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The healing power of true friendship

By Hassan Gimba I have been under the weather for the past six weeks – a period during which I have not gone to my office. Though being visible almost always...

Oga Yellow, see your boys” and The Israeli Licence

By Hassan Gimba About two weeks ago, Nigeria lost one of its finest police officers who rose to the peak of its Police Force. Solomon Arase died at a relatively young...

AI as the new indolence, that Netanyahu call, Salah’s tweet and our Kwam mentality (1),

  By Hassan Gimba In the past year or so, I have become a sad man. I feel sorry for myself, as I cannot do much to stem the tide. I also feel sad for our youth, who...

Why Yobe ‘English’ girls deserve their flowers,

Why Yobe ‘English’ girls deserve their flowers, by Hassan Gimba “If your plan is for one year, plant rice; if your plan is for ten years, plant trees;...

Buhari. May our subsequent leaders die at home (

Buhari. May our subsequent leaders die at home (1), by Hassan Gimba “The days of life pass away like clouds, so do good while you are alive.” – Imam Ali (AS) Many...

There is pain behind that smile. Just do your bit

by Hassan Gimba One learns every day. Anyway, a man is supposed to learn from cradle to grave, as said by the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (SAW). And so, I have learnt a...

Gaza: Just Humanity. Nothing Religious, Nothing Ethnic

By Hassan Gimba Victory is with patience. Success is with endurance. And war is a matter of turns. – Imam Ali, Nahj al Balagha, saying 189. Gaza. A four-letter word...

Healing Nigeria in the spirit of Adha

By Hassan Gimba This article was published on July 26, 2021, after the Eid-ul-Adha or Eid-ul-Kabir of that year. It remains relevant and vital, with a few adjustments,...

Readers’ comments on Of journalists’ deaths, security lapses and cut-throat taxes

By Hassan Gimba Inna lilLahi wa inna ilaihir raji’un! May Allah have mercy upon their souls and grant them Aljanna Firdausi. My condolences to you and through you, to...

Of journalists’ deaths, security lapses and cut-throat taxes

By Hassan Gimba Last week was a dark one for journalism in Nigeria. The light of two of its bright stars, Hajiya Amina Alhassan Ahman and Haruna Dauda Biu dimmed and...