The Arbiter (by Hassan Gimba) - The Gazette
An Agenda for National Rebirth (4)
National Rebirth | To continue on this unending topic, we will look at how leaders and followers ought to conduct their affairs. Let’s start from the top (on National Rebirth).…
Open Letter to Ndigbo, by Hassan Gimba
Ndigbo | There was an outcry last week when Ebubeagu Operatives, a security outfit formed by the Imo State Government killed some suspected gunmen. Some people came out to say…
Nigeria-2023: Ekweremadu’s Palaver, Misgovernance and Way out
Ike Ekweremadu has been a top-ranking politician who has been representing Enugu West Senatorial District in National Assembly since 2003. He was the Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate for…
Of Atiku’s sucker punch, Wike’s tantrums and APC’s only door
Had Atiku Abubakar, Wazirin Adamawa, former vice president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, two-time unlucky in presidential elections on the platform of two different parties, and a veteran of…
Of Banditry and a Shared Sovereignty (2), by Hassan Gimba
Banditry: Sovereignty, this eleven lettered word, is a political concept. The concept defines dominant power. Or the supreme authority. Wikipedia says “it is the defining authority within individual consciousness, social…
2023 Elections: Let’s look to the North East, by Hassan Gimba
North East: As parties are getting set to produce their candidates, we feel the need to reproduce this write-up, first published on October 18 last year. If I were to…
An Agenda for National Rebirth (4)
National Rebirth | To continue on this unending topic, we will look at how leaders and followers ought to conduct their affairs. Let’s start from the top (on National Rebirth).…
Open Letter to Ndigbo, by Hassan Gimba
Ndigbo | There was an outcry last week when Ebubeagu Operatives, a security outfit formed by the Imo State Government killed some suspected gunmen. Some people came out to say…
Nigeria-2023: Ekweremadu’s Palaver, Misgovernance and Way out
Ike Ekweremadu has been a top-ranking politician who has been representing Enugu West Senatorial District in National Assembly since 2003. He was the Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate for…
When the subject sees through the king, by Hassan Gimba
In January 2019, the Daily Trust newspaper had its Maiduguri office shut down by the military over its reportage on the fight against insurgency. This made me think about governments…
APC, 2023 elections and the prophecy of Bogaru
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is losing the 2023 elections big time, says a friend who, for the sake of this piece, I will call Bogaru. Bogaru has been a…
Of banditry and a shared sovereignty (3)
Last week, they attacked an estate within Abuja. Gunmen, bandits, Boko Haram, those who “drag” sovereignty with Nigeria, attacked Genuine Estate, within the vicinity of Gwarimpa, Nigeria’s (some accounts say…
Of Atiku’s sucker punch, Wike’s tantrums and APC’s only door
Had Atiku Abubakar, Wazirin Adamawa, former vice president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, two-time unlucky in presidential elections on the platform of two different parties, and a veteran of…
Of Banditry and a Shared Sovereignty (2), by Hassan Gimba
Banditry: Sovereignty, this eleven lettered word, is a political concept. The concept defines dominant power. Or the supreme authority. Wikipedia says “it is the defining authority within individual consciousness, social…
2023 Elections: Let’s look to the North East, by Hassan Gimba
North East: As parties are getting set to produce their candidates, we feel the need to reproduce this write-up, first published on October 18 last year. If I were to…
A chat with Buni and random musings, by Hassan Gimba
Buni – I should have come with the second and, most likely, concluding part of the article, “Of banditry and shared sovereignty”, but Nigeria nowadays is a country where incidents,…