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The Strength Within
On 26 May 2026, the day before my birthday, I woke up at about 3:00 a.m. and reflected deeply on...
Deficits, Debt and Economic Literacy: A Response to Nigeria’s Fiscal Critics
Those who speak glibly about deficits, debt and fiscal expansion often reveal not economic sophistication, but economic illiteracy disguised as...
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...