Why Kannywood Needs a Cinema Revival
Nigeria today has a little over 300 cinema screens serving a population of more than 230 million people. Yet only ...
Tag: Northern Nigeria
The Beggars’ Strike
The title of this article was inspired by a novel written by the Senegalese author, Aminata Sow Fall, published in ...
The ‘Electronic Imam’ Who Rewrote Nigerian Islam
I stood on the soil of Gumi and breathed in its air. The year was 2015. It was a quiet, ...
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 ...
A Necessary Question: Who Really Broke the Arewa Compact?
The constant various calls for a detribalized, irreligious Arewa leadership are noble and emotionally appealing. Yet if we are serious ...
Nigeria’s security crisis keeps me awake, says Tinubu at ACF 25th anniversary
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that no national priority weighs more heavily on his mind than Nigeria’s escalating security ...
Atiku, Dangote urge renewed Northern unity, policy stability at ACF’s 25th anniversary
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, on Friday called for renewed Northern unity and policy consistency. ...
Arewa: Between Slumber and Strength
The 1914 amalgamation gave birth to Nigeria, the world's most significant black nation. The unification of the two protectorates had ...
‘Northern’ Plot Against Tinubu?
Nigerian politicians fascinate me with their sheer inventiveness. Don’t write off any politician who still has breath in him. His ...
We Really Need Good Leaders In The North
Before I am accused of being rude to the elders, please read a recent write-up by Oreoluwa O. Olaleye which ...