by Tahir Ibrahim Tahir Talban Bauchi On the 26th of March, 2020, The Bauchi State Governor, Sen. Bala Mohammed tested positive to COVID-19; the corona virus that has now gained reputation as the fastest spreading virus in human history, with no vaccine or anti-virus in sight. Sen. Bala Mohammed was discharged from quarantine and treatment […]
All men must serve and all men must die. “Each man’s death diminishes me, for I am involved in mankind, therefore send not to know for whom the bell tolls – it tolls for thee” __ famous words from John Donne from the 1624 meditation 17, (Devotions upon emergent occasions). The Bible’s Romans 8:13 says, […]
“The book of Exodus, chapter 7 to 12 — The plagues: the River Nile turned to blood and the fishes died, hordes of frogs left the river and then they died, swarms of gnats attacked the people and their animals, and swarms of flies did the same. A disease killed many farm animals, and boils […]
“Wow! Ismaeel I thought you’d be 50? And you’re just 40? What you’ve achieved so far, and your tremendous contributions to the success of our party the APC, something stratospheric is what you’re destined to be!” __VP Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. “He is very hardworking, very supportive and has care for our people and the development […]
APC: Needing GMB The APC is facing crises and the comrade chairman is losing the spirit of cameraderie over perceived persecution or real victimisation from party stalwarts and stakeholders, who were otherwise accomplices — in party activities and election time decision making, that saw to the making or unmaking of other party men and loyalists. […]
With all the quarantine going on world-wide, and the recent introduction of the Covid-19 popularly called Corona virus in Lagos, I will have no choice but to also shut down by writer’s borders, and I will restrict my pen and keyboard movements to Bauchi alone. My face mask will have an elongated side, which would […]
Because I know Abba Kyari closely, and I’ve known him for well over 43 years — I find it most appalling when certain media say some things about him, especially regarding Aso Rock’s officialdom. I’m 43 and I’ve known Abba for 43 years because I grew up with Abba as my uncle, and a younger […]
Despite it’s rather huge population of 1.386 billion in 2017, China remains one of the top three heavily industrialised, as well as technologically advanced countries in not only Asia, but the world over. China has the highest number of young students in the United states and in Europe, studying in ivy league colleges. China’s auto […]
A sermon is supposed to be short and precise, making it a collage of knowledge that is comprehensible and can easily be recollected, especially at the most auspicious times — when it needs to be applied or utilised. These days, sermons and the custodians of sermons in religious spaces have found it hard to remain […]
On the 3rd of December 2009, I had quipped on my facebook page, “Nigeria has existed as a nation purely on the providence of the masses and hardly by the prudence of its leaders! Here we are once more in a quagmire; what wisdom prevails on our leaders? Time will surely spell it out!” This […]