America and the Parable of a Now-Disgraced Country (3), by Hassan Gimba We have seen how America behaves when it sets its sights on invading a country. All the indices regarding Nigeria point in that direction. Its President has set the ball rolling, and we can already see how the chips are falling into place….
America and the Parable of a Now-Disgraced Country, by Hassan Gimba (2) “You have to be very careful introducing the truth to the Black man, who has never previously heard the truth about himself.” – Brother Malcolm X Whenever America wants to invade, it invades. They concoct reasons from the air that make them look…
America and the Parable of a Now-Disgraced Country, by Hassan Gimba Donald Trump, the 47th President of the United States, released a video on Truth Social threatening military action against Nigeria by stating, “I will do things to Nigeria that Nigeria is not going to be happy about” and threatening to “go into that…
From Shared Desks to Separate Worlds: The Price of Educational Apartheid, by Hassan Gimba In traditional Nigeria, especially in the Muslim North, where I can confidently say I know a thing or two, segregation was minimal. Communities were integrated, with children of various social backgrounds associating freely. This social cohesion, evident from history and personal…
Dr Madu, the Shamaki of Fika, who became a doctor through providence, by Hassan Gimba Locally known as Dr Madu in his youth and later more commonly addressed as Dr Mamman, Dr Madu was an Iroko tree of a man, full of compassion and a burning desire to spread health wherever he found himself….
Of Nigeria, False Friends and True Dangers: A Call for Vigilance, by Hassan Gimba I have a confession. Vice President Kashim Shettima has never been my man. I have never quite taken to him. Not that I hate the man some want to see as the Cicero of our time. But it is also not…
Of Two Half-brothers And Their Ceaseless Spat, by Hassan Gimba There are these two half-brothers I opened my eyes to find yapping at each other—like two Rottweiler puppies tearing at each other for the fattest bone around. I came into this world and met them at it; I am sure I will exit it…
I, too, must get American in-laws, the efficacy of prayers and other matters (2), by Hassan Gimba Whoever tells you prayers don’t work does not know nothing! Kai, this speaking like a Yankee wannabe has pushed me off my regular lane. By the way, who has even observed that – because of this fixation with wanting to get an…
I, too, must get American in-laws, the efficacy of prayers and other matters, by Hassan Gimba (1) Contemplate this: I am someone born in Kaduna just after Nigeria was born, cut my teeth in the undulating plains of Fika, ran around on the cloud-caressing plateaux of Gembu where I started my primary education but was…
The healing power of true friendship, by Hassan Gimba I have been under the weather for the past six weeks – a period during which I have not gone to my office. Though being visible almost always online may suggest otherwise, I do mean it in the literal sense. And ironically, what dipped me under…
