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Malam Ibrahim Mu’azzam: Memories of the BUK Philosopher, Teacher and My Lifelong Mentor

Posted By: adminon: October 20, 2026In: FlashbackTags: ASUU, BUK, CITAD, Mambayya House, NANS, Political philosophyNo CommentsViews:
Malam Ibrahim Mu’azzam: Memories of the BUK Philosopher, Teacher and My Lifelong Mentor

By Hussaini Abdu, PhD I still remember my first political philosophy class at Bayero University, Kano. Some students dreaded it, but those of us drawn to critical scholarship eagerly anticip... Read more

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Still from the Turbanning of Garkuwan Kano

Posted By: adminon: July 07, 2026In: FlashbackTags: Anti-imperialism, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Garkuwan Kano, Imoudu Institute, NANSNo CommentsViews:
Still from the Turbanning of Garkuwan Kano

The turbanning of former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, A B Mahmoud, as Garkuwan Kano has come and gone but not all the pictures from the event. Apart from pictures of the known... Read more

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Is Radical Activism Finally Making a Comeback in Nigeria?

Posted By: adminon: June 11, 2026In: Words and WorldTags: ASUU, CD, Gramsci, Jacobinism, NANS, NLC, Permacrisis, WIN, ‘Collective will’, ‘Historic bloc’No CommentsViews:
Is Radical Activism Finally Making a Comeback in Nigeria?

On Tuesday, June 9th, 2026, a statement finally shot through the political space, performing an alerting function on how close Nigeria is to an insecurity melt down. All 10 signatories to th... Read more

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So, Why Has the ‘Segun Osoba/Bala Usman-Chapter Two’ Moment Eluded Nigeria?

Posted By: adminon: May 19, 2026In: Words and WorldTags: Chapter Two, Marxism, NANS, SAP, Segun Osoba/Bala Usman momentNo CommentsViews:
So, Why Has the 'Segun Osoba/Bala Usman-Chapter Two' Moment Eluded Nigeria?

A Segun Osoba/Bala Usman moment is, indeed, unfolding in Nigeria. It flows from their authorship of the text which has survived as epitaph to the monument called Left struggle for democracy... Read more

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How and Why Magistrate Court Sent Citizen Mahmud Abdul, Former NANS President, to Prison On A Friday

Posted By: adminon: February 28, 2026In: De-EscalationTags: Bail, Civil society, Keffi Prison, Lawyers, Magistrate Court, NANSNo CommentsViews:
How and Why Magistrate Court Sent Citizen Mahmud Abdul, Former NANS President, to Prison On A Friday

More details have emerged on how a notable Nigerian lawyer and activist, Barr Abdul Mahmud, ended being remanded in Keffi Prison by a Magistrate on a Friday (Feb 27th, 2026). The sketchy inf... Read more

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Magistrate Sends Barr Mahmud Abdul, Former NANS President, to Keffi Prison

Posted By: adminon: February 27, 2026In: De-EscalationTags: Civil society, Keffi Prison, Lawyers, Magistrate Court, NANSNo CommentsViews:
Magistrate Sends Barr Mahmud Abdul, Former NANS President, to Keffi Prison

For what reasons or charges has well known lawyer, activist and writer, Comrade Abdul Mahmud, been sent to the Keffi Prison in Nasarawa State in central Nigeria? This is the question activis... Read more

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Dipo Fashina and Asisi Asobie As a Spectacle @ Cde Hassan Summonu’s Event

Posted By: adminon: January 16, 2026In: SpectacleTags: ASUU, BUK, CAPP, LSE, NANS, NLC, NTA, OAU Ile-Ife, Philosophy, UNN, USA, USSRNo CommentsViews:
Dipo Fashina and Asisi Asobie As a Spectacle @ Cde Hassan Summonu's Event

By Adagbo Onoja The 85th birthday and book presentation in honour of pioneer president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), Comrade Hassan Summonu has come and gone with its many sides. Al... Read more

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An Evening Encountering History @ Wole Olaoye’s Birthday

Posted By: adminon: August 24, 2025In: People in ActionTags: ABU Zaria, BUK, DRUM, Journalism, NANS, NUNS, Political economy of Mass Communication, UNIJOS, University of Ife, ‘Junk journalism’, ‘Peeping Tom journalism’No CommentsViews:
An Evening Encountering History @ Wole Olaoye's Birthday

By Adagbo Onoja Although he carries a swagger stick, a signifying practice communicating authority or mystique in much of Africa, he doesn’t accept that he is an elder statesman yet. But he... Read more

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What a Piercing Reminder of WIN!

Posted By: adminon: July 12, 2025In: FlashbackTags: ASUU, Feminism, Gender, NANS, NCWS, NLC, WINNo CommentsViews:
What a Piercing Reminder of WIN!

As invasive as the social media platforms, so also is it the case that they also do come along with great reminders. This book cover is one of such. It is a picture that will bring joy as we... Read more

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Still on the Ivory Towers

Posted By: adminon: April 11, 2025In: GovernanceTags: ASUU, NANS, University governance, VCsNo CommentsViews:
Still on the Ivory Towers

This week began with a book on the defunct National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and how it crashed out of history. but the wisdom in certain circles is that the crash of NANS was... Read more

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