Kissing the President’s ring
The past few weeks have been a circus of public officials going the extra mile to justify their appointment. When the #EndSARS protests escalated, wit
Beyond The Surface
Beyond The Surface
The self-centered fears of Arewa elites
When, on November 2, the political and religious leaders of Northern Nigeria assembled in Kaduna to deliberate on the state of affairs in the region,
France: The Kick of a Dying Empire
Brexit was a vehicle for Paris to lead Europe. But, instead of grabbing the opportunity, it’s chosen to appeal to far-right populism and pathologise a
#EndSARS: Order Without Justice
“A kingdom can endure with unbelief, but it cannot endure with injustice.” — Shehu Usman Dan Fodio, Bayan Wujub Al-Hijra, 1806. The culture of gasligh
My Brutal Encounter with the Police
“You are lucky it’s not yet night,” said M. B. Shehu, a dark-skinned mobile police officer. He was scar-faced and lanky. A one-star Assistant Su