Thursday Column

Nyako may be shocked, but is he awed?

By Ali M. Ali Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa state is in the eye of a storm-literally. His state legislators are up in arms with...

The way out of Nigeria’s many troubles

By Larry Diamond. I don’t think many Nigerians needed the suffering and shame that Boko Haram has inflicted on this country to see that the...

Tambuwal: Democracy imperiled

Ali M. Ali Let me begin by congratulating the Super Eagles for scaling to the round of 16 in the current World Cup. The players...

Abia 486: DHQ in the eyes of the Northerner

THURSDAY Column by Ali M. Ali aliyumaliyu@yahoo.com I just ponder and wonder. Is the Nigerian Army a   state sponsored ‘terror’ organisation? Between the army and the Department of...

So Bayero is gone?

THURSDAY Column by Ali M. Ali So Ado Bayero, the   Emir of Kano is gone? It is incredible. My   generation grew up thinking emirs and kings were...

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