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What Have We Done For the Next Generation? By Hassan Gimba Our next-generation may not know what our generation knew, may not have what we had. We have failed to give them what…

A Nation Bleeding From Many Wounds By Hassan Gimba Every patriot currently has gloom written all over him. The defence minister told us a few days ago that the country is ‘bleeding.’…

Ramadan and a lesson in love, loyalty By Hassan Gimba Ramadan is a month synonymous with fasting in the Muslim world. In Islam, fasting is the practice of abstaining from food, drink,…

My Igbo Brothers, Before It Is Too Late, By Hassan Gimba The Igbo are a resilient lot, an egalitarian and industrious people. Defined as a meta-ethnicity native and one of the…

Can We Try Green Energy For A Change? By Hassan Gimba We ended the last day of March on a high note. No other than Sale Mamman, minister of state for power, heralded a piece of good…

The Fulani as the North’s bogeyman By Hassan Gimba We grew up seeing the bogeyman here and there. Between 1967 and 1968, I lived with my paternal grandmother, Iya, later Hajia Iya…

The handwriting on the wall By Hassan Gimba I sniff anarchy on the horizon. And to the discerning mind, the handwriting is bold on the wall. “The handwriting on the wall” is an…

Much Ado About Hijab By Hassan Gimba Hijab. This five-letter word has refused to take leave of our public discourse for long. Many female Muslims all over the world love to don the…

Gombe cannot be anyone’s cauldron, By Hassan Gimba Last month was really not a good one for Nigeria. It was a month that witnessed more than one mass abduction of secondary school…

The North and the effect of Janus By Hassan Gimba I had intended to continue with the topic, 'Nigeria and Presidential Democracy: Any Better Alternative? (3)’ but I had to suspend it;…