Opinion

By Ibrhim M. Zikirullahi, Executive Director, Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education (CHRICED) From August 14–16, 2025, I journeyed to Montgomery, Alabama, not as a tourist, but as …

Hassan Gimba In the past year or so, I have become a sad man. I feel sorry for myself, as I cannot do much to stem the tide. I also …

Olu Allen When Osun’s local government allocations were withheld over APC–PDP turf wars, it wasn’t governance; it was a rigging rehearsal. Today’s off-season elections are 2027’s prologue. They test not …

AIG Salisu Fagge (Rtd) Phone snatching in Kano may look like a “small crime” on the surface, a sudden grab, a dash into traffic, a vanished device. But for many …

Olu Allen The constitutional ghost Section 130(1) of Nigeria’s Constitution names the President “Head of State.” Yet since May 2023, Nigerians have whispered a question that should never be necessary …

Olu Allen Nigerian airports, everyone is “equal” —but some are first-class equal. Take Kwam O, Senator Adams Oshiomhole. He once shut down a runway for three full hours as if …

Prof. Tonnie Osa Iredia Retired public servants as distinct from political office holders in Nigeria live in penury. The value of their pensions is not only too little for survival, …

Ibrahim Bulama Lamba In the unfolding story of Nigerian journalism, Mallam Hassan Gimba Ahmed holds a chapter written in honor, courage, and truth. A man of principle and vision, he …

Saleh Salihu Saminaka The resignation of Professor Sani Bello and Benjamin Jock, two high-ranking figures in Governor Uba Sani’s inner political circle, has sent shockwaves through the Kaduna State Government …

Hassan Gima “If your plan is for one year, plant rice; if your plan is for ten years, plant trees; if your plan is for one hundred years, educate children” – Guan …