OPINION: CASH WITHDRAWAL LIMITS: A CASE FOR THE POOR AND THE UNBANKED
We are living in a hard time. Income is dwindling day in day out. Inflation was said to be biting…
OIL DISCOVERY IN THE NORTH AND ATIKU’S PRESIDENCY
By Abdulkadir Salaudeen It was jubilation everywhere in the north when the first oil well was drilled few days ago.…
STUDENTS LOAN BILL: UNDERSTAND IT BEFORE YOU CONCLUDE IT IS GOOD FOR YOU
The two chambers of the National Assembly passed the Students Loan Bill on Wednesday. This, as argued, will enable students…
RE-ADAMU ADAMU: FAILURE DESERVING OF HONOUR
In his article with the above title published by Daily Trust, Dr. Eugene Enahoro singled out the Minister of Education…
Nigeria: Where Looters Are Still Relevant In Politics
“Nigeria shall be great.” This sounds utopian to many. The growing pessimism among Nigerians makes anyone who says Nigeria shall…
APC Bishops: Hired or Real ?
Politicking is one of the most interesting things that lightens our collective daily hardship in Nigeria. Many hungry and angry…
FROM DENIAL TO SUICIDE: WOES OF NIGERIAN STUDENTS AT HOME AND ABROAD
Education in Nigeria is in a sorry state. This makes foreign education appealing to many parents and their children. Though…
NIGERIA: A FAILED STATE THAT PRIORITIZES ELECTIONS OVER PROTECTION OF ITS CITIZENS
It is better to be a foreigner in Nigeria than a citizen. This is ironic but real. Foreigners, especially whites,…
WITCHCRAFT, MOB RULE, AND LAWLESSNESS IN NIGERIA
Who will salvage Nigeria before the anarchists finally hold a firm grip of it? I am writing from the perspective…
WHY OTHER CHRISTIANS SHOULDN’T BE LIKE DEBORAH SAMUEL
Deborah Samuel has unfortunately been in the news since last week for a bad reason. She denigrated the personality of…
NIGERIAN PRESIDENCY FOR SALE; ASUU AND NIGERIAN STUDENTS IN SOUP
When a job is very lucrative and every Tom, Dick, and Harry has the minimum qualifications for it, it should…
STILL ON WOMEN PREACHERS AND THE CHALLENGE OF VOCAL NUDITY
My last week column on the tafseer of Mallama Zainab Ja’far Mahmud Adam elicits some reactions. I cannot address all.…
THE MONTH OF RAMADAN: ARE MUSLIM WOMEN COOKS OR WORSHIPPERS?
The month of Ramadan is known for worship. Lazy Muslims and worshippers, like this writer, try their utmost to make…
THE RCCG’S MEMO AND THE HYPOCRISY IN NIGERIAN POLITICS
The widely circulated memo issued by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has stirred more than the hornet’s nest.…
POLICE IN HIJAB IN A COUNTRY PRONE TO RELIGIOUS MUTUAL SUSPICIONS
Nigerian police women are now allowed (optionally) to don their hijabs while on duty in uniform. The Inspector General of…
THE TEEN RITUALISTS, THE YAHOO KIDS, AND SOCIETAL FAILURE
People say parental failure. They are right. But can we blame parents alone? When parental failures become very rampant, the…
Should The Vice-president Osinbajo, Apologize For Entering The Mosque With Shoes ?
Why shouldn’t he? Why should he? This is an ongoing debate. I have read people’s reactions—Muslims and non-Muslims. I observed…
How Love Potion—Kayan Mata—Gets Modern Muslims Stuck Into Primitive Fetishism
Idolatry, even by modern standard, is archaic. Only few lunatics in the modern age identify with idolism (the worship of…
OPINION: ASUU to Resume Strike Again? Nothing Good to Write About Nigeria
I tried hard if I could find something good to write on. Unfortunately, all the available options—topical issues—are horrifying; to…
Recent Carnages In Nigeria: Between Myth Of The Ember Months And Injustice
The Sokoto carnage where people were burnt beyond recognition should unsettle and prick the conscience of the most callous government…
The Twerking ‘Girl’ of UNN, BBNaija Reality Show, and the Rest of Us – Abdulkadir Salaudeen
Secondhand smoking is said to be more harmful than primary smoking. In other words, passive smokers are said to be…
OPINION: Has Nigeria Now Become a DEMONcratic Republic?
Those in government have said so. We shall be awaiting a constitutional amendment or restructuring to make it official. For…