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OPINION: AISHA BUHARI: THE CRITIC IN THE OTHER ROOM

Mrs Aisha M. Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari is probably the most loved person in Nigeria today, especially by critics of her husband's administration. She first came to our notice in this regard when in the course...

OPINION: THE SAUDI APPLAUSE AND PROSPECTS FOR 2018 HAJJ

Nigeria was ranked very high by the Saudi government for 2017 Hajj. And it is the truth that Hajj operations in Nigeria have definitely stabilized. Since the birth of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) 11 years ago,...

OPINION: UI @ 70: SEVEN DECADES OF PREMIER EDUCATION

The aim and end of education is to instil in the individual those states of collective thinking and canons of morals...these are religious beliefs, moral beliefs and practices, national and occupational traditions and collective opinions of every kind. Their...

PDP Kicks As Secretariat Is Demolished In Borno

SAN FRANCISCO, January 23, (THEWILL) - The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised the demolition of its Borno State Chapter Secretariat on the order of the state governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, addressing journalists...

OPINION: ETHNICITY, STATE AND NATIONS BUILDING – WHERE THE PROBLEM LIES

The term “Nation-Building” is both old and new. It has been fashionable in the 1960s, and it is taking a back seat right now. “Nation-Building” always has been a highly complex term, encompassing the description of historical experiences, a...

Buhari Holds Secret Meeting With South-East APC Leaders In Aso Rock

BEVERLY HILLS, January 22, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from South East at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The 100-member delegation was led by the Minister of...

OPINION: CORPORATE BOARDROOMS: WHERE ARE THE WOMEN? 

A lack of diversity afflicts most companies’ boards When a woman rises to the top rung of the traditionally all-male corporate ladder in Africa, it’s front-page news because women’s progress in business leadership on the continent continues to be achingly...

OPINION: THE SHITHOLE RESUME OF A NIGERIAN POLITICIAN 

A lot of realignment is going on, so much happening in the political landscape. The timetable is out; many are doing their homework...others are rounding up class work. Many of Mr. President's blue blood will desert him and quite...

OPINION: HERDSMEN IMBROGLIO: URGENT NEED FOR A LEGISLATION

Could it be that some people while advancing their evil deeds want to hide under the Fulani Herdsman's Shield to get President Buhari out of power in 2019? If the above is the case, why then has it taken...

OPINION: BUHARISM: A BRAND DAMAGED BY NEPOTISM

Until recently, the Muhammadu Buhari brand was, perhaps, the most potent and compelling brand in the country. In the north, he was "Mai Gaskiya" (truth avatar). Even as he never gave anyone scholarship, never built a vocational centre or...