Senator Abdullahi Adamu at 80: A life of service, wisdom and grace, by Usman Sarki
“In old age the consolation of hope is reserved for the tenderness of parents, who commence a new life in their children; the faith of enthusiasts, who sing hallelujahs above the clouds; and the vanity of authors, who presume the immortality of their name and writings,” Edward Gibbon Edward Gibbon’s profound meditation on old age reminds […]
Dakuku Peterside and the rational analysis of national politics (1), by Usman Sarki
Ultimately, 2027 must not be about North versus South, or Fulani versus Ijaw or Igbo, or APC versus PDP versus ADC. It must be about results. It must be a test of leadership, competence, and empathy.”— Dakuku Peterside “2027: Battle for the Soul of the North” It really doesn’t take too much to be objective if […]
The Dollar fetish, SUVs and the colonisation of the African mind, by Usman Sarki
“The colonized is elevated above his jungle status in proportion to his adoption of the mother country’s cultural standards”,– Frantz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks In the nineteenth century, many African communities exchanged their lands and even their kin for beads, mirrors, trinkets, and other fanciful objects of vanity that European traders dangled before them. These […]
Why Northern Nigeria Matters: Lessons from Mr. E. D. Morel’s Journey of 1909, by Usman Sarki
“Profound definitions do not refute superficial ones, but, supplementing them, include them in themselves“- Georgi Plekhanov Defining Nigeria today or, for that matter, in 1909, must proceed from the perceptive recognition of the profound place that the North occupies in the formation of the country. It is a historical fact proven by contemporary realities, that without […]
The National Assembly, the Nation-State and the “National Question” (2), by Usman Sarki
“They have not to recapitulate the past, but to build up the future”– Karl Marx In the discussion of the “National Question”, we Nigerians must not be reduced to recapitulating the past but actually to be seized with building up the future of our country. We must be made aware that the “National Question” remains a recurring […]
The National Assembly, the Nation-State and the “National Question” (I), by Usman Sarki
“And as in private life one differentiates between what a man thinks and says of himself and what he is and does, so in historical struggles one must distinguish still more the phrases and fancies of parties from their real organism and their real interests, their conception of themselves from their reality”— Karl Marx The […]
