Yahaya Bello’s EFCC Comeuppance – By Farooq Kperogi
I am not from Kogi State, but I have strong opinions on…
BBC, Betta Edu, and Her Ministry of Corruption – By Farooq Kperogi
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) aroused the rage of Nigerians…
Tinubu’s Anti-People, Reverse Robin Hoodist “Courage” – By Farooq Kperogi
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is so inordinately inebriated by his IMF-motivated decision…
Names for Pig and Pig Meat in English Muslims Should Know – By Farooq Kperogi
In the spirit of Ramadan, I am republishing a revised version of…
Rise of Right-wing Economic Populism in Nigeria – By Farooq Kperogi
Over the last few months, I have unconsciously transitioned from keyboard diarrhea…
Why Nigeria’s Best is Always in Its Past – By Farooq Kperogi
A version of this article was first published in my June 21,…
Tinubu’s Accurate 12-Year-Old Prediction on Subsidy Removal Effects – By Farooq Kperogi
On January 11, 2012, Bola Ahmed Tinubu published a sober, thoughtful, deeply…
Hunger Protests: Why Tinubu Can’t Govern Like Buhari – By Farooq Kperogi
The biting hunger and unnaturally rising price spiral in Nigeria instigated primarily…
Tinubu, Nigeria is Sinking and Streets are Full of Tears – By Farooq Kperogi
The searing torment that everyday folks are going through in Nigeria right…
Tinubu Getting Governance Right but Economy Wrong – By Farooq Kperogi
It takes a special kind of partisan bullheadedness— or an acute amnesia…
Congratulations to the People of Kano – By Farooq Kperogi
Congratulations to the good people of Kano on the Supreme Court’s ruling…
Foul Stench of Buhari’s Corruption and Betta Edu – By Farooq Kperogi
In a June 23, 2020, article titled "Sabiu Yusuf's Fat Bank Accounts…
Rising Salafist and Pentecostal Religious Bigotry in Nigeria – By Farooq Kperogi
It is Pollyannaish daydreaming to expect that two aggressively competing, proselytizing faiths…
In Nigeria after nearly a decade – By Farooq Kperogi
I was in Nigeria from December 12 to December 19 for the…
Why the North Suddenly Cares about Northern Lives – By Farooq Kperogi
It should be made clear from the outset that I am overwrought…
How to Stop Judicial Coups Against Democracy in Nigeria – By Farooq Kperogi
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), one of Nigeria’s most prominent…
Nigerian Judiciary as Lost Hype of Justice – By Farooq Kperogi
The idea that the “judiciary is the last hope of the common…
Tinubu and Ganduje Shouldn’t Play with Fire in Kano – By Farooq Kperogi
In a predictable, premeditated, and carefully choreographed judicial charade, the Court of…
Tinubu Wants Even Broke Universities to Fund Him – By Farooq Kperogi
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is really having a ball—at the expense of…
I Did NOT Write Article on Fairness of Tinubu’s Appointments – By Farooq Kperogi
A November 5 Sunday Tribune article by Bolanle Bolawale titled “Have Tinubu’s…
Nigeria’s Not Broke; It’s Political Elites That are “Broque” – By Farooq Kperogi
Minister of Budget and National Economic Planning Abubakar Atiku Bagudu said last…
Tinubu, Sanusi, Subsidies, and the Economics of Empathy – By Farooq Kperogi
In response to my September 30 column titled "Thought Subsidy Was Bad.…
Neither Tinubu Nor Atiku Forged Credentials with INEC – By Farooq Kperogi
The storm over the legitimacy of the credential President Bola Tinubu submitted…
Ignorance of America that Atiku’s Lawyers and Supporters Betray – By Farooq Kperogi
As I have stressed repeatedly, I have no partisan emotional investment in…
6 Major Findings about Tinubu from the CSU Documents – By Farooq Kperogi
Both pro- and anti-Tinubu news outlets and blogs are selectively reporting the…
Thought Subsidy Was Bad. Why is Tinubu Bringing it Back? – Farooq Kperogi
A September 21, 2023, enterprise news report (i.e., a news report that’s…
PEPT’s Verdict and the Task Before the Supreme Court – By Farooq Kperogi
I finally got a chance to read the verdict of the Presidential…
Law Is Not the Only “Learned Profession” – By Farooq Kperogi
I am writing this column from Madrid in Spain where I am…
Tinubu Definitely Graduated from Chicago State University – By Farooq Kperogi
I’m no fan of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Anyone who has followed…
Why Tinubu Must Restore Fuel Subsidies Now – By Farooq Kperogi
A speculative news story from TheCable about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu considering…