jafaru Dan Isyaku died in 1959, a lot of people had thought that Ciroman...
Sanusi’s reward for hubris, by Ray Ekpu
It seemed to be a setting of stark contrasts and contradictions that did not have much chance from the get-go...
Nigeria: WW2, Boko Haram, and the farmer-herdsman crisis, by Richard Ali
“And so, we National Socialists consciously draw a line beneath the foreign policy tendency of our pre–War period. We take...
Coronavirus: Working together towards a health silk road, by Zhou Pingjian
The COVID-19 outbreak poses both a grave threat to the life and health of the Chinese people and a formidable...
Emirs’ banishment and the Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution, by Ibrahim Muazzam Musa
After the unfortunate and sad event that took place in the ancient city of Kano on the 9th of March 2020,...
Internal Security: How to start seeing the dangerous spiders, by Richard Ali
Growing up as a kid in Jos early 90’s, I was fascinated by the electrical and mechanical sciences. I fell...
Ajaokuta-Abuja-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline, Buhari’s big infrastructure push, by Garba Shehu
ONE of the big promises made by President Muhammadu in his campaign for Nigeria’s presidency is the Ajaokuta-Abuja-Kaduna-Kano, AKK, gas...
Kano Assembly and Ganduje’s latest plot to dethrone Emir Sanusi, by Aliyu Aminu
A phantom group “Kano state for promotion of Education and Culture” led by an unknown character “Mohammed Mukhtar” has submitted...
Crisis entrepreneurship and how Boko Haram fighters got here, by Richard Ali
Cyberia, the late Pius Adesanmi’s excellent coinage for Nigerians in cyberspace, is an interesting place to observe what another intellectual,...
Governor Tambuwal’s peculiar anniversary, by Abdussamad Dasuki
Anniversaries present opportunities for us to reflect on milestones and absorb their lessons. They are mathematical reminders of events that...
Tambuwal’s scholarship scorecards, Silverbird award and many rewards awaiting, by Altine Shehu Kajiji
The Silverbird Group, owners of the Silverbird Television and Rhythm FM on February 28, unveiled Sokoto State Governor, Rt. Hon....
The architect of modern Kaduna, by Adamu Hayatu
For someone who was born in the 70s, nothing had changed in Kaduna town until now. From when the military...
FRIDAY SERMON: Gender equality or gender obliteration?, by Abdullah Abu Jabir
“(Remember) When Yusuf (Joseph) said to his father: “O my father! Verily, I saw (in a dream) eleven stars and...
Development concepts and misguided perceptions on new Zamfara blueprint, by Zailani Bappa
Development is basically an act or process of growing or causing something to grow, become larger or more advanced; the...
Ibrahim Gaidam’s road, Boko Haram DDR and the problem of justice, by Richard Ali
I became a law student at Zaria before knowing for sure why I wanted to be a lawyer. I came...
Memo to General Buratai on alleged Army consultants, by Yushau A. Shuaib
"My namesake, I commend your relentless counterinsurgency media campaigns against our enemies, on a pro bono basis without a penny...
Is Buhari really in charge?, by Ademola Adeoye
A few hours ago, a memo written by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno was leaked by a faceless...
Oshiomhole, APC and Bayelsa conundrum, by Muiz Banire
Oshiomhole, APC and Bayelsa conundrum, by Muiz Banire