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 Today is my wife's Birthday and I cannot but thank God for his mercies and providence. Please join me in wishing her a happy

As Elections go, this has been the most interesting Election in Nigeria. Like the June 12, 1993 Election, the people came out peacefully to vote, being tired of IBB's excuses. In this election, unsuspecting people

  When IBB created Kogi State, there was a riot. The riot was occasioned by the belief that the best was taken from others to create Kogi State. Southern Sudan fought endlessly to be

As Elections come, this election to my mind is the most important Election in the life of Nigeria. It is a defining election. A party came in a swash buckling way, sweeping all

 The Japa culture is because, we want a better life made possible by people not unlike us. However, our modus operandi is that  the transgressor, wary or not is my person. Two wrongs they say do not make a right. When a person does a wrong, wary or not, it is wrong. His being a relation does not make what is wrong, right. To build our country, we need to take tough decisions. Among the decisions is call a spade a spade without minding whose ox is gored. We are afflicted by ' my person' syndrome and 'big man' syndrome. I am amazed at the rate at which highly placed individuals in advanced countries are made to face the law not minding their status. Corruption is old in Nigeria and gets worse with age like a festering sore. I recall an incident involving a Federal Minister under Yakubu Gowon who was accused of corruption for using an official note pad for private correspondence. What he did was wrong but compared to the situation today, it is almost a non issue. To make o

BAT should complain less about PMB. There is a saying that he who rides on the back of a tiger would sooner or later end up in the belly of the tiger. BAT's views on PMB are well

 The above headline is typical but at best wishful thinking. Man is a political animal. Not in modern times with highly educated and young rulers. The best bet .for the rulers is not to bite more than they can chew. Another

  In life, it has often been said, that change is constant. In 2015 in Nigeria, APC promised change and now they are about to

One thing History teaches is that man does not learn from History. As the son of parents who were both traders, I wonder why some people are bold enough to insult their customers? Isn't a customer supposed to be always right? BAT according to Atiku's man, Farooq

As kids, we watched a lot of Western Films. There were the actors and the Bad men. Were, 2023 Nigerian Elections to be a

BAT has had his day in the sun. He has won some and lost some. Today, I believe he has boarded a night

 Daura is in Katsina. PMB is from Daura. Umaru Musa YarA'dua was from Katsina. Two Civilian Presidents, post 1999