Pantami for President
By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 26 April, 2021) A normal southern Nigerian citizen would be shocked to hear cries of ‘Jihad now’ or ‘give us sharia or death’ or ‘it is sharia or bloodshed.’ In the fundamentalist north, what will shock the street will be if the rabble refuses to […]
Buhari condoles Magajin Garin Sokoto over loss of Mother
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday condoled the Magajin Sokoto and Chairman, Sokoto Rima River Basin Development Authority ( SRRBDA), Alhaji Hassan Ahmad Danbaba, over the death of his mother , Hajiya A’ishatu ,the eldest daughter of the late Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello ,Sardaunan Sokoto. Late Aisha died on […]
WHY ERADICATION OF MALARIA IN NIGERIA STILL A MIRAGE
This year 2021, the world is aiming at celebrating countries that are reaching or approaching malaria eradication. Looking at the malaria response, one would be tempted to ask where Nigeria is in all these. Are we part of those reaching or approaching the point of eradication? The factual response is No!There have concerted efforts on […]
The Problem With Malam Nasiru Elrufai
By Anas Lawal “Our lives begin to end the day we start becoming silent about things that matter” – Martin Luther King Junior It is not out of place to argue that, elrufai, in the infamous legion of the non performing governors that most Nigerian governors are, is a wonderfully performing governor, especially in his […]
Kaduna disengagement of public servants, the economy and other matters
BY EMMANUEL ADO “The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes” — Tony Blair. Kaduna State is undoubtedly the third(3rd) most populous state, after Lagos and Kano States, with a population of about ten(10) million people, serviced by about one hundred and twenty thousand (120,000) public servants, […]
Smoking Weed & Sipping Hennessy
When Sam Amuka with ‘Sad Sam’ as his pen name came up with the idea of Punch Newspapers, he invited his friend Olu Aboderin to take care of the finances for him to stay focused on the publications. They became partners on equal percentages on the ownership of Newspapers ready to challenge the control of […]
‘Tambuwal is a dynamic, talented governor’ – Obasanjo
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal as a dynamic, young and talented leader with visionary mind for transformation. Obasanjo passed the remark on Sunday morning in Sokoto while on his way to the airport after a one day visit to the caliphate where he laid foundation stone […]
Obasanjo lays foundation stone for Sokoto flyover bridge, says transportation vital to economy
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday says transportation infrastructure remain the most vital of all aspects of successful human endeavour in any economy. Obasanjo made the remark when he laid the ground breaking foundation stone of the over N3.4bn Runjin Sambo nine span flyover project contracted to CCECC Limited by the […]
117, 424 households benefit from interventions in Kaduna
No fewer than 117, 424 Poor and Vulnerable Households (PVHHs) in the Kaduna State Social Register have benefited from various social protection interventions in the state from 2017 to date. Mrs Nina Dawong, the Coordinator, State Operations and Coordinating Unit (SOCU), Planning and Budget Commission, made this known in an interview with the News Agency […]
Earth day 2021; Climate group has called for collaborative effort toward protecting the universe
Earth Day 2021 Press release from Global Environmental and Climate Conservation Initiative (GECCI): We need to #RestoreOurEarth! Here’s how Global Environmental and Climate Conservation Initiative (GECCI) is working with people toward to solve climate challenges & realize the commitments of the African Union Agenda 2063, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration a success, and the Paris […]