EL-RUFAI, OBASANJO AND ABUJA LAND GRAB
A few years ago, the Management of Media Trust Limited was in some difficult search for the appropriately located plot of land
9/11 GAVE MUSLIM YOUTHS A KEENER TONGUE – NATIVEDEEN
Native Deen is an Islamic musical group based in America. Joshua Salaam, Abdul-Malik and Naeem Muhammed make up the group. Recently, Native
THE WIEIGHT OF NOSTALGIA
I spent a few days in London last week. As is my wont, I spent a good part of the short stay
CHIEF SUNDAY AWONIYI NOW HE WON’T WRITE THE PREFACE
Rather like a punch-drunk boxer, I have spent the past week, since the news broke, in real confusion about how to go
Aminu Tambuwwal And PDP’s Zoning Banana Peel: Slippery Wages Of Expediency
Surely, we cannot continue to allow individuals and groups to do what they liked and undermine our unity, cohesion and effectiveness. Henceforth, we
The peculiar politics of Ahmad Sani Yarima
“My ambition is to be the president of Nigeria. So unless I find out that it is not going to be possible
Obasanjo/Atiku: Deconstructing the dance of witches
So much has been written about what Osun State Governor, Oyinlola, described as the dance of witches: the much-vaunted meeting between Obasanjo
Before the Kano divorcees’ street protest
In 1995, I made a package for the BBC’s NETWORK AFRICA program on the problem of divorce in Kano. As part of
Gaza: Finding the voice of protest
“The bombs are hitting Palestinian Arabs, Muslims and Christians, our fellow human beings as well as brothers and sisters in the faith:
Buhari: The ANPP horse bolted long ago
Last Friday, January 2nd 2009, DAILY TRUST carried a front page lead story, which confirmed that General Muhammadu Buhari has decided to