Monday, May 11, 2026

ABDUL MAHMUD

March 2, 2026

N10 billion ransom to Boko Haram shows how Tinubu govt arms Nigeria’s enemies

What appears easy in the short term compounds disaster in the long term.

Bola Tinubu, Boko Haram and bags of cash
February 23, 2026

Tinubu’s reckless executive order subverts Constitution, diverts oil revenues for ministers, governors to loot

An executive order is an instrument through which the president exercises constitutional power. It is not legislation. It cannot amend legislation.

Bola Tinubu and NNPC HQ
February 16, 2026

Abdul Mahmud: Electoral Act, time, and the future of trust

Do Nigerian political leaders increase confidence in the electoral system? Or do they deepen suspicion?

Bola Tinubu and Godswill Akpabio
February 9, 2026

Yes, Your Royal Highness 

The greetings are deep. The bow is deliberate.

Crown
February 2, 2026

 Tinubu, Ankara, and the unforgiving floor

The Nigerian president’s fall in Ankara cannot be wished away as a mere stumble without context.

Screenshot of President Bola Tinubu falling down
January 26, 2026

New York Times attempts to downplay Nigerian Christian massacre

Like Gregor Samsa before his metamorphosis, the salesman inhabits the margins of society, overlooked and underestimated, yet uniquely positioned to see what grand institutions often miss.

New York Times, Donald Trump and Emeka Umeagbalasi
January 19, 2026

Time to shut down Wawa Barracks where SSS caged Calista Ifedi to death

Every official involved in the arrest, detention, neglect, and concealment of Mrs Ifedi’s death must be identified and prosecuted.

Calista Ifedi
January 12, 2026

Justice Nwite’s unintended confession in Abubakar Malami’s corruption trial

Judicial authority flows not from protestations of virtue but from silence, restraint, and an almost austere commitment to procedure.

Justice Emeka Nwite and Abubakar Malami
January 5, 2026

New ADC coalition and the logic of foresight

The current ruling party benefits from elite migration that narrows competition and breeds fatalism. 

Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi
December 29, 2025

Christian Genocide: Where does Nigeria go from here?

If Christian communities can no longer live safely in regions where they have lived for generations, the question before us is not merely about human rights. It is existential.

Northern Nigerian Christians