Weekend Mag

Weekend Mag

Boko Halal: Borno’s mega schools renew hopes of Boko Haram orphans

One of the worst effects of the seven-year old Boko Haram insurgency in Northeast Nigeria is the large population of orphans it has produced in Borno

I’m not quitting Kannywood anytime soon – Maryam Gidado

Weekend Magazine: You’re popularly known as Maryam Babban Yaro. Why? Maryam Jibrin Gidado: I got the name after I was cast as the lead character

‘Kidnappers capitalising on tall grasses along Abuja-Kaduna highway’

The bush along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway has encroached on the road which according to seasoned security experts is a misnomer as far as security is

Sokoto mourns illustrious son who ‘lived for others’

One week after the tragic death of the Managing Director of the Sokoto Investment Company, Aliyu Bala Sokoto, there has been outpouring of emotions fo

Love, not hate, started crises in my novel – Richard Ali

Bookshelf: How did you discover your talent for writing? Richard Ali: Writing flows inevitably from reading a lot and I have always been a reader, rig