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Baba Ramatu: The Queen Has Gone Home to Rest
INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILAIHIR RAAJI’UN! This week, on a blessed Friday, our Creator called home our mother, Baba Hajiya...
The Decline of Community Parenting and Teacher Respect
I was discussing with some friends a few days ago about how community parenting has almost disappeared in today’s...
The Voice We Refused to Hear: How Sheikh Ahmad Gumi Foretold Nigeria’s Collapse and Tried to Save a Nation Lost Between Injustice, Poverty, Corruption, and Misrule
For more than two decades, I have followed Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Mahmud Gumi - first as a young man...
A ‘Swift’ Strike, a Long War: The Dangerous Illusion of Quick Fixes in Nigeria
When a great power promises to come “fast, swift and vicious” into another country, the language is cinematic — and...
The Life and Times of Professor Haliru Binji (1922–1993)
Professor Haliru Binji was a distinguished scholar of Fiqh — Islamic Jurisprudence — whose intellectual and spiritual influence extended far...
Patience and Parenting in an Age of Impulse
The reason we should not blame people who lack patience is that patience itself is a gift, a virtue...
A New Dawn for Nigeria: What Our Exit from the FATF Grey List Means for Every Nigerian
On October 24, 2025, Nigeria achieved a historic milestone that will reshape our nation's economic future. At the Financial Action...
Nigeria: A Nation Gripped in the Throes of Fear
There is a disturbing yet growing pattern by which the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu continues to muzzle free...
Building Minds, Shaping Futures: The Quiet Revolution in Suleja
In a world where many chase personal glory, a quiet revolution is taking shape in Suleja, one driven by the...
Of Toilets, Expensive Shit, and Nigerian Classism
A puppy thinks: “These people feed me, love me, give me warmth—they must be gods!” A kitten thinks: “These people...