Abakwa & U/Shanu Political Forum

05/11/2025

Mijina Yana ɓoye Baƙar Kyalle a Ƙasan pilon Kaina Duk Dare
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Ban taɓa sanin cewa mijina yana ɓoye wani baƙar kyalle a ƙarƙashin matashin kaina ba duk lokacin da nake barci.

Mun shafe kusan mako guda kacal da aure. Na yi tsammanin zan rika barci lafiya a gefen mutumin da nake so, amma akasin haka, na kan farka da tsakar dare ba tare da wani dalili ba.

Wani lokaci ma, shi ma sai ya farka ya ce cikin sanyi,
“Sweetheart, me yasa baki barci ba?”
Sai in yi dariya in ce, “Ba komai, jiki ne kawai yana sabawa rayuwar aure.”

Ban san cewa mutumin da nake kira forever ɗina ba shi ne mutumin da na zata ba.

Wata rana da daddare, na farka ina jin wani rashin nutsuwa. Na tashi na tafi falonmu, na yi yawo a hankali sannan na dawo na kwanta. Da na gyara matashin kaina… sai na tsaya cak.

Na ga baƙar kyalle.

Tsoro ya shige ni. Na jawo shi a hankali, sai na tashi na tabo shi.
“Honey… honey,” na kira shi cikin rawar murya.

Ya motsa yana cewa, “Me ke faruwa?”

Na nuna masa. “Ka duba wannan! Ni da kaina na canja zanin gado da matashin kai, ban taɓa ganin wannan ba. Ta yaya ya shiga nan?”

Ya yi k**ar ya yi mamaki na ɗan lokaci… sannan ya yi murmushi a hankali.
“Ah, zo mana darling. Wataƙila ya zame daga matashin kai ne. Me yasa k**e tsoro haka?” Ya yi dariya ƙanana sannan ya ɗauke shi.

Na sauke ajiyar zuciya. Ya riƙe hannuna cikin natsuwa yana cewa,
“Ki daina damuwa. Ki kwanta ki huta.”

Na amince, amma zuciyata ta kasa samun nutsuwa. Wataƙila da gaske ne… wataƙila ya fito ne daga matashin kaina.

Sai dai wasu darare, ina jin k**ar ana motsa matashin kaina — k**ar ana saka wani abu a ƙasa. Amma ban taɓa yin tunanin bincika ba.

Sai da wani safiya ya ce min yana da tafiya ta gaggawa ta kasuwanci, zai dawo cikin kwana biyu.

Na karɓa cikin natsuwa, ko da yake na san zan yi kewarsa.

A daren nan muka yi magana a waya na dogon lokaci. Muka yi dariya, muka yi wasa, sannan kafin in rufe idona na ce cikin sanyi,
“Goodnight. Ina kewarka.”

Ya amsa cikin murya mai laushi,
“Kar ki

04/11/2025

Kanal Abubakar Dangiwa Umar: Sojan da ya Tsaya Tsayin Daka don Dimokuraɗiyya

Daga kasancewa gwamnan soja zuwa mai s**a da danniya ba tare da tsoro ba, gado da tarihin Abubakar Dangiwa Umar yana nuna jarumtaka, gaskiya, da sadaukarwa wajen tabbatar da adalci a tarihin siyasar Najeriya.

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Farkon Rayuwa da Ilimi

Abubakar Dangiwa Umar an haife shi a ranar 21 ga Satumba, 1949, a Jihar Kano, Najeriya, amma asalinsa daga yankin Kaduna ne. Ya tashi a Arewacin Najeriya a wani lokaci da ake fuskantar manyan canje-canjen siyasa da soja. A makaranta yana da kwarewa da himma, halaye da s**a zama ginshiƙai a rayuwar aikinsa ta soja.

Ya halarci Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) a Kaduna, inda ya yi horo a matsayin ɗalibin soja. Ilimin da ya samu a can ya koya masa jagoranci, dabarun yaƙi, da tsarin mulki — abin da ya zame masa gindin nasara a aikinsa. Daga baya kuma ya halarci kwasa-kwasan soja na gaba a cikin gida da ƙasashen waje, inda ya ƙware sosai a fannin yaƙin tankuna da jagoranci.

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Ayyukan Soja da Hawa Matsayi

A cikin shekarun 1970s zuwa farkon 1980s, Umar ya yi aiki a wurare daban-daban a cikin sojojin Najeriya, inda ya sami suna a matsayin mai gaskiya, tsari, da ladabi. Ayyukansa masu kyau s**a jawo masa suna da girmamawa a kasa baki ɗaya.

Bayan juyin mulkin watan Agusta 1985, wanda Janar Ibrahim Babangida ya karɓi mulki bayan hambarar da Major Janar Muhammadu Buhari, Umar ya samu nadin Gwamnan Soja na Jihar Kaduna yana da shekara 36 kacal.

A lokacin da yake Gwamna (1985–1988), ya mayar da hankali kan gyaran tsarin mulki, tsaftar aikin gwamnati, da bunƙasa ababen more rayuwa. An san shi da adalci, gaskiya, da kishin aiki. Gwamnatinsa ta yi fice saboda tsari da ɗabi’ar gaskiya, abin da ya sa jama’a da abokan aikinsa s**a girmama shi ƙwarai.

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Jarumtaka a Lokacin Rikicin Siyasa

A farkon shekarun 1990s, Umar ya kai matsayin Kanal kuma Kwamandan Armoured Corps Center and School.
Sai dai a shekarar 1993 ne ya nuna jarumtaka mafi girma a tarihin siyasar Najeriya.

Bayan da Janar Babangida ya soke zaben 12 ga Yuni, wanda aka yarda cewa Chief M.K.O. Abiola ne ya lashe, Umar ya yi abin da ba kowa ya iya ba — ya fito fili ya soki wannan mataki. Ya bayyana soke zaben a matsayin “cin amanar burin dimokuraɗiyyar Najeriya.”

Wannan matsayinsa ya sanya shi gaba da shugabannin sojoji. Umar ya fara tuntubar wasu jami’an soja da ke da ra’ayi iri ɗaya domin ganin an dawo da adalci. Wannan ya sa aka zarge shi da yunƙurin tawayen soja, kuma a watan Oktoba 1994, aka k**a shi.

Ko da yake ba a taɓa gurfanar da shi a kotu ba, tsare shi ya zama ƙarshen aikinsa a soja. Bayan an sake shi, sai ya ayi murabus daga rundunar soja, ya kuma fara rayuwa ta gwagwarmayar farar hula don kare dimokuraɗiyya da adalci.

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Rayuwa Bayan Barin Soja

Bayan barin soja, Kanal Umar ya kafa Movement for Unity and Progress (MUP) — wata ƙungiya da ke yaƙi don dimokuraɗiyya, adalci, da nagartaccen shugabanci. Sauyinsa daga soja zuwa ɗan fafutukar siyasa ya kasance cikin sauƙi, domin rubuce-rubucensa da bayani a kafafen watsa labarai s**a zama abin girmamawa.

Shekaru da dama bayan nan, Umar ya kasance ɗaya daga cikin ‘yan Najeriya kaɗan da ke faɗa wa gwamnati gaskiya ba tare da tsoro ba. Rubuce-rubucensa na shafi cin hanci, bambancin ƙabila, rashin tsaro, da amfani da iko wajen zalunci.

Yanzu haka, Kanal Umar yana daga cikin dattawan ƙasa da ake mutuntawa saboda gaskiyarsa, kishin ƙasa, da biyayyarsa ga dimokuraɗiyya. Yana ci gaba da kira ga matasa da su guji siyasar rarrab

04/11/2025

General Olusegun Obasanjo Meets U.S. President Jimmy Carter (1977): Diplomacy and Poise in Post-Colonial Nigeria

This historic photograph, taken by Wally McName, shows Lieutenant-General Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s Head of State, with U.S. President Jimmy Carter during an official visit to the White House on October 11, 1977. The meeting represented a pivotal moment in Nigeria–United States diplomatic relations, occurring at a time when Nigeria was emerging as a major political and economic power in Africa.

Olusegun Obasanjo, then Head of State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1976–1979), had assumed office following the assassination of General Murtala Mohammed in 1976. Determined to continue Mohammed’s vision of good governance and African solidarity, Obasanjo embarked on numerous international engagements aimed at positioning Nigeria as a leading voice for African unity, decolonization, and global non-alignment.

During this 1977 meeting, discussions between Obasanjo and Carter centred on African political independence, U.S.–Africa relations, and Nigeria’s democratic transition. The visit also underscored America’s recognition of Nigeria’s growing influence in West Africa and its vital role in the Organisation of African Unity (OAU).

President Carter, known for his human rights diplomacy, commended Nigeria’s leadership under Obasanjo for its commitment to returning the country to civilian rule. True to his word, Obasanjo would later oversee a peaceful democratic transition in 1979, handing over power to President Shehu Shagari—making him the first Nigerian military leader to voluntarily relinquish power to a civilian government.

In this photograph, Obasanjo’s confident posture—often described by historians and admirers as “swag”—reflects the pride of a nation asserting its independence and vision on the world stage. The image remains one of the most iconic visual records of Nigeria’s 1970s diplomacy, encapsulating the blend of discipline, dignity, and charisma that defined Obasanjo’s early leadership years.

References:

U.S. National Archives, White House Photo Collection (1977)

03/11/2025

03/11/2025

From banking to aviation and oil logistics, Nigerian businessman Kashim Shettima Bukar has built the Barbedos Group into a thriving multi-sector empire.

Starting his career in banking in the 1980s, Bukar gained firsthand experience in trade finance and risk management before founding Barbedos Ventures in the early 1990s, the foundation for what would later become the Barbedos Group.

Over the years, he expanded into new industries, creating a network of companies that today span aviation, energy, and automotive services.

His aviation outfits, Barbedos Aviation Services and Skyjet Aviation Services, have become leading Nigerian-owned charter providers serving clients across West and Central Africa.

03/11/2025

Ku barta ta harbo, babu wani makamin daya isa ya gitta ta sararin samaniyar Nijer ba tare da mun kakkaɓo shi ba, kuma a shirye muke da mu tsunduma cikin yaƙi gadan gadan da Amurka matuƙar tayi gigin kaiwa ƴan uwanmu na Najeriya hari—Gen Tchiani

~ ATP Hausa

03/11/2025

Jagoran addinin Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ya jadda matsayin kasarsa na kin yin hulda da Amurka saboda goyon bayan da take ba wa Isra'ila.

Khamenei ya bayyana hakan ne a yayin taron dalibai na bikin cika shekara 46 da mamaye ofishin jakadancin Amurka, wanda aka yi a shekarar 1979 a Tehran babban birnin kasar.

Akwai karin bayani a sashen kwament 🔗👇

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Israila Ta Buga Gangar Yaki- Ali Khomeini