THE FRAME

By   Muwaffiq Fa'izu Saleh  Amb. Baba Sadique Abubakar is known to all as the master repositioner of the Nigerian Air force because he has made it far better prepared in combating multiple fronts of war and most importantly, he has made it more apolitical. He has succeeded in inculcating the indispensable values of excellence, integrity, and sincere service delivery in the force.  Further, into the successes he has recorded, one cannot pass without mentioning the provision of the much-needed leadership and necessary guidance for effective and efficient actions in curtailing the menace of the various terrorist groups in Nigeria.  It could be recalled that after taking over the mantle of command and control of the NAF, this great man altered positively the story of the force by gradually creating highly professional and disciplined men and officers via capacity building for effective, efficient, and timely employment of Airpower in responding to...

BY:  Tahir Ibrahim Tahir (Talban Bauchi) The NBA conference has sort of been marked as the starting point of the 2023 election year campaigns' 100 meters dash, and the event has become the center stage for huge and virile political commentary, media banter, intellectual discourse, and most importantly; a dose of what we are going to get throughout, or most of the campaign season.  Sen. Kashim Shettima was the only Vice Presidential candidate, who was on stage at the conference, representing his principal, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu aka Jagaban; the Presidential candidate of the ruling APC. Going back a few weeks, to the days of the APC primaries build-up, Nigerians met a glimpse of Kashim's content and intellectual quantity. I overheard tweeps and other users/ influencers on social media, appreciating his oratory, his composure, and fact files of history; as he quotes events, activities, and the actors therein with great accuracy. I came across some other commentary...

By Muwaffiq Fa'izu Saleh  Initially, one can easily count us, we, the supporters of Air Vice Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar (Rtd). Our number was small, even on social media platforms. As time goes by, our numbers swelled up rapidly. Courtesy of the numerous rumors being paddled against him by his opponents. They first rumored that Baba Sadique has rejected the idea of contesting for the number one seat in Bauchi State. Later, his posters resurfaced to debunk their lies. Before they know it, this movement has spread like wildfire. Baba Sadique was a letter to become a household name not only in Bauchi but Nigeria at large. We have lost count of the number of hitches we have encountered since this movement began but everything is now history.  As a popular Hausa adage says "Zakaran da Allah Ya nufa da chara...." (Loosely translated as "Whatever God has destined, will surely be..) We have been seeing how lies and campaigns of calumny have been p...