Education as common Northern responsibility: From 19 separate efforts to 1 Northern compact (2), by Usman Sarki
“The strength of a race is found both in material and spiritual things associated with that race, that form the kernel of its being and progress or, alternatively, its degeneration.” — John Buchan When material and spiritual advance cease and degeneration becomes the norm, the perdition of a race or society becomes inevitable. The argument […]
A word in favour of “Native Authority”(2), by Usman Sarki
“People who concentrate merely upon effects are unsound guides when constructive measures are required”-E. D. Morel Radical politics and intellectual adversity have played an important role in presenting the traditional system as archaic, conservative, feudal, exploitative, backward and even reactionary. But these allegations remain to be largely proved or substantiated by the critics of the system. In […]
A word in favour of “Native Authority”(1), by Usman Sarki
“People who concentrate merely upon effects are unsound guides when constructive measures are required”-E. D. Morel There is no single Nigerian today who, for better or worse, is not under some form of allegiance to the traditional system of administration in our country. Regardless of the villages, communities, ethnic groups, local governments or states that they […]
Rebels rising and the new era of state capture(2), by Usman Sarki
“Every form of legality is bound to degenerate into oppression”-Joseph Conrad Military coups as alternative transitional processes in government have become topics of discussion once again with the resurgence of the phenomenon in Africa. Sudan has been under military rule for nearly 40 years. Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Niger and Gabon are now under military rule. […]
Rebels rising and the new era of state capture, by Usman Sarki
“Degeneration and advance are not fixed processes, but recur in cycles in the history of every nation”-John Buchan When the Taliban forces swept across Afghanistan and entered Kabul on August 15, 2021, the world held its breath and pondered upon the consequences of such a major geopolitical tremor in that part of the Asian continent. But […]
Adieu, Sam Nujoma, “Father of the Nation”, by Usman Sak
“The character of every people enlarges with its enfranchisement from a foreign yoke”- Karl Marx Marxian dialectics, the historical-materialist conception of history and the socialist perspectives on the role of the individual in history, are all aspects of intellectual inquiry and historical assessment conducted from the perspectives of revolution and change, as well as understanding […]
