by Tahir Ibrahim Tahir Talban Bauchi Lafia is a very common Hausa word which means peace or good health or even harmony in some spheres, dependent on where and how it is applied. It is common practice to name people based on the meanings of certain words in most African cultures. For example Mailafia is […]
by Tahir Ibrahim Tahir Talban Bauchi. I had written a tribute – more like an expression of my deep gratitude to Sam Nda Isaiah, for giving me a platform to consolidate on a writing adventure as a columnist on the backpage of Leadership Newspapers. The piece titled, ‘Merry Christmas in Advance to Uncle Sam’s was […]
by Tahir Ibrahim Tahir Talban Bauchi The prophet of Islam, Muhammad SAW, has said that, “the panic and anxiety visited upon a people by a pandemic, is in itself another pandemic.” There has never been a time when muslims in Nigeria cannot celebrate Sallah day – the closest being when the Boko Haram menace was […]
