Like most other platforms and movements in the 1980s, the student movement in Nigeria today is a shadow of itself. But it is coming from somewhere. Maroonsquare, for whatever reasons, is kee... Read more
Abuja appears to remain the all-time achievement of the Nigerian power elite. It must be the big debate regarding which of Abuja and the Civil War is a greater achievement of the Nigerian ru... Read more
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria where he has taught for decades is rolling out the drums for Prof Steve Abah, one of their grandmasters this weekend and it would not be surprising if th... Read more
It is not clear what is ailing Dr. John Owoicho Adole. Whatever it is, the former Permanent Secretary and an Associate Professor of History is in need of much more serious attention than the... Read more
In the event of the dense scourge of pain, misery and saddness in Nigeria today, no politically conscious element is likely to be celebrating his or her birthday. Admirers and critics are, h... Read more
By Yusuf Bangura, PhD I’ve finished watching the seven part series ‘Journey of an African Colony’. Olasupo Shasore, the producer and narrator, did a great job considering that he’s a lawyer,... Read more
Many would say it is overdue for a major text on Malam Ibrahim Muazzam to show the engagement with Classical and Contemporary Political Thought in a Nigerian university in the decade of the... Read more
It is only when one runs into him as happened earlier today, (February 9th, 2022) on one’s way to the university’s weekly community mass that it hits one that he is very much around on the c... Read more
Ex-Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria political Scientist, Prof. Ali D Yahaya is dead. Intervention learnt he died yesterday in Abuja. The cause of his death is unknown at the moment. He was at... Read more
Professor David Ker took a complete and irreversible bow yesterday, (Monday, Sept 13th, 2021) to go and meet his Creator. It was an elaborate, many sided rites of passage that captured his m... Read more
