My name is Is’haq Modibbo Kawu, FNGE, representing the Nigerian Guild of Editors Chairman and Distinguished Delegates, Nigeria matters. We are the only African country with all attributes to become a
Asalamu Alaikum, Your Excellency. Happy 59th birthday. On a day like this, you will receive several messages from people from all walks of life. Some would be sourced from official relationships, and
Is’haq Modibbo Kawu kawumodibbo@yahoo.com It was Issa Aremu’s tribute which alerted me to the passing of the inimitable Okello Oculi. Similarly, I saw that Denja Yaqub had also posted a tribute from
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Asalamu Alaikum, Your Excellency. Happy 59th birthday. On a day like this, you will receive several
Is’haq Modibbo Kawu kawumodibbo@yahoo.com It was Issa Aremu’s tribute which alerted me to the passing of
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“As we reached the brink of full-blown war it became clear to me that the chaos enveloping all of us in Nigeria was due to the incompetence of the Nigerian ruling class. They clearly had a poor grasp of history and found
