Former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai is at it again weaponizing religion, inflaming northern emotions, and inventing conspiracies just because he is no longer the one sitting close to the corridors of power. He shared Bello Doka’s article alleging that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is “waging a quiet war against the Muslim North.” Coming from […]
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Last week, I shared an Amnesty International Nigeria post calling on the authorities in Katsina State to ensure that the rights of Sheikh Yahya Ibrahim Masussuka were protected. I made no comment of my own; I only shared the statement to amplify a principle of justice. Yet the response was vicious. In the comment section, […]
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It was sometime in the early 90s. I was on a project in Katsina and the Director, a good-natured man, proudly invited me for Sallah. The assault on my conscience, the distress caused to my mind and the questions raised but unanswered have lasted with me all this time. It was a huge relief at […]
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Every region in Nigeria has its peculiar sentiment issues. I chose to talk about northern sentiment because I can authoritatively do so without the fear of being sentimental. The north is most interested in having a northern President rather than a Nigerian president. The only experience and qualification one needs to have the total […]
Continue Reading“North Central receives 20% CONTRIBUTES. 0.00% North East receives. 16% CONTRIBUTES. 0.00% North West receives. 21% CONTRIBUTES. 0.00% Every month the 19 Northern states receive a minimum of 57% of 100% revenue to which they CONTRIBUTE 0.00%. South West Receives. 16% CONTRIBUTES. 3.97% South East. Receives. 11.00% CONTRIBUTES. 2.07% South South Receives. 15.00% CONTRIBUTES. 91.64% […]
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