“Out of the 251 million Almajiris worldwide, 163 million are from Africa with Nigeria accounting for over 30 million. It is estimated that about 81 percent of almajiris in Nigeria are domiciled in the northern states where they have become part of the landscape. Tons of newspaper pages and countless hours of TV and radio Read More…
I am always fascinated by backstroke swimming. You can’t comprehend the incredible power of propulsion at the command of human limbs until you analyse a race in reverse gear, complete with the athlete’s natural compass which facilitates lane discipline. Having watched recent developments regarding constitutional amendments and suggestions on changing from the current presidential system Read More…
At the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has taken in 105 Nigerians who have been stuck in Chad. While welcoming the returnees in Kano, Dr. Nuradeen Abdullahi, NEMA Coordinator Kano Territorial Office, made this information clear. He claimed that a Boeing 737-7k9 ASKY Airlines, which was being Read More…
CONTEMPORARY AFRICA COMPRISES countries cobbled together by colonialists for their own interest. In the case of Nigeria, British colonialism was, as playwright Ola Rotimi would put it, in the service of their ‘female king’. The two hitherto distinct halves of Nigeria (Northern and Southern Protectorates) have managed to stay together as one country for one Read More…