The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Shiroro Local Government Area, alongside ward chairmen, has paid a congratulatory visit to Prof. Muhammad Bashar Nuhu following his appointment as Executive Director of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC). The delegation, led by the APC Shiroro LG Chairman, Mr. Peter Kaburu, visited Prof. Nuhu on Saturday at the BBF Centre, Bosso Road, Minna. Speaking during the visit, Kaburu thanked God for the appointment, describing it as well deserved and a source of pride for Shiroro Local Government and Niger State. He said the appointment reflects effective representation of the area…
Author: TheStories
That question has hovered over one of the most talked-about stories in recent weeks, following reports that Professor Isa Ali Pantami, a respected Islamic scholar and former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, had been forced to publicly dismiss rumours linking him to Aisha Buhari, the widow of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The claim, which spread rapidly across social media, alleged that the two were planning to marry after the completion of her Islamic mourning period, known as iddah. Like many sensational tales that thrive in the digital age, the story fed on curiosity, emotional projection, and the human tendency…
Nigeria is fast approaching the 2027 general elections, yet the real contest is not on campaign posters or ballot boxes. It has already begun—in boardrooms, in party offices, in the flow of money, in the manipulation of structures, and in the quiet shaping of who gets to govern. For too long, Nigerians have been presented with outcomes already negotiated behind closed doors. Waiting for INEC’s timetable is already too late to influence the forces that truly determine the country’s future. Elections in Nigeria have never truly begun on the day campaigns are officially announced. They start long before, in elite…
A few days ago, a piece of news broke that carried an unusual kind of cheer that was impossible to ignore. Hadiza Bala-Usman, a name that has become almost household in Nigeria, was reported to have remarried. What made the story even more intriguing was not just the wedding itself, but its tone: low-key, almost guarded, seemingly deliberate in its avoidance of media frenzy and the loud publicity that often trails high-profile figures, even in matters many would ordinarily consider private. It was in this mood of positive overwhelm and curiosity, an emotion I believe many readers also shared, that…
The dawn of a new year is often celebrated with hope and renewal, a time when individuals reflect on the past and set intentions for the future. However, for some, the transition from one year to the next is marked by a stark contrast between celebration and confinement. This year, the somber reality of spending New Year’s Day in jail was vividly illustrated by the recent ruling of a federal high court in Abuja, which ordered the detention of former Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, along with his wife, Hajiya Asabe Bashir, and their son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami. This decision,…
The recent press statement by the Budget Office of the Federation seeks to clarify the legal basis for the repeal and re-enactment of the 2024 and 2025 Appropriation Acts. While the effort to engage public concerns is welcome, the explanation provided raises significant constitutional, fiscal governance, and transparency issues that require further clarification in the public interest. First, the argument that the Constitution does not expressly prohibit the repeal and re-enactment of an Appropriation Act relies heavily on constitutional silence rather than constitutional purpose. Nigeria’s Constitution embeds the principle of annual budgeting as a core mechanism for legislative control over…
A curious slogan has emerged in public discourse, one now casually deployed to brand certain nonconforming individuals as morally suspect: “pro-establishment activist.” It is often hurled at those who refuse to bow to popular narratives, groupthink, or the emotional comfort of prevailing sentiment. Once branded, their motives are questioned, their integrity doubted, and their arguments dismissed, not because those arguments lack substance, but because they are presumed compromised. Any attempt to acknowledge merit in government policies, to introduce alternative explanations, or to shield authorities from simplistic accusations is quickly framed as ignoble. The strategy is familiar: ignore the message, discredit…
In a recent article I wrote, titled “Life’s Refusal to Obey,” I reflected on how life persistently frustrates our expectations, especially when we try to force events to align with our rigid perceptions of merit, reputation, and control. We are often obsessed with fixed ideals, what we think we deserve, what we believe is the best possible outcome, and what we assume will earn the most public approval or moral validation. Over time, these ideals harden into unwritten rules, cherished formulas that govern almost everything: relationships, class attraction, political loyalty, and even moral judgment. We elevate these assumptions to the…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State on Thursday formally inaugurated its electronic membership registration exercise, with former Governor and serving Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, leading party faithful to enroll under the new digital system. The inauguration, held in Sokoto, is in compliance with the national call by the party, to modernise its membership database, improve internal organisation, and strengthen grassroots participation ahead of future political engagements. Senator Wamakko, who was the first to be registered, said the exercise would have begun with the State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu but because he is away on Lesser Hajj to Saudi Arabia.…
For about forty-six days now, one full month and two restless weeks, non-physician health workers in federal hospitals have been on strike, and the most painful truth is that patients can hardly tell one disruption from another. To the average Nigerian standing helplessly at a hospital gate or wandering through silent corridors, there is no taxonomy of strikes, no professional distinctions to decode. What they see, feel, and suffer is simply that the hospitals are not working. Technically, it may be correct to argue that doctors are not on strike, but in lived reality that distinction collapses. A strike is…