Part 2: Afonja and Alimi, A Brief on Yoruba and Fulani of Ilorin By Yushau A. Shuaib https://yashuaib.com/2024/07/ilorin-princess-kano-queen/ Though people in Ilorin primarily speak Yoruba, their traditional and religious leadership comprises Fulani, Gambari, Kanuri, Nupe, and other ethnic groups. At the start of the 19th century, Kakanfo...

Tribalisation of Emirship: The Story of Ilorin Princess Turned Kano Queen By Yushau A. Shuaib Web: https://yashuaib.com/2024/07/ilorin-princess-kano-queen/ Part 1: Politicising Emirate of Kano Recently, there were rumours that some individuals and groups had been hired to tarnish the reputation of the late Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero, and...

Nigeria Customs in the Eyes of the National Assembly By Abdulsalam Mahmud Not everyone will agree. But the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is performing outstandingly well in discharging all its core mandates. Particularly in the past year, the agency has remarkably generated massive revenue for the...

RE: Stop the Carnage on Our Roads By Maymunah Abdulwahab I read with interest the recent editorial in Daily Trust titled "Stop the Carnage on our roads" dated July 11, 2024 The editorial highlights the recent devastating road accidents in Kano State, resulting in numerous fatalities and...

The SAMOA Agreement Controversy: Perspectives, Concerns, and Clarity By Ishola Ayodele The SAMOA Agreement, recently signed by Nigeria, has sparked intense debate in the public sphere. Named after Samoa, where it was signed, this agreement establishes a comprehensive legal framework between the European Union (EU) and...

Blockchain: Transforming Governance and Transparency in Nigeria By Shuaib S. Agaka Recently, a delegation from the University of Hertfordshire Law School, UK, paid a courtesy call to the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Abdullahi Inuwa, at the agency’s corporate headquarters...