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Power Sector: Can Minister Abubakar Make a Difference? Managing the Nigerian power sector is a very difficult task. Nigerians and the outside world have their eyes on the sector. The performance of the sector is a standard of assessment of…

Again, this Monday, as we do now and then, we are giving our social media followers the opportunity to voice out their minds on what we have been writing. Thank you. The Road To Nigerian, by Hassan Gimba (August 23, 2021)…

Of Bigmen's Children, Boko Haram and An Unholy War By Hassan Gimba From the beginning, the quasi-Islamic jihadist movement with the high-sounding name, Jama’atu ahlus sunnah lidda’awati wal jihad, loosely translated to mean “People…

The North and the effect of Janus By Hassan Gimba I wrote the following on March 1, 2021. With what is happening, I find it still relevant, hence repeating it today. I had intended to continue with the topic, ‘Nigeria…

Nigeria: Our collective amnesia, our bane By Hassan Gimba The way things are happening at almost the speed of light in Nigeria is alarming. Most of them trace their roots to injustice and the inability of our leaders to address it.…

The Road to Nigerian By Hassan Gimba In Part 3 of the film ‘Rambo’, there was a scene where the character Rambo, played by Sylvester Stallone who became an instant megastar after he debuted in the film ‘Rocky’, discussed with his…

Afghanistan: A Big Lesson for Nigerian Leaders Political and economic leaders were the first casualty of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Disheartening videos and images of Afghan political leaders, billionaires, industrialists,…

What Have We Done For the Next Generation? By Hassan Gimba There is light on the horizon for Nigeria. The fight against insurgency in the North East is now succeeding since the change of military chiefs and the acquisition…

DCP Abba Kyari’s 96 hours There is a popular saying- Life is a flip. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari just witnessed one. Just within 96 hours- DCP Abba Kyari’s life flipped. Just within 96 hours, his indictment by the…

Of Kidnappers, Emir of Muri, Abba Kyari and The Doctrine of Self Help By Hassan Gimba This year’s Eid-el-Kabir came at a time Nigerians, especially those living in the North, were at their wits’ end over incessant…