By Professor Abdullahi Danladi The mission of the messengers of Allah, as presented in the Qur’an and the authentic traditions of Prophet Muhammad, is neither confined to ritual instruction nor reducible to private spirituality. Rather, it is an all-encompassing moral, intellectual, and socio-political vocation aimed at transforming the human beingContinue Reading
A deliberate blueprint for the collapse of academic excellence in Nigeria. If anyone ever set out to deliberately destroy university education in Nigeria, the fastest and most effective way would be this: disconnect academic recruitment from merit, sever departments from decision-making, and replace scholarly excellence with patronage, bureaucracy, and politicalContinue Reading
Introduction: Intellectual Journeys and the Search for Strategic Understanding Every serious intellectual project begins with influence. Ideas rarely emerge in isolation; they grow through encounters with teachers, scholars, and thinkers whose insights challenge us to view the world more critically. The reflections developed in this article are shaped by suchContinue Reading
The picture of Nigeria and its potential to be a great nation was presented in this column last week. It is heartwarming and inspiring to recognize Nigeria’s enormous natural and human resources, but also disheartening to know that these resources are lying idle, with some being plundered. As earlier buttressed,Continue Reading
Two seasons of return. Two invitations to look inward. The crescent rises over the mosque. The ash settles on the forehead in the cathedral. And somewhere between hunger and humility, the human soul is asked a simple question: who have you become? If I may borrow the breath of Rumi,Continue Reading
In a time when many rural communities still struggle with limited access to higher education, the decision by Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya to commence a Weekend NCE Programme Centre in Sabon Sarki kachia Local Government area of Kaduna state,stands out as a bold and transformative step. ThisContinue Reading
This short article examines the significance of Ernesto “Che” Guevara’s personal letters as primary historical sources for understanding political consciousness through lived human experience rather than rigid ideology. Unlike formal speeches, which are often carefully constructed for public effect, Guevara’s private correspondence reveals a candid, reflective, and evolving individual shapedContinue Reading
HOW MALAMI INTRODUCED NARCO-TERRORISM INTO NIGERIA BUT HE DID NOT ACT ALONE, HE HAD ACCOMPLICES SUCH AS DAYO APATA, SAN, FORMER PERMANENT SECRETARY, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, MONDAY ONYEKACHI UBANI, SAN, SAKABA ISHAKU, AG. HEAD OF INVESTIGATION DIVISION, ICPC AND JOHN O. ASEIN, DG, NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (JUST TO MENTIONContinue Reading
By mid-afternoon on Friday, 30 January 2026, at Ahmadu Bello University’s Main Campus in Samaru, Zaria, anticipation hung thick in the Abdullahi Mahadi Conference Centre. Not just because thousands of graduates were about to receive their degrees, but because of a rousing prelude that had already won minds across academicContinue Reading