By Umar Bello

The press once more appears to be in a frenzy over a comment purported to be made by General Muhammadu Buhari.  Buhari, of course, is news any day. What-so-ever he does or does not do is a scoop to be splashed by the press.  His commentary at the meeting with the Niger state CPC was rushed to the press without proper investigation. No sooner had the news reached the stand than the presidency, represented by Dr. Abati, furiously shot an unfortunate riposte building on the sketchy over-sensationalized opinions of Buhari.

By Sanusi Muhammad

In 2007, for the concern to the plight of the downtrodden, the needy and the deprived, Hajia Mariya Isa Yuguda, established a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) to provide succor to those in need as well as to immortalize a great philanthropist, a business mogul, a politician of substance and a public servant of repute who used his wealth judiciously in the service of humanity, Senator Ahmed Rufa’i (Magajin Garin Misau) lived an exemplary life and died serving humanity in 1994.