By Ahmad Shuaibu Isa Open defecation remains a significant public health challenge in Nigeria, often ascribed to insufficient awareness, high levels of illiteracy, and a lack of basic sanitation infrastructure. However, a critical yet often overlooked factor is the prevailing attitudes of the populace towards sanitation and hygiene. This endemicContinue Reading
By Ahmad Shuaibu Isa The recent visit of the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Turkey underscores the tense and intricate relationship between Washington and Ankara, primarily influenced by disagreements regarding the role of Kurdish forces in Syria. This visit occurs at a crucial juncture, as tensions rise betweenContinue Reading
By Ahmad Shuaibu Isa Today, while traveling, I came across an article online by Femi Adesina, lauding former Nigerian President General Muhammadu Buhari with excessive praise, even going so far as to call him a “friend of the poor.” While the writer was celebrating Buhari’s 82nd birthday, it seems heContinue Reading
We are living in an unprecedented era where the world seems to be regressing to its darkest past. The streets of our towns and villages are stained with blood, yet many remain indifferent, as long as the bloodshed does not touch their own lives. In a country like Nigeria, whichContinue Reading
By Tim Anderson, 8 December Within hours of the Israeli-Lebanese cease fire – essentially an Israeli retreat after making no progress against Hezbollah in the ground war in south Lebanon, indicted war criminal Netanyahu turned his attention to Syria, warning Syrian President Bashar al Assad that he was “playing withContinue Reading
War breeds only sorrow, where tyrants tread, leaving shadows where once hope had led. The recent ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, coupled with the ongoing military operations in Syria, illuminates the complex and multifaceted geopolitical dynamics characterising the Middle East. This situation underscores the intricate relationships among regional actors suchContinue Reading
By Ahmad Shuaibu Isa I was deeply impressed to see various rights groups, including the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), vocally condemning the recent treason charges brought against minors allegedly involved in the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests. True strength lies in an unwaveringContinue Reading
By Waziri Mahdi Isa It is said that Nigeria is a democratic state, where government and executive power is under the direct or representative rule of the people. At least that is what we have been taught in school. In a democratic state, government, from local to federal level, isContinue Reading
By DAVID S. D’AMATO At its height, the Ottoman Empire was one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse states in history, subsuming hundreds of discrete language and cultural groups. To control such vast swaths of diverse territory and so many ethnic, cultural, and linguistic communities for roughly 600 yearsContinue Reading