Tag: Gimba
Which Among His Favours Are We Denying?
By Hassan Gimba I borrowed my headline from a surah in the Holy Qur’an— Suratul Rahman. Ar-Rahman in English means “The Beneficent”, and is known for...
The Arbiter: Re-readers’ comments
From time to time, we give our readers a chance to make their voices heard through their input. Well, it has been quite a while since we did that. We will start a...
General Buhari as an Enigma
By Hassan Gimba On Friday last week, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former House of Representatives Speaker and Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal,...
Now, Nigerians will start reporting Nigeria
By Hassan Gimba Nigeria these days reminds me of the popular children’s novel back in the day, One Week One Trouble, written in 1972 by Anezionwu Nwankwo Okoro, a...
Can Buni tame the Lake Chad curse?
by Hassan Gimba That is the question. Perhaps we should first take a look at Lake Chad and Mai Mala Buni, the governor of Yobe State and current chairman of the...
Tchiani: Rabble-rouser or God sent?
By Hassan Gimba There have been pressures on me from pro- and anti-Abdourahamane Tchiani elements to weigh in with my two-pence opinion, whatever that will avail. I...
Of sons, daughters and preservation of legacies
By Hassan Gimba Throughout history, men have been under immense societal pressure to produce male heirs to carry on their names and legacies. This expectation has...
Breathe in, breathe out, Nigeria,”
by Hassan Gimba Some time ago, I had an oblique conversation with Governor Mai Mala Buni about my health condition, and something related to the topic of this piece came...
Chess, that bomb in your hands, and masters of the game
By Hassan Gimba In 1984 there was a universal review of the dystopian novel Nineteen Eight- Four, sometimes written and published as 1984, written by George Orwell. More...
The tiff between me and my friend, Umar Iliya Damagum
By Hassan Gimba For those who may not know, considering that I am a journalist and he is a politician, the first time I knew Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum, the Acting...
