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Kannywood Beyond Symbolism: The Need for Structural Investment Over Sentiment
The recent debate surrounding the characterisation of Kannywood as a “rice sharing industry” has generated necessary reflection within Nigeria’s northern...
Makkah is Calling, but NAHCON Lost the Key
The news that the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has officially slammed the door on data capturing for the...
Pantami and the Hypocrisy of Northern Politics
One of the trending issues on the table recently in the North is the political aspiration of the cleric-turn-politician, Sheikh...
The Qur’an and Rise of the Machines
At the turn of the century, Hollywood released it's blockbuster movie The Matrix in 1999 that grossed over $400 million...
National Security Reflections on Maitatsine, Bullum-Kuttu and Boko Haram Uprisings
The purpose of this reflection is to review the chronic inaction and absence of decisive approaches that have undermined national...
Opposition Or Just Positioning?
The opposition has already shot themselves in the foot, thanks to their collective naivety and refusal to tell themselves the...
Nasir El-Rufai: Judging Others, Evading Judgment
There comes a moment in public life when rhetoric collides with record, when posture meets proof, and when the architecture...
Kano: The Sinking Ship?
My mind weeps for us, collectively we are turning into zombies, indifferent and insulated from realities. "Kal An'am?" Sure, the...
Reframing Nigeria’s Banditry Crisis: From Emotional Narratives to Strategic Clarity
Nigeria is once again trapped in a familiar and dangerous cycle: confronting a grave national security threat through emotionally charged...
The Self-immolation of Nyesom Wike
One of the most intriguing volumes of poetry written by the globally respected poet, scholar, essayist and dramatist, Niyi Osundare...