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Why is Nigeria succumbing to American hegemony?, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, Sept. 18 -- There are two types of countries in the world today. Those openly resisting, combatting with, dealing with or undermining the United States. The second type are countries keeping ... Read More


The feasibility of a viable opposition coalition, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, Sept. 4 -- The ruling APC knows something about how opposition parties can come together, overcome their differences, create synergy around a single candidate, mobilise and defeat an incumben... Read More


Red lines in the corruption of Nigeria's political and electoral system, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- The essence of Nigeria politics is driven by a political economy model in which the formal economy of the country has a separate existence that is subordinated to a second more sig... Read More


Rarara: Anti-social poetry, invective and political contests, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, Aug. 14 -- For centuries, one of the most effective weapons of political combat, especially in very hierarchical societies, has been the deployment of invective. Recipients feel devalued, rid... Read More


Restricting civic space and battering democracy, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, Aug. 7 -- The news circle has been dominated for some time by the visit of Catholic Bishops to President Tinubu to draw the attention of Government to their concerns over the policy direction... Read More


A culture of dread: Nigeria's post-cosmopolitanism, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, July 31 -- In August 2017, I addressed today's theme in one of my columns. Since then, the situation has worsened considerably. We do not spend sufficient time reflecting on the rapid deterio... Read More


Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in an era of flux: The Nigerian story, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, July 17 -- Today, we see more clearly what history has produced - a world of centuries of wars, slavery, conquests, imperialism and colonialism. The outcome has been massive wealth on one sid... Read More


General Tiani: The arbitrary detention of human rights defender Moussa Tchangari must end, By Jibrin Ibrahm

Nigeria, July 10 -- On 3 December, 2024, my good friend and comrade, Moussa Tchangari, was arrested at his home in Niamey by plain-clothed officers. He was later charged with "criminal association in ... Read More


General Tchiani: The arbitrary detention of human rights defender Moussa Tchangari must end, By Jibrin Ibrahm

Nigeria, July 10 -- On 3 December, 2024, my good friend and comrade, Moussa Tchangari, was arrested at his home in Niamey by plain-clothed officers. He was later charged with "criminal association in ... Read More


AB Mahmoud and the three stages of public service, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, July 3 -- A week ago, the ancient city of Kano witnessed a colourful spectacle as one of Nigeria's most respected legal minds, Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud (SAN), was turbaned with the tradition... Read More