Northern-Nigeria Perspective

🎂 A Life of Courage and Compassion: Goodwill Message on General T. Y. Danjuma’s 88th Birthday By Sa'adu Abubakar (Gambe) To: Lieutenant General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, GCON (Rtd.) On December 9th, 2025, we join the nation in celebrating the 88th birthday of a genuine Nigerian icon, Lieutenant General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, GCON (Rtd.)—a figure whose life is an enduring narrative of service, enterprise, and compassion. The Unwavering Leader and Role Model The subsequent travails that led to the Biafra civil war and beyond are etched in our memories. It was during this period of extreme national crisis that the exceptional leadership qualities of the Great General, then a young officer barely 28 years old, were profoundly displayed. He stood firmly on the side of truth and justice, exhibiting a rare depth of character and moral fortitude that influenced countless young people, including my contemporaries at FSS Lagos: Ahijo Isa Girei, Ahmadu Yero Gurin (later Col....

CONSEQUENCE OF MILITARY DEFEAT OR FAILURE  The Nigerian Armed Forces are currently engaged and engrossed in several operations throughout the country, to rid the nation of insurgents, kidnappers, bandits, seccesionist and other undesirable elements bend on destroying the country. Several successes are being recorded. However, as is expected, there are also many setbacks, regressions , failures and reversal of gains.  We all witnessed recently, the operational failure of the Syrian Armed forces which resulted in the capitulation of the Assad regime. Similarly under our eyes the Armed Forces of Libya was overan and Gaddafi fled the presidential palace , subsequently he was captured and brutally killed. The same fate befell Saddam Hussain, after his Armed Forces was subdued, he escaped and went into hiding. He was eventually discovered, tried, humiliated and executed.  Many of us do not know what will befall this country if our Armed Forces is defeated. The conse...