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Kuriga Kids: Where is Lágbájá of Kaduna- Yushau A. Shuaib
By Yushau A. Shuaib
Nigerian afrobeat musician Bisade Ologunde is better known by his stage name, Lagbaja. His signature face mask denotes him as the country’s everyman—the faceless individual.
As a Yoruba word, Lágbájá means a!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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The proliferation of illegal mining on OAU campus must be stopped – Kazeem Olalekan Israel
By Kazeem Olalekan Israel
The Nigerian government has been paying lip service to unregulated and reckless mining activities which is constituting damage to the land.
In fact, as against the image the government is portraying, I!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Halt that syndicate, Mr. President- Isma’il Hashim
Isma’il Hashim, PhD.
In Civil service, globally, accolade is always offered not mostly in material present, but in kind and elevational mode, where a servant might either be praised, retained, promoted, or even all. That is why most!-->!-->!-->…
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#IWD 2024: A letter to Mallam Nomau and Nome Karkara – By Amina A. Salihu
Voice is powerful. Science and native wisdom agree that we hear the world's noise before we are born. After birth, the world continues to sing its hymn through voices imported into our homes via contraptions designed to educate, inform,!-->…
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Gov. Yusuf open criticism of Hisbah modus operandi, the best?
By Adamu Aminu
On Friday, March, 1st, 2024, many Kano residents and beyond woke up to a surprising story of the resignation of Commander General, Hisba Board, Sheik Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa over open criticism of the state governor Abba!-->!-->!-->…
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Nigeria’s Central Bank raises MPR: A bold move in turbulent economic time
By Muhammad Baba Bello, PhD
In a bold and somewhat surprising move, the Central Bank of Nigeria's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to raise the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by a substantial 400 basis points to 22.75%.
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Salamatu-WOFAN: One woman’s ferocious fight against family hunger and poverty in Nigeria…
Nigeria, as a developing country, has a pocket of rotten eggs but is endowed with kindhearted people who give a helping hand to people in need. Hajia Salamatu Garba is a benevolent personality who founded the Women Farmers Advancement!-->…
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Re-Bukar Abba Ibrahim: The man who touched my life-Hassan Gimba (Readers’ reactions)
Salaamu alaykum. I saw your tribute to late Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim, may Allah (SWT) grant him mercies with Jannatul Firdaus. I read it today and was touched by your powerful pen.
Your late father, Sulaiman Gimba Ahmed, was a humble!-->!-->!-->…
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Bukar Abba Ibrahim: The man who touched my life (2)- Hassan Gimba
By Hassan Gimba
Adamu Maina Waziri is one politician most people misunderstand. He is one man who does not suffer fools and, unlike the typical politician, he shoots from the hip, the reason some saw him as “crude”. His word is his!-->!-->!-->…
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Nigeria and the necessity of nagging for nationalism
There is an old and familiar proverb that says, necessity is the mother of invention. I learnt it originated from the Socratic dialogue, in the time of Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher, but I don’t know why he chose to use mother!-->…
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