THE INFRASTRUCTURAL REVOLUTION IN ADAMAWA STATE
A silent revolution is taking place in Adamawa state – the infrastructural type – which is completely transforming the landscape of Yola, the state capital, and other major towns. The Continue Reading
NO IMAGINARY STORM AFTER AN IMAGINARY CALM A failed Houdini Act Aishatu Dahiru Binani, the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 elections in Adamawa state, walked herself Continue Reading
BINANI: HOW NOT TO RETAIN SYMPATHY
Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed (Binani) and Peter Obi are doing the same thing to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) – chiselling at the integrity of the electoral umpire. The supporters Continue Reading
BINANI AND THE EFFECTS OF POWER VIAGRA
A near combustible situation was averted in Yola, Adamawa state capital – a needless situation generated by desperation and unbridled ambition garbed in recklessness. There was an attempted civilian coup Continue Reading
MY ADAMAWA PEOPLE, AS WE GO TO THE POLLS
As we go to the polls once more to elect a governor for our dear state, I am writing this piece with a heavy heart because of the toxic environment Continue Reading
WHY FINTIRI NEED NOT CAMPAIGN
The season of campaigns and political rallies has reached its zenith and we are already on the last lap of the campaigns. The elections are just around the next bend; Continue Reading
GIVE TO CEASER WHAT IS UNTO CEASER
GIVE TO CEASER WHAT IS UNTO CEASER The people of Adamawa State and the immediate catchment areas of the Modibbo Adama University (MAU) Yola are now enjoying the full compliments Continue Reading
A YEAR WITHOUT MY MOTHER
This is about the twentieth time I have been trying to write a tribute to my late mother in the past twenty-four hours but each time I put my fingers Continue Reading
MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE FAILED US
President Muhammadu Buhari has failed Nigerians. Twice. He has woefully failed the expectations of most of his dyed-in the wool supporters who has supported him through thick and thin from Continue Reading
THE SELECTION OF PROF. KALETAPWA FARAUTA:
THE SELECTION OF PROF. KALETAPWA FARAUTA: CHECK AND CHECKMATE The selection of Professor Kaletapwa Farauta as the running mate to Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri may proof to be a win-win Continue Reading
EMPOWERMENT AND HANDOUTS
Babayola M. Toungo There has been some hullaballoo in the past week in Adamawa state (or otherwise), depending on who is doing the talking, on the state government’s refusal for Continue Reading
THE NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES BILL 2022
Babayola M. Toungo The reintroduction of the National Water Resources Bill 2022 generated a flurry of reactions from diverse stakeholders that highlighted sundry and varying shades of opinions and even Continue Reading
ADAMAWA STATE: AS 2023 BECKONS
ADAMAWA STATE: AS 2023 BECKONS Babayola M. Toungo During a press conference to kick-start his quest for the gubernatorial seat of Adamawa state in 2019, Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, Continue Reading
The Ritual of the Presidential Detainee
Nigeria’s political history since the return to civilian rule in 1999 has produced a curious and troubling pattern – one that is rarely acknowledged openly but is nonetheless visible to Continue Reading
If the Bases Come, the Missiles Will Follow
If the Bases Come, the Missiles Will Follow The widening arc of confrontation between the United States and Iran has once again revealed a recurring pattern in the architecture of Continue Reading
February 26, 2026: The Day the Opposition Cleared Its Throat
On February 26, 2026, the opposition held a world press conference. In a healthier democracy, that would be routine. In Nigeria’s current political climate, it felt almost seismic – not Continue Reading
If We Roared Then, Why Are We Silent Now?
About ten years ago, the Nigerian public sphere went into convulsion. A poor wheelbarrow pusher known as Yunusa, alias Yellow, was accused of abducting a young girl, transporting her across Continue Reading
30% Cut, A region Cornered
Let us dispense with euphemisms. The suspension of the 30 percent allocation from NNPC Limited’s profit oil and profit gas to the Frontier Exploration Fund – as explicitly provided for Continue Reading
From Murtala’s Defiance to Diplomatic Dependence
Fifty years after General Murtala Mohammed thundered that “Africa has come of age,” Nigeria now risks advertising to the world that it has come of dependence. The distance between those Continue Reading
Silencing Dissent, Testing Democracy
What is unfolding in Nigeria today is not routine politics; it is a test of whether democracy here is substance or stagecraft. The Tinubu era is beginning to look less Continue Reading
When Others Imagine Exit, the North Must Imagine Survival
Paradoxically, the North’s strongest argument for Nigeria’s continued unity would emerge from such preparation. A region that has thought seriously about standing on its own feet will negotiate the federation from a position of confidence rather than fear. One that cannot imagine survival outside the union will cling to unity as a substitute for reform, confusing dependence with patriotism.
Nigeria’s March toward Elite Cartel Rule
An electoral umpire whose antecedents and public record raise legitimate concerns about neutrality becomes not a referee but a facilitator, presiding over processes whose outcomes are tacitly assumed in advance.
Nigeria’s New Extractive Order – How Policy Is Re-Colonising the North
Under British rule, Northern Nigeria functioned primarily as a supplier of raw materials and agricultural produce, while processing, trade, and capital formation occurred elsewhere – often offshore. What we are witnessing today is a post-colonial revival of the same model, with Abuja replacing London and Lagos assuming the role of the imperial entrepôt. The North is once again being positioned as a hinterland – useful only for what can be extracted from it.