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Badaru Abubakar, Defence Minister, Resigns
Nigeria’s defence minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned his appointment, with immediate effect. In a letter dated December 1, sent to Preside…
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Viewpoint: Deng Xiaoping: China’s greatest statesman?
By Ian Oakley There are a number of men and women who could lay claim to be the greatest political leader of the last 50 years. There is the transatlantic pai…
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Re- China vs Nigeria: Is Tinubu the Xi of Nigeria or Chinese Deng?
In response to an article where a writer, Oreoluwa Olaleye compared Tinubu to Xi Jinping of China, I think the comparison, though encouraging, missed the mark.…
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The Floating Friend, Loneliness in a Connected World and Way forward
By Isqil Najim. A recent conversation on a WhatsApp group about the Floating Friend Effect caught my attention. This describes the painful experie…
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Does the Silence of Good People Make Evil Thrive?
I have heard many people say, "The silence of good people makes evil thrive." This is one of the most misleading and counter-productive maxims in soc…
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Parable: How a Cheap Privilege Keeps Us In Colonial Prison
Two men were serving life sentences for the same crime, one in Kuje Prison and the other in Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison. The Kuje man had one small, regul…
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The Irony of Discontent: Who Sabotages Nigeria?
Nigerians can never be satisfied—or perhaps humans in general. We destroyed, and we complain when someone halted that destruction pattern. Please h…
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idea on Rethinking the Engineering Union Model in Nigeria
I am aware it became a failure because of some reasons. We must interrogate why past efforts failed and then assemble selfless team of engineers to…
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When Outrage Trumps Fairness: Deconstructing Public Controversies on Airline Drama in the last two weeks
This piece is a response to a comment and I present the comment here while my personal comment is below it under the My comment Have we ever stopped standing u…
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Echo of my Mind: Perspectives over pain
It's understandable to feel that the world is inherently bad and people are wicked when you've experienced disappointment, pain, hurt and are caught in…
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Echo of My Mind: When Nigerians start Respecting You...
When Nigerians start respecting you too much, watch out! You better be loaded to handle this life. Poor people will ask for things you can't possibly give,…
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The Unseen Hand: Luck, Grace, and the Limits of Effort in the Pursuit of Success
This reflection struck a chord – I laughed at the initial thought, yet a deeper sadness followed. Haven't we all witnessed individuals who poured their hea…
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Dislike and Hate: A Personal Exploration of Distinct Negative Sentiments
Last night, a friend of mine, Temitope raised a critical subject during a conversation on whatsapp. The conversation then led him to ask "how …
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Very few leaders Wish their Successor Well, Very many Wishes their Boss to fail
The Shadow of Succession: A Poisoned Chalice? It's a sobering reality: few departing leaders genuinely wish their successors well, particularly those whose…
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The Spectacle of Public Discourse: A Shadow Play of Half-Truths
By Isqil Najim In the theater of public engagement, we, the people, are perpetually relegated to the audience, a sea of spectators straining to decipher a perf…
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When the Monkey and Baboons were stealing, thinking it was Fun
It is another Monday, and I need to share my perspective yet again on a trending issues. My comments already appears on two WhatsApp platforms but…
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Real love won’t make you suffer.. Part1
By Isqil Najim "There is a love to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life; finally to a step witho…
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