A coup trial without precedent
By Farooq A. Kperogi I came of age in Nigeria during absolutist, totalitarian military regimes and was shaped by the […]
Opinion
Why Generals could continue dying like chickens
Startling statistics from the federal government’s Open Treasury Portal indicate that as of April 2026, only seven percent of the security equipment funds for the Nigerian Army in the 2025 budget were ever released easily explains why national security is now a shadow of itself.
The global energy crisis and Nigeria’s aviation fuel crisis: A failure of shock absorbers (Part 3)
By Olarinre Salako, When airlines in a country of Nigeria’s size begin to contemplate a nationwide shutdown due to the
Nigeria’s blood is on all our hands
By Sonala Olumhense, There is a moment in every national catastrophe when accounting must be done. Not later, not after
Gas-to-power monitoring committee: Necessary bridge or institutional confession?
By Olarinre Salako Published in The Nigerian Tribune: Systems and Society. April 13, 2026 On March 24, 2026, the Minister
Mostly names you’ve never heard of, no faces, no arrests… This terrorism financing list raises more questions than answers
Nigeria’s much-publicised release of 48 alleged terrorism financiers—mostly obscure, unrecognisable names published without photographs, accompanied by no arrests and no
The courts, INEC, and political parties: Guardians of democracy or its saboteurs?
By Olarinre Salako Published in The Nigerian Tribune: Systems and Society. April 6, 2026 Democracies fail not only when institutions
N33 trillion later: Nigeria’s security spending without security
Yinka Ogunsanya By any standard, Nigeria has not been timid in funding its defence and security architecture. Between 2012 and
Tinubu wants Abachaian coronation, not a competitive election – Farooq Kperogi
Why should Nigeria spend close to a trillion naira on a preset, make-believe, Abachaian coronation exercise? Let’s kuku cancel democracy and make Tinubu the supreme leader. At least we would save a trillion naira.
The emerging global energy crisis and Nigeria’s missing shock absorbers (Part 2)
By Olarinre Salako Published in The Nigerian Tribune: Monday Backpage Column– Systems and Society. March 30, 2026. As the global