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Since pre-independence, Kano’s politics has been radical and non-aligned. Even when the state finds itself pitching tents with the center, its leftist tendency never dies. Both Sardauna of Sokoto and Shagari did not find favours with Kano politics despite sharing similar...

Following the intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the political crisis in Rivers State, manifested in the rift between the former and the current governors of the state, it is important for all the feuding parties to ensure that the peace so brokered is not disrupted again.

The off-season gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State in early November has produced another example of that state’s characteristically controversial and much-discussed electoral results.

During his ambassadorship in Germany, Tuggar played a key role during the 23rd Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. He also facilitated the state visit of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Nigeria in August 2018.

As I implied in the epigrams above, the Humanities disciplines - be they song/music, literature, philosophy, history, the media and religion - provide the stories which give meaning to life, even to the discoveries of science and technology...

I born and raised in Israel. Like most Israelis, I was brought up to believe that all non-Jews hate us, because they are jealous that we are the chosen people and because we are the best. I was warned that I had to be careful of Germans (because they are all Nazis) and of Arabs (because even if they are nice, at the end of the day, they will stick a knife in our backs.)

We are in the Ember months and the harmattan wind hangs in the air like incubus. Nigerians believe that the Ember months, that is the months starting from September to the closing days of December, are the period when the Grim Reaper is especially busy. There is no doubt that the people of Egbaland in Abeokuta…

That Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State just won re-election is no longer news. What is on the lips of political watchers is how the All Progressives Congress

Continued from yesterday Also in June 1971, Nigeria’s external affairs commissioner, Dr. Okoi Arikpo (September 20, 1916- October 26, 1995) severely criticised the budget of about $1million approved for the liberation movements with bilateral assistance, military hardware, trucks, and medical supplies since 1968. Thanks to these efforts, the Rabat (Morocco) OAU Heads of State and…

In the heart of serene and secure Ekiti State, Nigeria, lies unassailable evidence of the power of vision, dedication, and selflessness. Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), founded by the great legal icon, Chief Afe Babalola, stands as a symbol of renewed hope and excellence in the world of education.

The news that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), would wield the big stick and ban the production and consumption of drinks in sachets has been lingering for a while. It started as a rumour but with time started gaining tractions in the public. Of course, the news was received with mixed feelings.

A recent seminar was held in the Swedish town of Uppsala, co-hosted by the Sweden-based Nordic Africa Institute (NAI), the University of Pretoria’s Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship (CAS) in South Africa, and the Dakar-based Trust Africa.