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Asabiyyar Hausa: From Mutumin Kirki to Hausa Zalla: The Tragedy of a Civilisation Forgetting Itself
A flutist plays for a Hausa traditional title holder on horseback (Photo: © Jordi Zaragozà Anglès) There is a peculiar...
Mohammed Idris at 60: Redefining Nigeria’s Public Communication
“The mark of a great communicator is not how often he is heard, but how deeply his message endures.” In...
The Nigerian Military Within the Nigeria-Türkiye Strategic Alliance: The Facts and the Illusions
I was in the Republic of Türkiye recently to attend the 5th edition of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF2026), hosted...
When Africans Hate Themselves
Signs of a diplomatic and public crisis are emerging between South Africa and Ghana following xenophobic campaigns targeting Nigerians, Zimbabweans,...
Misplaced Blame, Missed Priorities: Why Targeting Matawalle Won’t Fix Nigeria’s Security Crisis
The recent call by a U.S.-based lawmaker, Kimberly Daniels, for the removal of Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Bello...
From Victims to Survivors: Women as Silent Sufferers of Violence in Conflict-Affected Communities in Nigeria
Violent conflicts in Nigeria, ranging from insurgency in the North-East to communal and ethno-religious clashes in North-Central, have continued to...
Nigeria’s Growth Crisis Is a Talent-Allocation Crisis
Nigeria is often described as a paradox. We are a nation of extraordinary human capital—energetic, inventive, resilient—yet our economic outcomes...
When Ignorance Masquerades as Economic Critique: A Rejoinder to Suyi Ayodele
There is criticism, and there is confusion elevated to performance art. Suyi Ayodele’s “History Tinubu Should Have Learnt” is not...
Setting the Record Straight on Chatham House’s Misreading of President Tinubu’s UK State Visit
“He who thinks he has caught a tiger may discover, too late, that he was only clutching his own shadow.” ...
Opposition’s Final Capitulation
In the August 28, 2024 edition of my column, titled PDP on Self-Destructive Path?, I touched on the dangers of...