By Toyin Falola Nostalgic feelings, memory nodes, and reverberations have often spurred me into euphoric celebrations, bursting out to retrace the relics of history resurrected by the Nigerian leaders: The National Anthem of Independence. I must confess that people of my age bracket and those born and weaned before 1978Continue Reading
By Samson Yaki Yobe State University has approved the promotion of its 20 Academic Staff to the rank of Professors and Associate Professors. The Register of the University, Dr. Kalli Alkali Yusuf Gazali, who made this known in a statement he signed, said the promotion was approved by the GoverningContinue Reading
By Waziri Isa Adam The Visitor of Nigeria’s Federal Universities, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (P-BAT), has instructed all Vice Chancellors that are rounding up their tenures, among whom is the Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Professor Kabiru Bala, to handover their responsibilities to the next most senior deputy ViceContinue Reading
This is an urgently important initiative by the Geneva International Peace Research Institute, GIPRI. Two TFF Associates – Professor Richard Falk and TFF director Jan Oberg – have signed it. The initiative needs the widest possible readership. Over the past 48 hours, no Western mainstream media has found it newsworthy.Continue Reading
By Muhammad Mustapha The agelong attempt by the former Governor of Kano State, Engineer Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, to humiliate the late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, even in his grave, reached its climax few days ago by an attempt to dethrone his biological son, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, byContinue Reading
By Ahmad Shuaibu Isa [email protected] While watching Press TV and other news outlets, I was deeply moved by the sight of Shahid Ebrahim Raeisi’s beloved mother and her humble abode. The simplicity of her lifestyle was truly breathtaking. Despite being the mother of a president, her home lacked any traceContinue Reading
By Muhammad Muntazar An Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has sent a message of condolence to the government and people of Iran as well as the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Shaykh El-Zakzaky, over the demise of President Ibrahim Raisi. In a statement issuedContinue Reading
By Muhammad Al-Ghazali The late president was viewed as a ‘hardliner’ in the West. It is a term they use to distinguish between patriotic leaders of nations and compliant simpletons in the mould of Mobutu ever willing to do the bidding of their Western oppressors. World history teaches us thatContinue Reading
By Ahmad Shuaibu Isa Talking of selfless services from those with responsibilities simply means involvement in prioritizing the well-being and development of people, community or country over personal gain. This approach to leadership is often characterized by several key attributes that one can view through the lenses of empathy andContinue Reading