HON DANJI USMAN SHIDDI HAS NOTHING AGAINST SENATOR EMMANUEL BWACHA
There is no doubt that the battle for the soul of the APC in Taraba State is getting messier by the day.
The latest antics by desperate elements is to instigate a disunited polity by brazenly sowing seeds of discord among...
Nigeria needs a ‘green new deal’: Here is how to get it
By Johnathan M Feldman and Anthony Bature
“A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership” — Chinua Achebe
The Barriers to Community Wealth
In the opening quote, Achebe shows how mobilisation of the...
HON. ABUBAKAR AHMAD’S FOOTPRINTS ON
SOKOTO SOUTH/NORTH FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY
By Chris ALU
When Hon Abubakar Abduullahi Ahmad was declared as PDP winner of the Sokoto South/North Federal constituency, little did the people know that the messiah whom they were looking for had come to deliver the dividend of democracy to them, which...
OPINION:
Taraba State of General Danjuma’s Dream
Williams Ayooso
By this time, next year, Damian Dodo would be warming up for his swearing in as the Executive Governor of Taraba State.
That is, if the dream of our General TY Danjuma cruises into the form of reality. He would take over from Senator...
REFLECTIONS with Christiana Babayo
Let’s not judge Deborah’s killers as men of faith
The gruesome and brutal murder of Deborah Yakubu of the College of Education Sokoto state is by far one of the most vicious thing Nigerians have ever done in the history of this country. That is the perfect...
GOV FINTIRI, IN THE EYEBALL OF ANARCHY
By Israel Aliah
Few months ago, Councilors, representing the 15 council wards in Michika LGC of Adamawa State, were given a beating of their lives. Victims of the operation includes Hon. Bitrus Pagwe leader of the legislative council, Hon. Somalia Yohanna and Hon. Lassafi...
PROF. ALBASU, TOO COOL TO GOVERN
By Williams Ayooso
Even at the time that Professor Albasu Kunini Alkinjo picked his PDP nomination form for governorship race; conjectures were rife that it was at the instance of Architect Darius Dickson Ishaku, the Executive Governor of Taraba State.
Governor Ishaku is exhausting four...
THE FALLACY IN GOVERNOR ORTOM’S WISDOM
By Williams Ayooso
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has demonstrated unequal concern for the plight of his people in the state. He has been unequivocal in engaging the presidency on the pastoral regulations and policies, even as he is unrelenting in accusing...
Stakeholders express concerns over Senator Bwacha's unsettling political stance.
By Christiana Babayo
The Senate Deputy Minority Leader Senator Emmanuel Bwacha is by all ramifications, a political figure to reckon with as far as the political landscape of Taraba state is concerned. However, as the hustle and tussle for the number one...
Massive Extortion on Nigerian Highways
By Tordue Simon Targema
Although extortion by security agents mounting roadblocks on Nigerian highways is not a new phenomenon, the trend has assumed an alarmingly worrisome dimension recently. A foreigner plying Nigerian roads in a commercial vehicle would think Nigerian security agents are double-tasked to be...
