Opinion

“As followers of Sheik Ibraheem  El-Zakzaky, we shall never submit ourselves to the dictates of the Nigerian government even if our own lives will be taken away by the forces of its security agents.” Sheik Sanusi Abdulkadir Koki, IMN’s...

In my days in secondary school, one of my best subjects was integrated science. That subject had Biology, Physics and Chemistry all fused in one even though we didn’t know it then. I developed an unusual interest on one...

Self-styled national leader of the ruling APC, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu  is in the political wilderness. For a politician of his status, whose  passion for power is unsurpassed and believes in the kingmaker syndrome,  but of a dubious dimension,...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has recently  attributed the current economic recession in the country to the will of  God and urged Nigerians to seek holiness and repentance. Sultan  Abubakar III made this statement...

The immediate last Hajj exercise was indeed successful that it is worth  reviewing. It started with the first batch of Nigerian pilgrims  departing Sokoto and landing safely at Prince Muhammad bin Abdul-Aziz  International Airport in Madinah on Monday August...

Enugu State governor, Mr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has enjoyed a rather  impressive portrayal in the media since he assumed office. I have seen  several articles parroting his “marvelous achievements” and some of  the articles have even found their way to...

...Use Religion as a tool to dumb them down...use ethnicity as a tool to  fan the embers of hatred and then sit back and watch them burn  themselves up...The template has remained the same...albeit with slight  modifications from time...

We met sometime in 1993 just before the annulment of the June 12 1993 Presidential election by the General Ibrahim Babangida military junta. And since then, until November 4, 2016, Henry Odugala was a close friend; a brother like...

The atmosphere outside my room on that fateful day was calm and friendly. I could see two camels and two turkeys hovering around the premises. I had just finished breakfast and spent about thirty minutes talking about politics and...

President Muhammadu Buhari was voted into power in the April 2015  general election and sworn in on May 29 of the same year. On that day,  he made a well celebrated speech in which he left Nigerians with a  profound and...