Tribute

Tribute

‘Saude bade us farewell’

Earlier, the sad news of Saude’s death  has reached me on the fateful day (Wednesday  August 30, 2011) through her younger brother, Abubakar telling m

Munir Abubakar goes home

The news of the demise of Mallam Munir Abubakar, our former disbursement manager, Power Holding Company of Nigeria, (PHCN), Kumbutso business unit, Ka

Reflecting on Shehu’s sudden, painful exit

“Hello, Sir”, I picked the call. After greetings, he said, “Musa, we had a very great loss in the office”. I couldn’t utter a word, I was curious to k

HRH Sarkin Lere, Umaru Muhammad (1934-2011): A Passage of An Epitome of Royalty

  Had he been alive today, Sarki Umaru would have celebrated his 78th birthday last week as he was born on March 26, 1934 which was equivalent to 10 D

Ali Kotoko: As an Arewa titan exits

Born on 1st January 1926 to Shuwa Arab parents in Gulfey, the ancestral headquarters of the Kotoko ethnic group in the Republic of Cameroun from where