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Profiling Abdullahi Tijjani Muhammad Gwarzo Aka

(Ruwa Baba) Abba Dukawa The monument of a great man is not of granite or marble or bronze. It consists of his goodness, his deeds, his love, and his compassion”, this is the undiluted description of the personality. Alfred Armand Montapert. The jubilation filtered into the ancient commercial city. When the news of Kano state […]

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Palliative Of ₦110bn For NASS Members Is Illegal, Contemptuous, Says Falana

Prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has condemned the National Assembly’s decision to allocate N70 billion as palliatives for its members, labeling it as illegal and contemptuous. In a press statement issued today, Falana called attention to the blatant breach of the relevant provisions of the Nigerian Constitution and urged the immediate reversal of these […]

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Profiling Deputy Senate President Senator Barau Jibrin

By Abba Dukawa WEDNESDAY morning’s long expected for friends, colleagues in the red chambers and well wishers waiting for the proclamation of the 10 National Assembly which would pave the way for Senator Barau I. Jibrin, representing Kano-North Senatorial District to became a Deputy Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s has brought a […]

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The 10th National Assembly That Nigerians Want

Abba Dukawa After hotly contesting for the 10th National Assembly leadership came and past and the winners emerged at both two chambers of the national assembly. It’s now time for house business to takes place. The proclamation of the 10 National Assembly came at the critical situation as the country face an economic malaise that […]

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Yari’s Deployment Of Proceeds Of Fraud To Clinch Senate Presidency

Among the ranks of senators vying for the Senate Presidency in the 10th National Assembly, former Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari has reliably been fingered to be deploying parts of fraud proceeds hanging on his neck to win the coveted seat. The former Governor got enmeshed in serious graft allegations levelled against […]

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Malam Abubakar Nakwada: The Optimal Dosage For Policy Direction

By Nasiru Kado(Lamidon Gusau) Zamfara State is on the cusp of a promising new era as Mallam Abubakar Nakwada popularly known as Abu Gusau and fondly called Shugaba (by friends) assumes the role of Secretary to the State Government (SSG). With a mere three days having passed since his appointment on May 29, 2023, Abu […]

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Memo To APC NWC On 10th NASS Leadership Need To Avert Destruction

By Fouad Ahmad Since 1999 Nigeria has produced Eight Speakers of the House of Representatives, North-West geo-political zone dominated the speakership seat with four persons from the zone holding the office, Ibrahim Buhari, Ghali Umar Na Abba both from Kano state. Aminu Bello Masari, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal from Katsina and Sokoto produce one speaker respectively. […]

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Senate Presidency: Akpabio / Barau Perfect Combination

Abba Dukawa Since the beginning of the Fourth Republic in 1999. South-East has produced five Senate Presidents. The South-South zone has not produced a Senate President. In the 1960, the Northwest geopolitical zone has never produced a Senate President. Most of the time Southeast geopolitical zone produced the senate president records show that under the […]

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Challenges Ahead of Incoming Governor of Zamfara State

For a state with 14 local governments and with no stable means of income aside from the federal allocation, analysts say having 26 ministries is wasteful. To defeat an incumbent governor is no mean feat in Nigeria. To defeat an incumbent governor who was backed by three other former governors, three former deputy governors, former […]