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Child Mortality in Nigeria
By Surajo Ahmad Alkali Child mortality has a major challenge to public health amongst families in Nigeria and other developing countries. The danger of Continue child mortality has been a major concern and this calls for studies to generate new scientific evidence to determine its prevalence and explore predisposing factors associated with it. Nigeria, […]
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Bashir Tofa: The Saint Goes Home
By Dr. Aliyu Usman Tilde While I was still in the fold of my blanket this morning, I was unprepared for the sad story of the departure of one of the finest souls that lived among Nigerians. HRH, Muhammadu Sanusi II broke to a group I belong the news that Alhaji Bashir Tofa died […]
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2022: My New Year Message to Borno people
By Babagana Umara Zulum Our dear people of Borno, at this important occasion of marking the beginning of the New Year, it is important to share information with you as part of our accountability to you. Regular clear communication provides an opportunity to let everyone know the direction of leadership so that citizens, partners and […]
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NIGERIA: A Country @ 61
By Ibrahim M. Baba Sixty One Years after independence, Nigeria is still wallowing with alot of problems, ranging from political, social and economic crises that cripples the nation’s struggle to greatness. Borrowing from the words of the popular laureate Chinua Achebe of the blessed memory, indeed “There was a country”. Taking a look at […]
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Bauchi State within the week under review
Compiled by Sulaiman Maijama’a This is one of the most hectic weeks His Excellency Governor Bala Mohammed has spent in recent time. The week was occupied with fruitful schedules, geared towards socioeconomic and political development of Bauchi State. Beginning on Monday, September 13th, Governor Mohammed according to reports from his Special Assistant on New […]
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NDDC corruption: The north deserves apologies
By Sharon Faliya Cham “The beauty of reason is that it can be applied to understand the failure of reason” – Professor Steven Pinker “It is not possible to be in favour of justice for some people and not be in favour of justice for all people” – Martin Luther King Jr. Ever since […]
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Students of Education Need “Passion.”
By Omar Muaz “Teacher is a maker of man. He is foundation of all Education, and thus of the whole civilization of mankind, present and future. No nation reconstruction is possible without the active cooperation of the teacher.” — John Adams What leads me to write this short piece for intending teachers — whether […]
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NYSC BILL: An open letter to Hon. Awaji-Inombek Abiante
Dear Sir, I hope you are in good health. I hear you recently proposed a bill to scrap the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) because of so many reasons, the glaring one among which is the insecurity that is ravaging some parts of the country; that the scheme has led to the “incessant killings […]
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Begging government on Nation’s insecurity
By Usman Abdullahi Koli Every reasonable and discerning person in Nigeria knows that the country is sinking, sinking deeply down the ocean of regret. Banditry, terrorism and tribalism have now become our subject matter and thus a threat to our corporate existence. As it is now, Nigeria is not normal. There is uproar in […]
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The exclusive powers conferred on the Emir to appoint or remove tittle holder (I)
By Dalhatu Hamza Alu dan Sidi Bamalli It is within unfettered and exclusive power of the Emir of Zazzau to appoint or otherwise remove traditional tittles at the Emir’s wish without questioning how and why of such decision. Traditionally speaking, when a person in the society shows high level of decorum and maturity and […]
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