Tribute

Tribute

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

Rahimatu, you were more than just a wife

Innaa lillah Wa Innaa ilaihi Raajiuun (from Allah we come and to Him we shall return). As a widower for the last two years, I am still under the emoti

Jega: Saying goodbye is never easy

When we first met, young Abdullahi was living with an uncle in Gusau (the present capital of Zamfara State), but his family was based in Sokoto. On my