This piece is a corollary to last week’s write-up, which posed several questions: What are the mandates of the Northern…
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Confession: I am not a security expert, but my interest in security matters has led me to read widely and…
Like several wars, the US-Iran war has been an ill wind that has forced multinationals to count their losses, and…
If all wars end in dialogue, why begin with bloodshed? On June 18, 2026, after nearly four months of escalating…
The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU Zaria), like other public-funded tertiary institutions, is already navigating severe fiscal constraints. Inflation has driven…
For some of us, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, the great ABU, is a paradise on earth, as it modeled our…
In Nigeria’s North-West, particularly Katsina State, the struggle to establish security lies in balancing dialogue and deterrence. Governor Radda’s administration…
Last week, in this column, I postponed the continuation of this article and paid special tributes to my aunt, two…
Three key figures who profoundly shaped my life passed away on April 15th, 17th, and 29th, 2026. While I mourned…
In 1977, as a teenager in Form One at Government Secondary School Funtua, my form teacher asked me to indicate…