I HAVE spent most of the weekend in hearty celebration, because of the fulfillment of my wish for the success of a selection of governorship candidates, in last week’s elections. My candidates were: Kashim
I spent last weekend in Ilorin, and my departure on Monday coincided with the celebration of Dr. Abubakar Olushola Saraki’s 77th birthday. However the main issue was the takeover of Ilorin by
The past three weeks have been some of the most difficult for the frames of perception and analysis of Northern Nigeria, in the Southern Nigerian press. Not since the crisis generated by
A VISITOR from outer space would certainly have been confused about the Nigerian
The “Mother of Apologies” came last week from the former governor of
“President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to withdraw the national minimum wage is illegal.
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With the election of the presiding officials for the 10th National Assembly, it has become instructive
The Nigerian Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, was recently reported by the media as calling
I arrived in Ilorin on Monday evening because of a most tragic family death, that’s shocked
The past 48 hours, have seen an explosion of stories, pictures, videos and memes, about Kashim
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He received the tragic message this morning. Kashim Shettima’s friend, Engineer Umar Zubair, died suddenly today in Kaduna, and the Janaiza prayer is scheduled for 2pm this afternoon. We had been in
We landed at the Dutse Airport at 11:05hrs. For me, this was a moment of poignant remembrance. Between 2013 and 2014, I drove to and from Dutse dozens of times. The first
I arrived in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, January 10th, 2023, for a 48-hour visit. The last time I visited, three years ago, was at the heart of the heavy, Southern Nigerian rainy
We landed at the old Kaduna Airport Terminal this windy afternoon, and waited for the plane that brought His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his entourage. Today is Monday, the 12th of
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On this, your 57th Birthday, I will like to join other patriots and well-wishers around Nigeria, to congratulate you. I’ve had more
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I’m writing these lines on a damp, rainy morning, this Sunday, July 2nd, 2023, in the Gegele Quarters of the city of
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On this your very special day, Kayode, I will like to wish you a most fulfilling celebration in good health, happiness, and
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I am spending this weekend in Ilorin. I’ve returned home to attend a wedding ceremony of
Dear All; I have the greatest pleasure to inform you that after a considerable amount of
At the end of the process, it actually resembled an anti-climax. I arrived in Ilorin on
Forty-six years ago, on the 1st of February, 1977, at just 16 years and 4 months
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I’ve just been directed to the interesting stroll that you’ve had today,