Tag: hausa
Max Siollun: Every Northerner is Hausa (Y! History)
by Max Siollun There is a tendency among southern Nigerians to ignorantly refer to any northerner as “Hausa”. A few years ...
Nigerian languages are dying | This is why
by Adedayo Ademuwagun Language is an important part of any society and a principal component of a people’s culture. It ...
Ayomikun Soyombo: Marry Igbo, I’ll disown you… you go waka alone (Poetry)
by Ayomikun Soyombo She dreamt of eating ‘fura’ Barefooted on the streets of Kano Ali was a ...
Gimba Kakanda: Femi Fani-Kayode – The hate preacher and his imaginary audience
by Gimba Kakanda Possessed by his characteristic bigotry, Mr Fani-Kayode, in disparaging the north and its intolerable terrorists does not ...
Opinion: Who wants to be a Nigerian politician?
by Aminu Yusuf Roni One thing you shall never ignore is what your opponent is doing for the people. Find ...
Chidi Onumah: The National Conference may be the beginning of the end of Nigeria
by Chidi Onumah Undoubtedly, ethnic oppression exists in Nigeria. After 100 years of amalgamation, almost 54 years after independence, 44 ...
Perry Brimah: The long history of fighting between Hausas and Igbos
by Perry Brimah You read Hausa handles call Igbo’s ‘baby factory products,’ ‘wife-killers,’ ‘armed robbers,’ ‘traitors,’ and the like and ...
Femi Aribisala: Bullying the South-South minorities
by Femi Aribisala If APC wins the election in 2015, Boko Haram terrorism will stop, perhaps because APC members have ...
Opinion: Femi Aribisala’s naked truth for Buhari and the North
by Abdullahi Ahmed Reading through Mr. Aribisala’s essay, I found myself nodding along in agreement of most of the critical ...
Opinion: Why we might never see an Igbo President
by Azuka Onwuka When a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction would come and how he would emerge, nobody can foretell. ...
Ochereome Nnanna: Nigeria – The only way forward is to abolish the states
by Ochereome Nnanna No census has ever been accepted by Nigerians. Most Southerners believe that the notion of Northern majority ...
Fresh violence: 3 people beheaded in Zamfara as Ag. Gov. escapes death
The acting governor of Zamfara State, who is also the speaker of the state House of Assembly, Honourable Sanusi Garba ...
Opinion: Still on the wait for one Nigeria
by Dozie Nwafor I cease to give up hope; I refuse to quit working on my quest to self-development, believing ...
Reno Omokri: President Jonathan has been the epitome of democracy
by Reno Omokri This would ordinary be something praise worthy, but of course to some, nothing the president does is ...
Opinion: 53 cheers and jeers for Nigeria at Independence
by Steve Nwosu Suddenly, we have all stopped thinking as Nigerians. Everyone now is either a Northerner, a Southerner, a ...
Ochereome Nnanna: Are we closer to a National conference?
by Ochereome Nnanna In spite of the fact that the North has been awarded “majority” status in the population, given ...
Bankole Oluwafemi: Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo and more coming to Google Translate
by Bankole Oluwafemi The gist is Google looks to be almost ready to turn on Google translate for five “promising” ...
Bodija: Ajimobi re-opens market, donates N30m to dead traders
by Adeola Balogun The Bodija market which was previously closed due to the unrest that arose between traders has been ...
Violence in Ibadan as Bodija market traders clash
by ‘Jola Sotubo Bodija market in Ibadan was again the scene of pandemonium as flared tempers led to a clash ...
Femi Fani-Kayode: A word for those who call me a tribalist
by Femi Fani-Kayode When the Igbo, or anyone else, find a real champion that can cross swords with me and ...
Okey Ndibe: Lagos deportations and crisis of citizenship
by Okey Ndibe There’s some irony in the fact that Governor Fashola has done far more than most Igbo governors ...
Opinion: Disagreeing with Adamu Adamu on the Hausa Fulani ‘problem’
by Ibraheem A. Waziri It is my hope that Nigeria will one day wake up to its responsibilities and invest ...
Opinion: Tribes and prejudices – My experience with an Igbo phone repairer
by David Olamide Craig So perhaps there is some truth in the prejudices you have heard. Perhaps Yoruba men are ...
Opinion: Who is killing Nigerian languages?
by Olugboyega Adebanjo I doubt if Nigerians (even as undergraduates) can be recruited to teach Americans in any human endeavour other ...
Opinion: Nigeria sans frontier (A Nigeria without borders)
by Ozia Nneamaka I can write all I want. You can read all you want. In the end, it takes ...
Happening Now: 4 dead, church burnt in Kano riots – Witnesses
A mispronunciation taken to be blasphemous in Nigeria’s north sparked a riot by Muslim youths Thursday, leaving four people dead ...
Saro-Wiwa reviews Achebe’s “There was a Country”
by Noo Saro-Wiwa But many Nigerians resented it, and Achebe admits that the Igbo could be cocky, brash and materialistic, ...
Femi Owolabi: What to do with our differences as Nigerians?
Remember this country belongs to all of us; we must therefore crave for a platform that strengthens the national integration ...
Back to square one: Are we keeping Nigeria one?
by Adebola Rayo Those calling for a break up ignore the fact that the ethnic lines as they affect ...
The September Standard
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- Grammy Awards 2024 Red Carpet Fashion: Hits and Misses that Stole the Spotlight
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy