Tag: Almajiri
Ayo Makun’s ‘Almajiri’ Fails to Impress at Nigerian Box Office – Is the Box Office King Losing His Crown?
Popular comedian Ayo Makun, renowned as the Nollywood Box Office King, is facing a surprising setback with his latest release, ...
“Boko Haram is a creation of the Nigerian State.” – Prof. Umara Ibrahim Gudumbali on Public Eye
Funmi Iyanda rounded off the month of February by discussing Boko Haram with the Executive Director of the Initiative For ...
Kaduna state has opened its borders as a refuge for 35,000 Almajiri
For the last 20 years, Northern Nigeria has debated, with minimal progress, on the fate of its Almajiri system and ...
Almajiri bans are not what Sokoto or any other state in Nigeria needs
If there is anything that seems consistent about Nigerian governments at the federal and state level; its the reality that ...
Almajiris will soon overrun Lagos if no action is taken
The Almajiri system that has contributed to the highest rate of out of school children in Northern Nigeria is gradually ...
The Thread: “I’m an almajiri” | Twitter NG is inspired by this story of Adamu breaking the mould in Northern Nigeria
Girl child education -Western-style education- is a bit of a rarity up North. According to this 2013 report by Premium ...
Peregrino Brimah: Calling on Buhari’s government to outlaw Almajiri child abandonment now
by Peregrino Brimah We are making a most serious and impassioned call on the Federal Government of Nigeria to as a ...
Peregrino Brimah: An Almajiri child protects his begging bowl
by Peregrino Brimah Jamil Mabai’s work cataloging the lives of Nigeria’s abandoned children, Almajiri, as part of the AlmajiriProject, is beautifully heart-wrenching. As ...
Opinion: The Almajiri and comfort of a learning
by Comrade Abubakar Ismail kankara The historical educational system popularly known as “Makarantar Alo” and the students which has been ...
Opinion: Far North and the menace of Almajiri
by Usama Dandare Whoever is familiar with the northern region of Nigeria, especially the core northern states, will agree with ...
Jonathan’s ‘Almajiri school’ system is abnormal – Kano state governor
The Kano state Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Saturday, said that the Almajiri school system set up by former President ...
Opinion: Arewa nation and the Bauchi Quranic recitation competition
Nigeria is a dynamic place really. We claim to be a secular state yet we belong to religious organizations, recognize ...
Benakak: Jonathan Did Nothing for His People
by Iyobosa Omoregie Former Niger Delta militant leader, Ebikabowei Victor Benakak is utterly displeased with President Goodluck Jonathan. The man ...
Blame Northern leaders for Boko Haram – Obanikoro says
by Kolapo Olapoju Musiliu Obanikoro, the former Minister of State for Defence, has blamed northern leaders for the emergence and ...
@emmaugwutheman: We need an Almajiri President
by Emmanuel Ugwu Goodluck Jonathan relishes being projected as eligible to the corner of leadership greats. He fancies the flattering ...
Opinion: Nigeria’s glittering Almajiri plan
by Garba Shehu The Almajiri education policy of the Jonathan administration is important, not because it is a pioneering effort. ...
Opinion: Jonathan, Boko Haram and the game of musical chairs
by Obademi Ayodeji Until recent times, it seemed to the public eye that the Nigerian government, in all its colossal ...
Opinion: Almajiri system, terrorism and the nuclear alms race
by Dr. Peregrino Brimah ….The almajiri revealed the inner ambitions of his heart. His desire to subdue and control society. ...
Almajiri system: “You do not ban a culture” – Gov. Aliyu warns FG
by Rachel Ogbu The Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu has warned the Federal Government that banning the Almajiri system in ...
“I wasn’t expecting the Caine Prize nomination” – Elnathan John speaks on ‘Conversations with Mercy Abang’
The Conversations series withAbang Mercy Interviews one of the shortlisted nominees for the 2013 Caine Prize for African Writing which ...
“Culture of patronising marabouts, prophets to stay in power is encouraging cultism” – Wole Soyinka
by Rachel Ogbu Writer and activist, Wole Soyinka, has criticized Nigerian leaders for consulting marabouts and prophets to the extent of ...
Opinion: Attack on Emir of Kano: A sinister sign to northern rulers
by Ross Alabo-George The time has come for the emirates to stop ruling their people: instead, it is time to ...
‘Airtime’ with Onoshe Nwabuikwu: Cool FM’s not so cool, female singers impress & more
Onoshe Nwabuikwu’s Airtime comes to YNaija! Keeping an eye on Nigerian television and radio. It’s a woman’s world If a jingle ...
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