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When Malam Isa Yuguda, 57 today, became the 14th Executive Governor, he inherited a state which like most others in the federation was increasingly ungovernable on account of widening insecurity and total absence of direction in governance. His first task to ensure security was, therefore, clearly obvious.
Category: Opinion Written by Rilwanu Shehu
When Malam Isa Yuguda, 57 today, became the 14th Executive Governor, he inherited a state which like most others in the federation was increasingly ungovernable on account of widening insecurity and total absence of direction in governance. His first task to ensure security was, therefore, clearly obvious.
Re: Nasarawa to institute enquiry on Ombatse
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- Written by Yakubu Dan-Mukurna
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I refer to your story with the above title which appeared in the Saturday June 8 edition. It is high time the state government takes the bull by the horn and end the endless carnage being wrought on the hapless citizens of our dear state by this group.
Category: Opinion Written by Yakubu Dan-Mukurna
I refer to your story with the above title which appeared in the Saturday June 8 edition. It is high time the state government takes the bull by the horn and end the endless carnage being wrought on the hapless citizens of our dear state by this group.
Osun 2014: Between contenders and pretenders
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As the political scene begins to boil and bubble in Osun State with the looming approach of the 2014 elections, the confident calmness of the leading contender for the state’s governorship ticket, Senator and former deputy governor Iyiola Omisore is simply enigmatic. His enviable political pedigree dwarfs not just the CVs of his fellow PDP aspirants but even that of the ACN incumbent governor. Senator Omisore continues to win the hearts and minds of the Osun electorate by simply being there for them whenever and wherever they need him. Can you imagine a recent weekend search for the senator finding him in the thick of the downtown wedding ceremony of retired teacher’s daughter, avidly doing justice to a dishful of amala, ewedu and goat meat in the midst of joyous folks of the area?
Category: Opinion Written by Hamid Hendrix
As the political scene begins to boil and bubble in Osun State with the looming approach of the 2014 elections, the confident calmness of the leading contender for the state’s governorship ticket, Senator and former deputy governor Iyiola Omisore is simply enigmatic. His enviable political pedigree dwarfs not just the CVs of his fellow PDP aspirants but even that of the ACN incumbent governor. Senator Omisore continues to win the hearts and minds of the Osun electorate by simply being there for them whenever and wherever they need him. Can you imagine a recent weekend search for the senator finding him in the thick of the downtown wedding ceremony of retired teacher’s daughter, avidly doing justice to a dishful of amala, ewedu and goat meat in the midst of joyous folks of the area?
I’ve always believed Africans have enough degrees, street smarts and know-how to tackle their own problems. We can’t always wait for others to show us how to apply simple technologies to solve embarrassingly simple problems that have troubled us for decades. Instead and unfortunately, we mostly blame outsiders – even the well-intentioned ones – for our problems. Yet, they keep bringing us solutions, which we’re too distracted to think of ourselves.
Category: Opinion Written by Ibraheem Dooba
I’ve always believed Africans have enough degrees, street smarts and know-how to tackle their own problems. We can’t always wait for others to show us how to apply simple technologies to solve embarrassingly simple problems that have troubled us for decades. Instead and unfortunately, we mostly blame outsiders – even the well-intentioned ones – for our problems. Yet, they keep bringing us solutions, which we’re too distracted to think of ourselves.
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Sulaiman Muhammad: The chief mourner goes home
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- Written by Aisha Umar Yusuf
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If there was one thing significantly absent from my life yesterday, it was a text message I’ve come to expect every Friday morning for the last two years. It is usually the second to come in because the first place is unfailingly taken by Alhaji Mas’ud Elelu, Media Trust’s former senior training manager and currently the rector, Kwara State Polytechnic. Alhaji Mas’ud’s message will come in a little after 5am (unless he is on a trip abroad) and Sulaiman Muhammad’s will come in a little later, or just before 6 am.
Category: Opinion Written by Aisha Umar Yusuf
If there was one thing significantly absent from my life yesterday, it was a text message I’ve come to expect every Friday morning for the last two years. It is usually the second to come in because the first place is unfailingly taken by Alhaji Mas’ud Elelu, Media Trust’s former senior training manager and currently the rector, Kwara State Polytechnic. Alhaji Mas’ud’s message will come in a little after 5am (unless he is on a trip abroad) and Sulaiman Muhammad’s will come in a little later, or just before 6 am.