Category: Controversy
2023 Presidency: Elrufai shoots down argument on ‘Muslim-muslim’ ticket
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has slammed those making religion a focal point in governance, saying the nation was at such a crossroad that religious sentimentalism could not solve.
Read More2023 Presidency: Will Jonathan run on APC’s platform?
Jonathan of the PDP was Nigeria’s vice-president between 2007 and 2010. The former Bayelsa state governor became president in 2010 after the death of then President Umaru Yar’adua, a two-term
Read MorePower Rotation: North’s blackmail, southern gov’s treachery and parties’ macabre dance
By Olise Imegwu Dr Sigmund Freud identified two ways to achieve a goal. One is the long way through hard work and the other is the shortcut through gambling, a
Read MoreNigeria’s ‘bandits’ are not ‘unknown gunmen’: Why the label matters
By Sallek Yaks Musa, Lecturer, University of Jos, Nigeria Since 2015, parts of northern Nigeria have witnessed a steady increase in insecurity and violent attacks. Civilians and government security forces have
Read MoreElrufai, Masari, 36 Speakers to Buhari: Declare bandits terrorists, No don’t – Sheikh Gumi kicks
The 36 House of Assembly speakers have, in joint statement called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists so that it would be fair game killing them, in
Read MoreSheikh Gumi’s insecurity shuttle: Thanks but no thanks
Sheikh Gumi is a respected Islamic cleric, his ‘diplomatic shuttle’ into the forests to meet with criminal Fulani kidnappers is genuine but it will N.O.T stop armed Fulani kidnapping. Not
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