Sunday, August 16, 2026

ABDUL MAHMUD

August 10, 2026

Abdul Mahmud: The bandit who was defrauded

Who protects the predators from being preyed upon?

Bandits with RPG
August 3, 2026

Abdul Mahmud: Oshiomhole’s rebuke and Tinubu’s roads to development

Lasting progress requires investments that improve citizens’ daily lives rather than projects designed primarily for ceremonial commissioning.

Adams Oshiomhole and Bola Tinubu
July 27, 2026

 Opposition politicians and the agreement industry 

Fidelity to political agreements was elevated above fidelity to democratic accountability, while supernatural sanction was invoked to guarantee compliance

Atiku, Obi and Kwankwaso
July 20, 2026

Some foundational arguments on state police (Part Deux)

What kind of police federalism does Nigeria need?

Nigeria map and police officers
July 13, 2026

Some foundational arguments on state police

This historical inheritance also explains why the regional police of the First Republic became vulnerable to political manipulation.

Enugu State police
July 6, 2026

Bola Tinubu’s presidency enters Kafka’s world

Appearance acquires greater authority than fact itself.

Femi Gbajabiamila and Prince Adeyemi
June 29, 2026

The reckless hounding of Omoyele Sowore

The news publisher and activist may irritate the powerful, offend the cautious, and exhaust those who prefer gentler politics, but his characteristics are not crimes.

Omoyele Sowore and SSS agents
June 22, 2026

Our republic and its judges

History rarely repeats itself in an identical form. It does, however, preserve patterns.

Justice Peter Lifu and Federal High Court HQ
June 15, 2026

From Matawalle’s mouth to God’s ears

One wonders what conception of God permits such convenient arrangements.

Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle
June 9, 2026

Three years of reform, three years of hardship

When Bola Tinubu assumed office in May 2023, he embraced a neoliberal economic agenda built around market liberalisation, subsidy removal, currency devaluation, and fiscal austerity.

Bola Tinubu and undernourished Nigerian children