President Jonathan, where is the ceasefire with Boko Haram?
LIKE other Nigerians, I was taken by surprise when news broke last week that the Nigerian government had reached a ceasefire agreement
Remi Oyo: My sister, my friend
REMI OYO, former MD, News Agency of Nigeria; former Senior Special Assistant to President Olusegun Obasanjo and a former President of the
Ilorin: Hajj, Sallah and the culture in between
I WAS back home in Ilorin for my first Eid-elAdha celebration in three years. Last year I left Nigeria on Sallah Day for a
Baze University, Abuja: Garlands for the 18th Sultan of Sokoto and Dr. Stella Adadevoh
LAST Saturday, the new Baze University in Abuja, organized its first Convocation Ceremony in Abuja. 64 young Nigerians received their first degrees on
Obasanjo’s amazing apotheosis
THE NATION newspaper’s HARDBALL of Tuesday, October 14, 2014, mischievously described it as the “BEGGARS’ ORCHESTRA”. The occasion was the triumphant return
From Kano to Kogi: Consolidating development, opening accesses
In the past two weeks, I have been traveling in Kano and Kogi states. Two weeks ago, we were back in Kano
Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Mutawallen Sakwato
LAST weekend Sokoto hosted the cream of Nigerian political society. They were in the ‘Seat of the Caliphate’ for the turbanning of
Abubakar Shekau: Was he killed after being arrested alive?
The Nigerian security forces scored a major victory against the Boko Haram insurgency in the past two weeks, when its self-declared leader, “Abubakar
Between the Pastor and the General Overseer: Nigeria’s moral burden
THE past week has not been a fine one for the rightwing Pentecostal Christian movement in Nigeria. And by extension, the moral
The Scotland referendum
I STAYED awake all-night last Thursday, watching the returns of the Scottish Referendum. It attracted worldwide interest because what was on the line was