Aminu Abdullahi Ibrahim What unfolded recently in Kano should concern anyone who values dignity, culture, and the integrity of public life. It was not merely a political rally it was a…
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The Irresistible Nominee: Decoding The Massive Turnout At The House Of Assembly
The Irresistible Nominee: Decoding The Massive Turnout At The House Of Assembly By Muhammad Abdulsalam The political atmosphere reached a fever pitch this week as the House of Assembly conducted the screening…
From Quiet Reforms to Scalable Impact: How Umar Namadi Is Repositioning Jigawa State as a Subnational Development Model in Africa
By Musa Abdullahi Sufi In a global development landscape often dominated by national narratives, the most instructive transformations are increasingly unfolding at the subnational level where policy meets proximity, and governance is…
How Dikko Umaru Radda Is Redefining Power, Prestige, and Peace Through the Reengineering of Katsina’s Traditional Institutions
By Musa Abdullahi Sufi In a decisive move that blends governance reform with cultural intelligence, Katsina State has taken a bold step toward redefining the role of traditional institutions in modern statecraft….
Arc. Dangiwa: Humility in High Office, Grace in Exit
By Adamu S Ladan fcai In an era where public office often erects invisible walls between leaders and the people, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa stands out as a refreshing embodiment of humility in…
How Dikko Umaru Radda Is Delivering Food Security Through Precision, Transparency, and People-Centered Leadership
By Musa Abdullahi Sufi In a time when food security remains one of the defining challenges of our generation, leadership is measured not just by policy declarations, but by the precision, empathy,…
One Seat, Two Unspoken Rivalries
One Seat, Two Unspoken Rivalries By Adamu Aminu As the delay in producing the Kano State deputy governor persists with no end in sight, a development which observers describe as either the…
Backdoor Politics? Al-Makura Takes Swipe at Sule Over Wadada Endorsement
Backdoor Politics? Al-Makura Takes Swipe at Sule Over Wadada Endorsement By Shehu Abdul Azeez Former governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura raises a fundamentally important democratic concern in his response to Governor Abdullahi Sule’s…
The Silent Deadline: A Tribute to Balarabe Nazeephy (1960–2026)
The Silent Deadline: A Tribute to Balarabe Nazeephy (1960–2026) By Muhammad Bello, fsdu, fsi, mspsp “Every soul shall taste death… but a great journalist’s story is never truly over as long as…
Kano Deputy Governorship, My Reiterated Position:My Challenge Against Riffraff
Kano Deputy Governorship, My Reiterated Position:My Challenge Against Riffraff By Abba Anwar It is very clear to my readers that I kept quite at the initial stage of the heated debate hovering…
Gulf Fires: How Nigeria Can Stay Out of the Crossfire
By Adamu S Ladan The escalating confrontation involving Israel, the United States, and Iran is being packaged in familiar language; security, deterrence, and stability. But for countries like Nigeria, this is not…
Reframing Media Accountability in Nigeria
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman “NGE and NUJ Chasing Shadows,” an opinion piece by Jide Oluwajuyitan published in The Nation on 14 April 2026, presents a critical assessment of Nigeria’s major media professional…
Kano Deputy Governorship:Concerned Elders Make Case For Kabiru Alhassan Rurum
Kano Deputy Governorship:Concerned Elders Make Case For Kabiru Alhassan Rurum Abdullahi Yusuf Kano South Concerned Elders Forum have appealed to Governor Abba Kabiru Yusuf to appoint Hon. Kabiru Alhassan Rurum as the…
Choice Of Kano Deputy Governor: Long Overdue
Choice Of Kano Deputy Governor: Long Overdue By Adamu Aminu Kano often presents itself as a leader in political sophistication, educational advancement, and institutional awareness. Yet the prolonged delay in selecting a…
From Crisis To Coalition: Mark Positions ADC As Nigeria’s Democratic Lifeline
From Crisis To Coalition: Mark Positions ADC As Nigeria’s Democratic Lifeline By Abubakar Ibrahim The address delivered by David Mark at the 2026 National Convention of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is…
Still On Bauchi: A Paradise for Immunity Seekers
By Idrisu Maidawa In 2019, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed was under the scrutiny of the EFCC when he ran to Bauchi and obtained immunity as Governor. Today, another Bala, – Bala Maijama’a…
Nigerians Are Fattening Amupitan’s Bank Accounts!
Nigerians Are Fattening Amupitan’s Bank Accounts! By Farooq Kperogi Apparently, in trying to determine if the X handle @joashamupitan (which quickly morphed into @Sundayvibe00 after its pro-APC tweets surfaced) belongs to INEC…
Why we must respect Governor Sule, APC and not allow personal ambitions divide us
By Ali Abare It has become necessary to draw the attention of the public, party faithful and all well-meaning stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress in Nasarawa State to a troubling pattern…
Kano: The Paradox of Power and the Choice of Deputy Governor
By Adamu Aminu In Kano, the ongoing process of selecting a deputy governor has exposed a familiar tension in state governance: the gap between formal executive authority and the practical realities of…
Re: ADC: The Opposition That Cannot Save Itself
Re: ADC: The Opposition That Cannot Save Itself By Abubakar Ibrahim Ali Abare’s article, “ADC: The opposition that cannot save itself,” presents itself as a critique of Nigeria’s opposition politics, but beneath…
Who the Red Cap Fits: Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo and the Logic of Succession
Who the Red Cap Fits: Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo and the Logic of Succession By Muhammad A. Bello, fsdu, fsi, mspsp “Some will hate you, pretend they love you now. Then behind they…
Innovation, Systems Leadership, and the Making of a Subnational Development Model Under Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda
By Musa Abdullahi Sufi, At a time when governance is being tested across developing regions, Katsina State in northwestern Nigeria is charting a distinct path, one defined not by rhetoric, but by…
Tinubu’s Largest Northeast Vote: How Dr. Nura Manu Soro Delivered Bauchi
By Aminu Aminu In the intricate chessboard of Bauchi politics, one name continues to echo across wards, local governments, and power circles- Dr. Nura Manu Soro. Young, strategic, and deeply rooted in…
A Nation Powered by Generators, Ruled by Solar
Babayola M. Toungo The defining image of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu presidency will not be one of reform carefully explained or sacrifice collectively embraced. It will be remembered, instead, as a moment…
AI and the Ballot: A Looming Threat to Nigeria’s 2027 Elections
By Michael Olaogun As Nigeria gravitates toward the 2027 general elections, the wave of unregulated force of artificial intelligence is quietly and gradually reshaping the political landscape. While AI promises efficiency, innovation…