Maryam's Blog

Ordering the arrest of the Arewa Youth that gave ultimatum to Igbos to vacate the North was quite a patriotic and laudable move by the Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai. Lawlessness cannot be an option in our quest for peace and nationhood. I totally disagree with those condemning El-Rufai for taking such an action on the pretext that youth in other regions are having a field day fashioning private laws to govern their real (even imaginary) aspirations without a word of caution from their political, traditional or spiritual leaders. That may truly be the case but, still that shouldn't form the basis of response to such issues by every Nigerian privileged to be charged with the responsibility of keeping Nigeria one in whatever capacity and from whatever elevation. That Ganiu Adams achieved prominence and national recognition by wanton abuse of legitimate rights and privileges of Nigerians (particularly northerners) not captured in his 'Oodua Peoples Congress...

Everyone deserves to have a special day, at least once a year on their birthday. Special people like you deserve to have a special birthday celebration in their honor, every 8 june of the year. Let us thank God for the Gift of life that your life is, For his unfailing support in the year gone bye and for making your life a source of inspiration to many. May all you have worked for come to you and you most cherish dream come true.                                                                                      Happy birthday Abdallah Faskari!!!

The Senior Special Assistant to the President, Femi Adesina has during a recent interview disclosed that the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari made three promises to Nigerians prior to his election into office in 2015 and has fulfilled every one of the promises. Adesina while speaking during the interview with The Sun said: “If you are going to assess a government, or do any king of assessment at all, you often need to benchmark it against promises made. So, it is a good time to ask ourselves: what were the promises made? And how far have those promises being fulfilled? We cannot come with a definitive assessment of the government yet, because it is a four-year mandate . So, we can’t come with an assessment that is final. No! So, we ask ourselves: what are the promises the APC and President Muhammadu Buhari made before they came into power? Of course, they were three. The campaign was on three major planks: secure the country, fight corruption and restore the economy. A...

May I sincerely apologize to Sheikh Isah Pantami and all those affected by my reaction to events that preceded my visit to Anoor Mosque Wuse 2 Abuja. I am human and a subject of errors, if my reaction in anyway has offended you do, please find a place of forgiveness for me in your heart. To all those who love me so much and their own reactions to my write up was to insult me, I also asked them for forgiveness. I was only reacting as mortal. Also, I sincerely appreciate those who show concern and advise me to have a rethink over my actions. I will say God reward your good deeds. I have no any intention beyond sharing of love between the two faiths. My methods may not be perfect but certainly, my intention is noble. As a Christian, I feel I was not adequately protected by the open invitation by virtue of my status, but I have learnt that it is acceptable practice in Islam, I will definitely be more tolerant in future. In my wrong judgement, I still believed that I was n...

The Kaduna state government orders the police to investigate and prosecute persons who endorsed the threat to Igbos in the northern region - The government urges all residents to ignore the threats from the group, northern youths, noting that it is in contact with the Igbo community in Kaduna - MASSOB urges Igbos living in the northern part of the country to start returning home The Kaduna state government has ordered the immediate arrest of persons who signed a statement ordering Igbos out of northern Nigeria. The state government in a statement issued by Samuel Aruwan, the spokesman to the governor of Kaduna state on Wednesday, June 7, condemned what it described as inciting, hate speech targeted at citizens of Igbo extraction. It said: “The Kaduna State Government takes exception to the fact that the “northern youths” did their irresponsible press conference in Kaduna. This government has been consistent in taking action to punish hate speech and incitement. People who may fe...

The Senate today urged the Federal government to direct the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to immediately review this year's Hajj fare from N1.5m to N800,000.    The resolution was sequel to a motion sponsored by Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba and 39 others on the exorbitant Hajj fare announced by the NAHCON for this year's Hajj to Saudi Arabia.    NAHCON had weeks ago announced the Hajj fare for 26 States and pegged at over N1.5m. 

Fellow compatriots, government is listening to the voices of the people and is concerned about their perception of our alleged inability or failure to fulfill our campaign promises especially with respect to local government election and the joint account. Let me reiterate out commitment to grassroots democracy and the imperative for local government election. Within this framework I reaffirm our vow to end the joint account and give the local government their rights to autonomy as enshrined in the constitution. Our view and vision of ‘government of the people by the people and for the people’ remains within our commitment to effective, efficient and result oriented leadership epitomized by good governance defined in terms of even development, growth and equitable prosperity in Katsina State distinguished by transparency, accountability, rich and evidence-based policies that reach a greater number of beneficiaries. This is our motive for contesting and accepting to govern and...