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Salisu Usman recalled his childhood memories playing with other kids of his age in his neighborhood on the streets of Maradi. He had his primary and secondary education in Niger Republic. The story of his birth and socialization hangs somewhere in the recesses of the Niger ecosystem. Usman, whose grandparents migrated to the West African…

Salisu Usman recalled his childhood memories playing with other kids of his age at his neighborhood on the streets of Maradi. He had his primary and secondary education in Niger Republic. The story of his birth and socialization hangs somewhere in the recesses of Niger ecosystem. Usman, whose grandparents migrated to the West African country…

Dr Adamu Mohammed Fika worked for many years in Maiduguri, Borno State Capital, as permanent secretary before he moved to the federal civil service where he also served in that capacity in many ministries. He became the clerk of the National Assembly when the transition to civil rule started. He later became the executive chairman…

Though they operated in different fields, but thematically they were joined together by the idea of chronicling the society at different levels with the finicky eyes of an eagle. Obaro Ikime, who died last week was an historian of eminence, while Peter Enahoro, who passed on two weeks ago was a journalist of international standing.

Murray Last says Nigeria could do with those same principles – justice, peacefulness, honest trade – that the Sokoto caliphate stood for.

Publishing The Sokoto Caliphate is in keeping with Premium Times Books’ mission of bringing books about Nigerians home to Nigeria.

By Farooq A. KperogiTwitter: @farooqkperogi The past few months have ignited impassioned and frenzied political brickbats between the elites of the South and those of the Muslim North. Plus, over the years, the differences between the people of the regions are often magnified and their similarities papered over. In today’s column, I show how this is…

Share In Nigeria, once lies and historical myths take roots, they are almost always impossible to uproot. But the stubborn persistence of lies is no reason to give up on correcting them. Find below 10 oft-repeated lies with the most staying power in Nigeria. That the Nigerian government banned history in secondary schools. In the last few years, the claim that the Nigerian government “banned history” from the national curriculum has become a hackneyed, predictable refrain, and is often utte...