I did not know then how much this would shape my life. I would begin to live in five-week cycles. I did not know I would learn to prepare mentally, emotionally, and physically for each exchange. I did not know…

In the first instalment of this open letter, we revisited the historical distortions that shifted Ndigbo from the centre of Nigeria’s political life to the periphery of its power structure. We examined how the January 1966 coup, hastily and wrongly…

In The Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, may the blessings and peace be upon our beloved master Prophet Muhammad, the last of Prophets, on his family, and…

Frantz Fanon The Conference Communique drew attention to the importance of maintaining commitment to Fanon’s injunction to remain focused on the methodology of Pan-African Solidarity and the pursuit of Global Justice… At the end of the conference, many students encountering…

Last week, progressives, activists, intellectuals and trade unionists from all over Nigeria and the continent converged in the University of Jos for reflections and considerations on Fanon’s enduring legacy for the forces of change and social transformation. The conference recognised…

Walking through the ruins of Rome, I was struck by the majesty of a civilisation that understood the power of preservation. The Colosseum at sunset, the fractured yet unbowed pillars of the Roman Forum, the cobblestones that still hum with…

Nigeria’s declaration of a state of emergency on terrorism has ignited renewed public expectations for a genuine overhaul of the country’s security architecture. For over a decade, banditry, insurgency, and extremist networks have expanded across the North-West, North-East, and North-Central,…

Gender-based violence does not happen in isolation. It grows in places where systems are weak, where services are broken, and where communities have been pushed to the margins because of conflict and displacement. Violence against women sadly happens in all…

Earlier this week, I encountered a document titled I Am A Bandit: A Decade of Research in Zamfara State’s Bandit Den by Dr Ahmed Rufa’i of Usman Danfodiyo University. The title stopped me. The content shook me. It is a…

Recently, someone posted on social media a recent attack on a community in Benue State. Another person responded by stating that the manner that post was framed could get people triggered. He added that when Nigerians in other parts of…

What appears to be hurtling and propelling President Bola Tinubu and his security apparatchiks into an attack mode against Islamic terrorists is the power and prowess of one tweet-threat from an unpredictable author and a gutsy six-foot-three man, who happens…

H-o-r-r-o-r!? The lamp has gone out in the ancestral grove. Frightening darkness reigns. I step inside the grove; I grope on staggering steps. The gourd is broken. I saw its shattered pieces. I stagger. I can feel the wet wood,…

Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN),Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)INEC HeadquartersAbuja, FCT, Nigeria Dear Prof, Strategic Agenda for Enhanced Political Party Regulation and Enforcement to Curb Public Sector Corruption On behalf of the Center for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity (CeFTPI),…

None of the three Guineas is thriving, but in Guinea-Bissau, the country that sits on Africa’s map like a tongue of fire, recent events are twisting that nation’s fate into profound misery. Guinea Conakry is in the grip of a…

Khalil Suleiman Halilu’s two‑year journey at the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure is the story of a nation rediscovering its technological footing; a clear indicator of leadership aligned with purpose, where progress becomes inevitable. When countries begin to…