STOP INSULTING NIGERIANS: An Economy That Works Only in Government Speeches Is a Fraud
By Chief Akinwumi Akinfenwa Let us stop pretending. Nigeria’s economic crisis is no longer about policy mistakes or reform pains. It is about official dishonesty — the deliberate promotion of a success story that millions of starving citizens know to be…
Rethinking Productivity: Beyond the Hustle
By Engr. Bello Gwarzo Abdullahi, FNSE The recent incisive and thought-provoking intervention by Yusuf Musa and Jabir Musa Suleiman of the Centre for Contemporary Studies (CCS), titled “Kano, Wake Up: Markets, Power and the Quiet War Over Nigeria’s Trade…
The North Must Hold The Centre: A Strategic Imperative
By Engr. Bello Gwarzo Abdullahi, FNSE The discourse presented by Ambassador Usman Sarki on the existential challenges confronting Northern Nigeria—rising insecurity, educational stagnation, and entrenched poverty—offers a sobering yet necessary roadmap…
Politics is Not Physics: Why Nigeria Can’t Be Built on Fatalism
By Engr. Bello Gwarzo Abdullahi, FNSE Whenever I engage with contemporary political analysis in Nigeria, I am compelled to question not only the substance of the arguments but the mindset from which they emerge. One would reasonably expect that…
Kano Politics, Defection, and the Opposition Imperative
By Engr. Bello Gwarzo Abdullahi, FNSE The political drama unfolding in Kano presents both challenges and opportunities. As ever, all politics is local. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s January 2026 defection from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the…
Now That Abba Has Returned To APC
By Muhammad Garba Politics in Kano has never been static. It is a fluid and constantly evolving arena shaped by ideology, personalities, ambition and the enduring contest between godfathers and godsons. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s return to the All…
KADUNA BANDITRY: The Vindication Of El-Rufai – Ethnic Bigots Want Their Bandits Freed!
By Cham Faliya Sharon The same people lying against El-Rufai over banditry or insecurity in Kaduna State are the very same ones now seeking the release of the murderous bandits he caused to be arrested and prosecuted while he was Governor, simply because…
The Delusion Called the “Middle Belt Region”
By Mustapha Gembu There is no such region as the Middle Belt in Nigeria. The term has no constitutional, historical, or geographical legitimacy. Rather, it is a fictional construct, sustained largely by ethno-religious bigots who seek to redefine…
STOP INSULTING NIGERIANS: An Economy That Works Only In Government Speeches Is A Fraud
By Chief Akinwumi Akinfenwa Let us stop pretending. Nigeria’s economic crisis is no longer about policy mistakes or reform pains. It is about official dishonesty — the deliberate promotion of a success story that millions of starving citizens know to be…
The Role Of State Consent In International Law And The US Strikes On Nigerian Soil
By PROF. M.T. LADAN The eminent Jurist and distinguished legal scholar (Prof. M.T Ladan) explains why state consent is the key determinant of compliance or violation of the applicable principles of international law as interpreted by the International…