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“The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonourably, foolishly, viciously.” ― Julian Barnes, Flaubert’s Parrot Till the rivers run dry and...
There was an outcry last week when Ebubeagu Operatives, a security outfit formed by the Imo State Government killed some suspected gunmen. Some people came out...
I must confess that the above title was inspired by Eric Donaldson’s song, ‘Land of My Birth’, from his hit reggae album, Kent Village, released in...
In January 2019, the Daily Trust newspaper had its Maiduguri office shut down by the military over its reportage on the fight against insurgency. This made...
Suspected bandits have set ablaze Shuwari primary school in Buni-Yadi, the headquarters of Gujba local government area, Yobe State and also abducted the Head Teacher of...
Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future, someone once said. Even though there are enough reasons to continue with the treatise on banditry and...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is losing the 2023 elections big time, says a friend who, for the sake of this piece, I will call Bogaru....
By Anita Godfrey Senate President, Ahmed Lawan has lost bid to return to the Senate for the third term following the INEC declaration of Bashir Machina...
It is our tradition that from time to time we do give our readers’ the space to air their views on what we give them to...
Last week, they attacked an estate within Abuja. Gunmen, bandits, Boko Haram, those who “drag” sovereignty with Nigeria, attacked Genuine Estate, within the vicinity of Gwarimpa,...
Had Atiku Abubakar, Wazirin Adamawa, former vice president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, two-time unlucky in presidential elections on the platform of two different parties,...
Sovereignty, this eleven lettered word, is a political concept. The concept defines dominant power. Or the supreme authority. Wikipedia says “it is the defining authority within...
As parties are getting set to produce their candidates, we feel the need to reproduce this write-up, first published on October 18 last year. If I...
In the book The Impact of Banditry on Nigeria’s Security in the Fourth Republic: An Evaluation of Nigeria’s Northwest by Rosenje, Musharafa Olapeju (PhD) and Adeniyi,...
As we do from time to time, today we are leaving the stage for our readers because their voices matter. Now, nowhere is safe (1) (04/04/2022)...
As we do from time to time, today we are leaving the stage for our readers because their voices matter. Now, nowhere is safe (1) (04/04/2022)...
This is the concluding part of this write up, having done parts one and two a few weeks earlier. “When that is not the case, the...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) was founded in 1978. Its predecessor, the Nigerian Association of University Teachers (NAUT), was formed in 1965 covering academic...
I believe Nigerians should no longer accept to be fooled by those who use their sentiments to get into office. We must not forget yesterday if...
First, they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I...
“When there is no enemy within, the enemy outside can do you no harm.” – Ancient proverb. “The Ides of March”, made popular by William Shakespeare...
I once had cause to quote Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s 1980 hit song, “Authority Stealing”, where the Afrobeat maestro sang “You be thief” while the chorus chanted...
I wanted to continue with my treatise on the Rule of Law as our only panacea for survival when a clarion call by the governor of...
Many patriots concerned with our rapid nose-diving in morals and abandonment of the rule of law believe that the British left too early. Some theorise that...
This is the second part of our treatise on the rule of law that started last week. The rule of law is about the creation of...
By Kelvin Osa Okunbor The Arbiter Guest Columnist There seems to be needless competition in establishing aerodromes without due regard to the feasibility of the venture....
By Hassan Gimba Our current situation of a glaring failure of the rule of law must disturb any Nigerian who has come of age. The average...
I 100% agree. It is not a priority in my state for now. Wachakal, over 200km away from the capital? No! Cargo airport in Damaturu, then...
Even though Anambra has been in the kitty of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) for a long time, the recently concluded gubernatorial election in which...
By Hassan Gimba Yobe is a small agrarian state on the path to becoming great. All those who governed it ensured this. All the past governors,...
