By Farooq Kperogi
It should be made clear from the outset that I am overwrought with immense grief by the heartbreaking but unintentional killing of 126 innocent men, women, and children celebrating Maulud at Tudun Biri village in Kaduna State … Read the rest
Atiku Abubakar
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar is urging northerners to elect a pan-Nigerian president who understands the plight of the North.
Speaking over the weekend at the interactive session of the Arewa town hall policy … Read the rest
By Farooq Kperogi
Several weeks ago, my 80-year-old paternal uncle, who is a community leader, called me to ask whom between Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu he should vote and canvass support for. That was a strange request considering that … Read the rest
The stoning to death of Deborah Samuel, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, over alleged blasphemy is a timely reminder that retail religious extremism is very much alive and kicking in northern Nigeria. It has been … Read the rest
Atiku Abubakar
If former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, contests for the presidency in the next general election in 2023, the majority of the votes from the North will go to him, elder statesman and politician, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, has said.
Yakassai, a … Read the rest
By Obinna Ezugwu
Apparently, the jostle for President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor has kicked off in earnest with different zones staking claims to power. The South West, on the basis of the APC alliance – which is essentially a North … Read the rest