By Davidson Rotshak Lar, JP We have been innundated with the word North. Northern Elders, Arewa Consultative Forum, Northern Governors Forum etc. But really we are asking, “who are these Northerners?” Let us borrow a bit from History. When Obasanjo as President gave Non-Fulanis sensitive positions in his regime, the sultan of Sokoto went with […] Read more
By Adakole E. J. Culled from the Chronicles of Wazobia In the last year of the reigns of King Buha over the kingdom of Wazobia, it came to pass that the various camps who seeketh power in the kingdom searcheth for a man worthy to rule after him. Then Bola the son of Tinubu, a […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG While watching Information Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed responding to the documentary by the BBC Africa and Daily Trust TV on terrorism in the country, I could feel his worries and pain, though he tried hard to put up a bold face with the threat to sanction the two media organisation. I’m not sure what he meant that […] Read more
By Farooq A. KperogiTwitter: @farooqkperogi In this week’s Saturday Tribune column, I recap the events of the last few weeks of the Buhari regime and compare them to a bad horror movie whose end might be the kidnap of Buhari himself from Aso Rock while he picks his teeth: News from Nigeria these past few […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG Northern Christian leaders in the All Progressives Congress on Friday called on Nigerians not to vote for any ticket that was not mixed between Christians and Muslims during the 2023 elections. According to them, since the Muslim-Muslim ticket for the presidency was divisive, it must be rejected by all patriotic Nigerians. They bared […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG SPEECH DELIVERED BY RT HON YAKUBU DOGARA, GUEST SPEAKER AT THE APC NORTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERS SUMMIT, ABUJA 2022 ON THE THEME, “RIGHTEOUSNESS EXALTS A NATION, BUT SIN IS A REPROACH TO ANY PEOPLE”, HELD ON FRIDAY 29TH JULY, 2022 AT THE NICON LUXURY HOTEL, ABUJA Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG A political party contesting the 2023 elections, Action Alliance, has again sued the Independent National Electoral Commission, All Progressives Congress; its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, before a Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged double nomination. The party, in its earlier suit pending before the […] Read more
Basil Okoh Between Kadaria Ahmed and the Government of Nigeria is a conspiracy to hide the crimes and the criminals behind the upheavals in the North of Nigeria. But then hiding the crimes and the criminals has not helped the Government to solve the mayhem in the northern territory. Many years ago the Government of […] Read more
By Godwin Tsa In William Shakespeare’s tragic play, “Macbeth”, a brave Scottish General by name, Macbeth, received a prophecy from three witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred by his wife, Macbeth murdered King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne to himself. That murderous act later became […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG The lawmaker representing Abia South Senatorial District in the 9th National Assembly, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe has said that most of the Senators of the All Progressives Congress, APC, are in support of the move to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the lawmaker, most of the Senators are fed up with the administration […] Read more