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Northern lessons from the fall of Nuhu Ribadu (II)

In the first instalment of this series last week, I made three points. First, I argued, against the grain, that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent c

Forgotten victims of terrorism and banditry

In recent months, several civilians in Nigeria, mainly in the crisis-ridden North, have paid the ultimate price in the war against terror and banditry

Living in interesting times

Hello, my brothers and sisters. It is 2026, and the world is moving very fast. Here in Northern Nigeria, life is a mix of old problems and new hopes.

Northern Nigeria and an APC government in 2027: Negotiation or Surrender? (II)

”Constant in nothing but inconstancy” Marcus Aurelius In earlier instalment of this essay, we established the urgency of Northern Nigeria’s predicamen

Nigeria’s power catastrophe: 60-year trail of broken promises, stolen billions, nuanced betrayal

For six decades, Nigeria has been running on a lie. We are told that electricity is the bedrock of civilisation, that no nation has ever escaped pover