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The tricycle prospects in Kano By Thu Mar 04 2021 The recent strike by tricycle operators in Kano has raised some very fundamental issues facing the state and others that depend on rents to survive and have no plans for the future. No state in human history has ever existed without surplus exaction, the only difference is how it is done and for whose benefit. Fukuyama in his book ‘The Origins of Political Order’ described Nigeria and other sub-Saharan countries as libertarian’s paradise because of little or no taxes. “The region as a whole is a low tax utopia, with governments often u...

Stories from the life of Hajiya Gambo Sawaba, one of northern Nigeria’s most important female political activists, who was born on this day in 1933, have become the stuff of folklore. According to one, her fighting spirit was evident when, as a young girl growing up in northern Nigeria in the 1930s and 40s, she would always intervene in other children’s fights on the side of the loser, telling them: “I have bought this fight from you”, before carrying on the scuffle. The fights came frequently, and her clothes would inevitably get torn. So, the story goes, in order to minimise the fre...

An Open Letter To Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello, The Sardauna Of Sokoto, By Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah When you look back now, I believe even you will realize that your controversial Conversion campaigns laid the foundation for mistrust in the house that you had built earlier. Since then, there has been increasing distrust among our people and the chasm has grown even deeper. We have spilled so much blood around the north, you will be shocked to see how many unmarked graves there are. by Matthew Hassan Kukah Jan 19, 2021 I am not sure I know how to address you especially now that the formal Ranka ...

In our context in which the state has essentially abdicated its responsibilities, community members need to start acting together to

6 min read In our context in which the state has essentially abdicated its responsibilities, community members need to start acting together to save themselves. The first step is to start reconstituting the capacity and authority of traditional rulers… It is only when communities start discovering and discussing their problems that they can start working out how to solve them. Nigeria is experiencing the most serious security challenge in its history. It is facing an even bigger challenge of social disintegration and anomie, signalling the disintegration of community. At its...