Tribute

Tribute

Lt. Col. Abu-Ali: Matchless war icon of our time

There is nothing that has not been said about the legendary Lt. Col. Mohammed Abu-Ali, who was killed by Boko Haram on Nov. 4 at Malam Fatori in the N

Painful exit of Alhaji Bashir Abu-Huraira

 My first encounter with Alhaji Bashir, popularly known as Abu-Huraira, was in 2013 when I went to seek for permission to court one of his daught

Tribute to a fearless politician, Lili Gabari

Alhaji Lili Gabari, a renowned Kano politician, died on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 after a protracted illness. The activist of the defunct Northern Elem

Hajiya Bilkisu Yusuf: So late a tribute

On September 25th last year, I had woken up at about 4am and decided to read a book from my ipad. At about 5.15am, I remembered I needed to reply

Hero forever: Remembering Maj-Gen. Nuhu Bamalli

September 17th 2006 was a black Sunday in Nigeria as she lost 10 of her finest General’s in a fatal military plane crash. That was the day the 2