Tag: Sultan of Sokoto

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November 13, 2013

Billionaire Bill Gates rocks ‘babanriga’ at meeting with GEJ (PHOTOS)

by ‘Jola Sotubo Microsoft founder Bill Gates is in Nigeria for Stakeholders Meeting on Polio Eradication. The billionaire was treated ...

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August 19, 2013

“Stop using religion to perpetrate evil” – Sultan of Sokoto warns religious extremists

by ‘Jola Sotubo The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has issued a warning to Nigerians who use religious ...

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April 10, 2013

Okey Ndibe: Dancing with ghosts, ignoring the dead

by Okey Ndibe In an ideal situation, the government would insist on prosecuting those who make it their business to ...

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April 4, 2013

Olusegun Adeniyi: Message from Kenyan chimpanzees

by Olusegun Adeniyi President Jonathan must also lead on the issue. And he can only do that if he sees ...

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March 26, 2013

Boko Haram and Niger Delta militants aren’t the same – Presidency rejects plea for Boko Haram amnesty

by Rachel Ogbu The Presidency has reacted to the increasing call for amnesty for Boko Haram by top political figures in ...

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March 21, 2013

“They are not ghosts”: Bola Tinubu backs Boko Haram amnesty

by Rachel Ogbu In the case of granting amnesty to Boko Haram militants first suggested by the Sultan of Sokoto, former ...

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March 14, 2013

Opinion: President Jonathan’s visit to Borno and Yobe – The real issue

by Kayode Komolafe The issue is not who goes to Maiduguri first; the important thing is that timely steps should ...

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March 11, 2013

Opinion: A lethal combination of amnesty and amnesia

by Wole Olabanji The reality however is that giving every region its own quota of amnesty only assures one thing, ...

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April 15, 2012

The “Godfather of Modern Nigeria”? Financial Times profiles Olusegun Obasanjo

by Lekan Olanrewaju The Financial Times recently launched a series titled 12 days in West Africa, which will detail reports of ...

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