How mum left us a story
My mum, Mrs. Asabe Simon Bivan, passed to glory on June 28, 2020, my birthday. Typical of the writer she was, she probably needed to leave us with a s
Tribute
Tribute
A close friend for 40 years
“Writing a tribute to a recently departed family member, colleague or close personal friend is one of the most distressing experiences in the wr
Inuwa Abdul-kadir: Exit of a doyen
Inna lillahi ma akhazha wa lahu ma’ a’da’ wa kullu shai’in indahu li’ajalin musamma Monday, July 6, 2020 began like every other day. After atte
Dr. Maikanti Baru: A short life well spent!
When I got out of bed in the wee hours of Saturday, May 30, 2020 and stumbled into the restroom, the thought on my mind was to get in there, do what I
Dignitaries mourn as Isa Funtua bids Nigeria farewell
An elder statesman and minister during the Second Republic, Malam Ismaila Isa Funtua, who died aged 78 on Monday, was buried on Tuesday at the Gudu Ce