Notes from Atlanta with Farooq Kperogi

Notes from Atlanta with Farooq Kperogi
In 2027 Tinubu won’t win Selective outrage over mass murders United by pain divided by rhetoric
Opposition

In 2027, Tinubu won’t win; the opposition will lose

IF economic health, social vitality, and the raw…

By
Farooq Kperogi
New insights into ‘Badamasi’ ‘Gbadamosi’ and IBB’s Identity questions in IBB’s Fayemi Shettima A presidential disaster Hijab Tinubu’s Black Surprising American cousins Africans Falola ASUU Tinubu, northern Ganduje Congressman Lekki terrorism Sadism subsidies election El-Rufai terrorists Abacha, coronavirus, Progressives, Nigeria,
Tinubu

Tinubu’s Lagos-centric Yorubaisation of Nigeria

  LAST week, in response to mounting, difficult-to-controvert,…

By
Farooq Kperogi
In 2027 Tinubu won’t win Selective outrage over mass murders United by pain divided by rhetoric
Nigeria

Selective outrage over mass murders in Nigeria

WHEN vigilantes incinerated traveling Hausa hunters in Uromi,…

By
Farooq Kperogi
In 2027 Tinubu won’t win Selective outrage over mass murders United by pain divided by rhetoric
argentina

Tinubu, Atiku, and Argentina: United by pain, divided by rhetoric

President Bola Tinubu’s Senior Special Assistant on Social…

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Farooq Kperogi
Barbaric mass burning of innocents Tinubu as yesterday’s rebel Nasir El-Rufai’s scorched-earth one-man Nicholas Said’s encounter with Borno man who fought in America’s As foes and friends unite against Emir Sanusi’s quid pro quo for his friends turned Buharisation of the NNPC A reflection on Daily Trust’s tension Dele Farotimi Afe Babalola Petrol is cheaper in Atlanta One president many spokesmen My personal story in this pillar What Trump’s comeback may mean Tinubu’s tragic trial of Nigeria’s Nigerians will miss World Bank’s 15-Year death sentence Nigeria’s ‘Independence’ October surprise in American presidential election Dangote and NNPCL Why only Nigerians call petrol Mystery of Dangote Refinery in The 18-year-old age limit Tinubu Overfed father Tinubu’s economic reforms Nightmarish cases from Zanga-Zanga and Tinubu’s Five lessons from the ongoing hunger Tinubu’s real troubles are just beginning
burning

Barbaric mass burning of innocents in Edo

I woke up on Friday morning to a…

By
Farooq Kperogi
Barbaric mass burning of innocents Tinubu as yesterday’s rebel Nasir El-Rufai’s scorched-earth one-man Nicholas Said’s encounter with Borno man who fought in America’s As foes and friends unite against Emir Sanusi’s quid pro quo for his friends turned Buharisation of the NNPC A reflection on Daily Trust’s tension Dele Farotimi Afe Babalola Petrol is cheaper in Atlanta One president many spokesmen My personal story in this pillar What Trump’s comeback may mean Tinubu’s tragic trial of Nigeria’s Nigerians will miss World Bank’s 15-Year death sentence Nigeria’s ‘Independence’ October surprise in American presidential election Dangote and NNPCL Why only Nigerians call petrol Mystery of Dangote Refinery in The 18-year-old age limit Tinubu Overfed father Tinubu’s economic reforms Nightmarish cases from Zanga-Zanga and Tinubu’s Five lessons from the ongoing hunger Tinubu’s real troubles are just beginning
rebel

Tinubu as yesterday’s rebel and today’s tyrant

PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s demonstrably unconstitutional suspension of…

By
Farooq Kperogi
Barbaric mass burning of innocents Tinubu as yesterday’s rebel Nasir El-Rufai’s scorched-earth one-man Nicholas Said’s encounter with Borno man who fought in America’s As foes and friends unite against Emir Sanusi’s quid pro quo for his friends turned Buharisation of the NNPC A reflection on Daily Trust’s tension Dele Farotimi Afe Babalola Petrol is cheaper in Atlanta One president many spokesmen My personal story in this pillar What Trump’s comeback may mean Tinubu’s tragic trial of Nigeria’s Nigerians will miss World Bank’s 15-Year death sentence Nigeria’s ‘Independence’ October surprise in American presidential election Dangote and NNPCL Why only Nigerians call petrol Mystery of Dangote Refinery in The 18-year-old age limit Tinubu Overfed father Tinubu’s economic reforms Nightmarish cases from Zanga-Zanga and Tinubu’s Five lessons from the ongoing hunger Tinubu’s real troubles are just beginning
Kaduna state

Nasir El-Rufai’s scorched-earth one-man opposition

LIKE a stranded mariner gasping on the shores…

By
Farooq Kperogi
New insights into ‘Badamasi’ ‘Gbadamosi’ and IBB’s Identity questions in IBB’s Fayemi Shettima A presidential disaster Hijab Tinubu’s Black Surprising American cousins Africans Falola ASUU Tinubu, northern Ganduje Congressman Lekki terrorism Sadism subsidies election El-Rufai terrorists Abacha, coronavirus, Progressives, Nigeria,
Gbadamosi

New insights into ‘Badamasi,’ ‘Gbadamosi,’ and IBB’s paternal heritage

FORMER President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida’s autobiography triggered questions…

By
Farooq Kperogi
New insights into ‘Badamasi’ ‘Gbadamosi’ and IBB’s Identity questions in IBB’s Fayemi Shettima A presidential disaster Hijab Tinubu’s Black Surprising American cousins Africans Falola ASUU Tinubu, northern Ganduje Congressman Lekki terrorism Sadism subsidies election El-Rufai terrorists Abacha, coronavirus, Progressives, Nigeria,
IBB

Identity questions in IBB’s autobiography

AS someone who has a scholarly interest in—and…

By
Farooq Kperogi
Stolen from Borno Why does Nigeria buy official cars Borgu Northern Nigeria fresh perspectives on Ojulari’s identity Tinubu Remi and Akpabio mocking Rising Salafist and pentecostal religious bigotry
america

Nicholas Said: Stolen from Borno, lost in America

This third installment in the Nicholas Said column…

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Farooq Kperogi
Barbaric mass burning of innocents Tinubu as yesterday’s rebel Nasir El-Rufai’s scorched-earth one-man Nicholas Said’s encounter with Borno man who fought in America’s As foes and friends unite against Emir Sanusi’s quid pro quo for his friends turned Buharisation of the NNPC A reflection on Daily Trust’s tension Dele Farotimi Afe Babalola Petrol is cheaper in Atlanta One president many spokesmen My personal story in this pillar What Trump’s comeback may mean Tinubu’s tragic trial of Nigeria’s Nigerians will miss World Bank’s 15-Year death sentence Nigeria’s ‘Independence’ October surprise in American presidential election Dangote and NNPCL Why only Nigerians call petrol Mystery of Dangote Refinery in The 18-year-old age limit Tinubu Overfed father Tinubu’s economic reforms Nightmarish cases from Zanga-Zanga and Tinubu’s Five lessons from the ongoing hunger Tinubu’s real troubles are just beginning
encounter

Nicholas Said’s encounter with American racism

THIS column continues from last week. Isaac Jacob…

By
Farooq Kperogi
Barbaric mass burning of innocents Tinubu as yesterday’s rebel Nasir El-Rufai’s scorched-earth one-man Nicholas Said’s encounter with Borno man who fought in America’s As foes and friends unite against Emir Sanusi’s quid pro quo for his friends turned Buharisation of the NNPC A reflection on Daily Trust’s tension Dele Farotimi Afe Babalola Petrol is cheaper in Atlanta One president many spokesmen My personal story in this pillar What Trump’s comeback may mean Tinubu’s tragic trial of Nigeria’s Nigerians will miss World Bank’s 15-Year death sentence Nigeria’s ‘Independence’ October surprise in American presidential election Dangote and NNPCL Why only Nigerians call petrol Mystery of Dangote Refinery in The 18-year-old age limit Tinubu Overfed father Tinubu’s economic reforms Nightmarish cases from Zanga-Zanga and Tinubu’s Five lessons from the ongoing hunger Tinubu’s real troubles are just beginning
america

Borno man who fought in America’s civil war in 1860s

In the spirit of America’s Black History Month,…

By
Farooq Kperogi
Barbaric mass burning of innocents Tinubu as yesterday’s rebel Nasir El-Rufai’s scorched-earth one-man Nicholas Said’s encounter with Borno man who fought in America’s As foes and friends unite against Emir Sanusi’s quid pro quo for his friends turned Buharisation of the NNPC A reflection on Daily Trust’s tension Dele Farotimi Afe Babalola Petrol is cheaper in Atlanta One president many spokesmen My personal story in this pillar What Trump’s comeback may mean Tinubu’s tragic trial of Nigeria’s Nigerians will miss World Bank’s 15-Year death sentence Nigeria’s ‘Independence’ October surprise in American presidential election Dangote and NNPCL Why only Nigerians call petrol Mystery of Dangote Refinery in The 18-year-old age limit Tinubu Overfed father Tinubu’s economic reforms Nightmarish cases from Zanga-Zanga and Tinubu’s Five lessons from the ongoing hunger Tinubu’s real troubles are just beginning
foes

As foes and friends unite against Tinubu

ALTHOUGH 2025 has only just begun, the Machiavellian…

By
Farooq Kperogi
Stolen from Borno Why does Nigeria buy official cars Borgu Northern Nigeria fresh perspectives on Ojulari’s identity Tinubu Remi and Akpabio mocking Rising Salafist and pentecostal religious bigotry
budget

Why does Nigeria buy official cars every budget year?

EVER since I started consciously monitoring the business…

By
Farooq Kperogi
Barbaric mass burning of innocents Tinubu as yesterday’s rebel Nasir El-Rufai’s scorched-earth one-man Nicholas Said’s encounter with Borno man who fought in America’s As foes and friends unite against Emir Sanusi’s quid pro quo for his friends turned Buharisation of the NNPC A reflection on Daily Trust’s tension Dele Farotimi Afe Babalola Petrol is cheaper in Atlanta One president many spokesmen My personal story in this pillar What Trump’s comeback may mean Tinubu’s tragic trial of Nigeria’s Nigerians will miss World Bank’s 15-Year death sentence Nigeria’s ‘Independence’ October surprise in American presidential election Dangote and NNPCL Why only Nigerians call petrol Mystery of Dangote Refinery in The 18-year-old age limit Tinubu Overfed father Tinubu’s economic reforms Nightmarish cases from Zanga-Zanga and Tinubu’s Five lessons from the ongoing hunger Tinubu’s real troubles are just beginning
Emir Sanusi

Emir Sanusi’s quid pro quo for his friends turned fiends

EMIR of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II on Wednesday…

By
Farooq Kperogi
Stolen from Borno Why does Nigeria buy official cars Borgu Northern Nigeria fresh perspectives on Ojulari’s identity Tinubu Remi and Akpabio mocking Rising Salafist and pentecostal religious bigotry
Borgu

Borgu, Northern Nigeria and Yoruba History

My December 21, 2024, column titled “Kemi Badenoch’s…

By
Farooq Kperogi
Stolen from Borno Why does Nigeria buy official cars Borgu Northern Nigeria fresh perspectives on Ojulari’s identity Tinubu Remi and Akpabio mocking Rising Salafist and pentecostal religious bigotry
Identity

NNPC and fresh perspectives on Ojulari’s identity

LAST week’s column on what I called the…

By
Farooq Kperogi
Barbaric mass burning of innocents Tinubu as yesterday’s rebel Nasir El-Rufai’s scorched-earth one-man Nicholas Said’s encounter with Borno man who fought in America’s As foes and friends unite against Emir Sanusi’s quid pro quo for his friends turned Buharisation of the NNPC A reflection on Daily Trust’s tension Dele Farotimi Afe Babalola Petrol is cheaper in Atlanta One president many spokesmen My personal story in this pillar What Trump’s comeback may mean Tinubu’s tragic trial of Nigeria’s Nigerians will miss World Bank’s 15-Year death sentence Nigeria’s ‘Independence’ October surprise in American presidential election Dangote and NNPCL Why only Nigerians call petrol Mystery of Dangote Refinery in The 18-year-old age limit Tinubu Overfed father Tinubu’s economic reforms Nightmarish cases from Zanga-Zanga and Tinubu’s Five lessons from the ongoing hunger Tinubu’s real troubles are just beginning
NNPC

Tinubu’s Buharisation of the NNPC

AFTER the sustained, unwarranted personal attacks I endured…

By
Farooq Kperogi
Kemi Badenoch’s Yoruba identity
Identity

Kemi Badenoch’s Yoruba identity meets inconvenient truths

KEMI Badenoch, current leader of the UK’s Conservative…

By
Farooq Kperogi
Barbaric mass burning of innocents Tinubu as yesterday’s rebel Nasir El-Rufai’s scorched-earth one-man Nicholas Said’s encounter with Borno man who fought in America’s As foes and friends unite against Emir Sanusi’s quid pro quo for his friends turned Buharisation of the NNPC A reflection on Daily Trust’s tension Dele Farotimi Afe Babalola Petrol is cheaper in Atlanta One president many spokesmen My personal story in this pillar What Trump’s comeback may mean Tinubu’s tragic trial of Nigeria’s Nigerians will miss World Bank’s 15-Year death sentence Nigeria’s ‘Independence’ October surprise in American presidential election Dangote and NNPCL Why only Nigerians call petrol Mystery of Dangote Refinery in The 18-year-old age limit Tinubu Overfed father Tinubu’s economic reforms Nightmarish cases from Zanga-Zanga and Tinubu’s Five lessons from the ongoing hunger Tinubu’s real troubles are just beginning
Afe Babalola

Dele Farotimi, Afe Babalola and Streisand effect

WHEN 95-year-old legal luminary Afe Babalola weaponised the…

By
Farooq Kperogi

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