A Nigerian boy comes home crying because a classmate has slapped him. His father asks what happened, listens briefly and delivers his verdict: “And you allowed him to beat you? Are you not a man? Next time, deal with him!” The lecture has barely ended when the father spots the boy’s younger brother touching something he should not have touched, and beats him for it. No textbook was required. The boy has learnt that violence is an outrage when it lands on him and a legitimate tool when it lands on someone weaker. He has learnt that power carries a…
Author: TheStories
Today, October 29, 2026, as family members, friends, colleagues and associates gather to bid a final farewell to Mr Adeniyi Olugbemi, publisher of The Guild magazine, I find it difficult to accept that a man who meant so much to me is no longer with us. Adeniyi died on October 24, leaving behind memories that will remain indelible in the hearts of those who knew him. His death is not only a painful personal loss to me but also a loss to the journalism community and all those whose lives he touched through his work, counsel and friendship. To me,…
The temptation to assume that a piece written by Abba Anwar, titled “Reassessment of DSP Barau’s Projects in Kano North: One Building, Three Names,” was motivated by patriotic zeal and a genuine desire to speak for his community is understandable. However, the events of October 18, 2026, provide a compelling reason to question that assumption. Until recently, Anwar was among the ardent admirers of the Deputy President of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Jibrin Barau. He consistently praised the DSP’s political astuteness, resilience, and remarkable infrastructural interventions across his senatorial district. In the July 3, 2025, edition of Daily Trust, Anwar…
For about 500 pupils at Makarantar Allo in Sokoto South, going to school once meant learning without access to a toilet. In Rudu-Gero village, residents had to walk long distances to fetch water from dug wells. These everyday struggles came into sharper focus when I joined a team to inspect projects implemented by Action Against Hunger under the RECAP Consortium in Sokoto State. From school toilets and solar-powered boreholes to medical outreach and psychosocial support, the visit showed how targeted humanitarian interventions can make a real difference in people’s lives. Giving pupils a cleaner, safer learning environment Our first stop…
The contractor handling the rebuilding of the demolished church and mosque at Ijeh Police Barracks, Obalende, Lagos, has allegedly sworn not to rebuild the mosque because he is a Catholic, despite having already started work on the church building. Meanwhile, the Islamic human rights body, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has called on the contractor not to build the church in isolation, warning that doing so would not only contravene the terms of the contract but also amount to an extreme manifestation of religious bias. In a statement circulated to the media on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the group’s Executive…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Worldwide has rejected the name Onye Nndu and announced plans to install Eze Ndigbo and executives of its administrative organs across states, local government areas (LGAs), local council development areas (LCDAs) in Lagos State, other parts of Nigeria and the diaspora. The organisation said the initiative was aimed at strengthening unity among Igbo people at home and abroad under one umbrella while promoting peaceful coexistence and the preservation of Igbo cultural values. According to the organisation, all Eze Ndigbo and relevant officials are expected to work with state and local government authorities in their respective locations…
BY ABDULLAHI ABU-JAMIL| The official flag-off of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Tinubu–Shettima 2027 Presidential Campaign at Kaduna Township Stadium offered more than a ceremonial launch of the party’s quest for another presidential mandate. It also provided an opportunity to observe the influence of experienced political actors whose calculations, relationships and grassroots networks could shape the contest ahead. Among the prominent figures at the event was former Sokoto State Governor and Senator representing Sokoto North, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, a veteran politician whose enduring influence within the APC has earned him the reputation of a master strategist. As President Bola Ahmed…
We tend to celebrate leaders at the moment they win. The harder test comes afterwards, in what they do with the job. That is the lens I want to use for Professor Muhammad Bashar Nuhu Tachi, the new National President of the Nigerian Environmental Society (NES). Beyond the honour itself, what could his tenure mean for environmental professionalism and sustainable development in Nigeria? Professor Nuhu was elected on 10 October 2026 at the Society’s 35th National Conference and 36th Annual General Meeting in Benin City, Edo State. He is the first person from Northern Nigeria to hold the office in…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Correspondents’ Chapel, Sokoto State Council, is mourning the death of its member, Mr Adeniyi Olugbemi, a veteran journalist and former Sokoto Bureau Chief of The Punch. Olugbemi died on Saturday, leaving colleagues, friends and the media community in the state in shock and sorrow. Chairman of the Chapel, Mr Ankeli Emmanuel, described the late journalist as hard-working, easy-going and deeply committed to the ethics and practice of journalism. “Olugbemi has left a vacuum that will not be easy to fill,” Emmanuel said, adding that the Chapel had lost a gem whose presence, experience and…
This statement is issued on behalf of the family of Aare Rasaq Okoya regarding some online publications concerning the Patriarch of the family. The Okoya family finds it regrettable that Fatai Okoya (who is in fact the third child of Aare Rasaq Okoya, CON) has dragged what are otherwise private family matters into the public domain in order to attract public sympathy, gain attention and unjustifiably discredit other family members. Fatai Okoya had fallen out with his father and stopped coming to see him long before his father’s marriage to Chief Mrs. Shade Okoya, MON. Aare Rasaq Okoya, CON has…