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Another sacred season is here

Dhul-Hijjah, which is the twelfth and last month in the Islamic lunar calendar, is here. It is the month during which pilgrimage to Makkah (Hajj), whi

Hassan’s first steps to millions

Hassan Thomas is a gardener with an ornamental plants business in Minna. He also maintains my neighbour’s plants.  That’s how we met.  “You can do thi

Column No.6: Another look at ‘corporate begging’ and other new Nigerianisms

It’s not a secret that Nigerian slang is always evolving, with new words and phrases constantly birthed, and even rebirthed. It’s exciting, especially

Politics, religion and money

Yakubu Mohammed Right from my childhood and my early days in the quest for knowledge first in Islamiyya school, then in primary, secondary and high sc

Hajj Diaries (I)- The Journey of a Lifetime

“And proclaim the Pilgrimage among men: they will come to thee on foot and (mounted) on every kind of camel, lean on account of journeys through deep