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Tinubu, Nigeria Is Sinking and Streets Are Full Of Tears

Global UpfrontFeb 3, 2024February 3, 20240

By Farooq A. Kperogi, Twitter: @farooqkperogi The searing torment that everyday folks are going through in Nigeria right now is so dire, so unbearably extreme,

North And Tinubu’s Back-to-Lagos Moves

Global UpfrontJan 27, 2024January 27, 20240

By Farooq Kperogi, January 27, 2024 When my uncle called me over the weekend, he had no time for the customary conversational courtesies that typically

How to Stop the Kidnapping Epidemic in Nigeria, By Farooq A. Kperogi Twitter: @farooqkperogi

Global UpfrontJan 20, 2024January 20, 20240

In the last few weeks, kidnapping in Nigeria has escalated into such a terrifyingly contagious national epidemic that it’s now difficult to keep up with

Why the North Suddenly Cares About Northern Lives, By Farooq A. Kperogi Twitter: @farooqkperogi

Global UpfrontDec 9, 2023December 9, 20230

It should be made clear from the outset that I am overwrought with immense grief by the heartbreaking but unintentional killing of 126 innocent men,

How to Stop Judicial Coups Against Democracy in Nigeria

Global UpfrontDec 2, 2023December 2, 20230

By Farooq A. Kperogi, Twitter: @farooqkperogi The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), one of Nigeria’s most prominent pro-democracy NGOs, invited me to make a

Tinubu And Ganduje Shouldn’t Play With Fire In Kano

Global UpfrontNov 18, 2023November 18, 20230

By Farooq A. Kperogi, Saturday, November 18, 2023 n a predictable, premeditated, and carefully choreographed judicial charade, the Court of Appeal on Friday upheld the verdict

6 Major Findings About Tinubu From The CSU Documents

Global UpfrontOct 3, 2023October 3, 20230

By Farooq Kperogi Both pro- and anti-Tinubu news outlets and blogs are selectively reporting the documents that Chicago State University handed over to former Vice

Thought Subsidy Was Bad. Why Is Tinubu Bringing It Back?

Global UpfrontSep 30, 2023September 30, 20230

By Farooq A. Kperogi Saturday, September 30, 2023 A September 21, 2023, enterprise news report (i.e., a news report that’s not from a news release or a press

El-Rufai’s Betrayal and Akpabio’s Buffoonery

Global UpfrontAug 12, 2023August 12, 20230

By Farooq A. Kperogi Twitter: @farooqkperogi Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai’s rumored withdrawal from consideration as a minister in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government

Peter Obi’s Quiet Inroads into the Muslim North

Global UpfrontOct 8, 2022October 8, 20220

“In perceptual terms, Peter Obi started as an Igbo candidate, then became d southern Christian candidate, and graduated to d Nigerian Christian candidate. Now he’s