Senator Abdullahi Adamu at 80: A life of service, wisdom and grace (2), by Usman Sarki
“Salus populi suprema lex esto” (“The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law”), Roman maxim The first part of this series reflected upon the life, character and formative influences that shaped Senator (Dr.) Abdullahi Adamu, CON, Turakin Keffi, into one of the foremost public figures of his generation. It suggested that the enduring measure […]
Petrodollar ‘bankers’ awry plans in whistle-blowers dens
Twenty one years after Babangida left office thoughts on thievery from the privileged class in Nigeria continued smartly and with sophistries
Inside story of Andrew Yakubu’s $11m ‘Gift’
One of the most frequently asked questions this week is, which Andrew? There was once an Andrew in the first coming of President Muhammadu Buhari who popularised that name.
Tribute to a literary lioness
FLORENCE Onyebuchi Emecheta, one of Nigeria’s most skilled novelists, passed away last month (January 25), aged 72, and was buried in London this week.
South Africa’s wrestle with its past and future
TURMOIL. That is South Africa’s state of mind. The manifestation of this, is violence at all levels; from the streets and campuses, through xenophobic attacks to last week’s battles in the hallow chambers of Parliament. The country is caught between Post-Apartheid Reforms that have in a quarter of a century, failed to deliver promised change, and implementation of the core principles of the 1955 Freedom Charter, a document which has been largely, side-stepped.
Trump’s early gambit on Nigeria
WHEN the news came that the newbie US President, Donald Trump, would call his ailing Nigerian counterpart, President Muhammadu Buhari, at exactly 3.45pm on Monday 13th February 2017, I was very expectant for several reasons.
