Confronting the Distortions of Our Shared History By Mohammed Sa'ad Abubakar Editor-in-Chief, Northern Nigeria Perspective Magazine Five years ago, writing in these same pages at the height of our national security crisis, an elder of the North, Sa'adu Abubakar Gambe, looked back at his youth as a student in Lagos in 1966. He warned the youth drumming the beats of war to seek the "path of honour and civilization" if Nigeria must separate. Unlike the anonymous internet fabrications falsely attributed to Southeastern professors today, Gambe’s 2021 reflections did not seek to demonize an entire tribe or weaponize falsehoods about the past. Instead, his writing carried the heavy, sorrowful dignity of a man who saw the innocence of his 1966 school days shattered by tribal politics. If our elders, who actually witnessed the trauma of 1966, can speak with such measured sobriety, we the younger generation of Northern writers have no excuse to peddle reckless, unve...

NORTHERN NIGERIA PERSPECTIVE Insightful. Objective. Decisive . The ADA vs. NDC Legal Tussle—Democracy Under Siege or a Quest for Electoral Sanity? By Mohammed Sa'ad Abubakar   The news that the protem Director of Organization for the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), Ahidjo Karlahi, has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the newly emerging Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) to court, seeking the latter’s deregistration, has sent shockwaves through the political landscape. For our team here at the Northern Nigeria Perspective , and indeed for keen observers of the nation’s democratic health, this fresh suit is not just another routine legal battle—it is a symptom of a deeper, institutional malaise. As reported by Daily Trust , Karlahi’s legal offensive opens up a critical debate about fairness, transparency, and the rule of law in Nigeria’s electoral process. While some may quickly dismiss this as a case of inter-party rivalry or political bad blood, a clo...

The Northern Youths Assembly has rejected a reported 2027 political alliance between Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Peter Obi, calling it a “betrayal of northern political values and interests.” The group said the deal abandons the “principles of northern development, dignity and cultural identity” that built the Kwankwasiyya Movement.  In a Friday statement, Secretary-General Hafiz Garba accused Kwankwaso of silence after “remarks considered disrespectful” by Obidient supporters toward northern icons like Sir Ahmadu Bello, Tafawa Balewa, and Dan Fodio. “The North deserves a clear explanation… A leader who built his career on northern pride cannot remain silent,” the Assembly said.  The group warned the coalition looks “driven by political ambition rather than northern interests” and could weaken Kwankwaso’s base. It urged northern voters to scrutinize 2027 alignments, insisting leaders must not let “personal ambition override the values and aspirations of the people the...

ALL EYES ON OYO, BUT WHO SPEAKS FOR ASKIRA UBA? The recent tragic events in Oyo State have rightly attracted national attention, public sympathy, and widespread condemnation. Across social media platforms, in newsrooms, and among political leaders, there have been urgent calls for justice, accountability, and protection of innocent lives. Such reactions are expected in any civilized society, for every Nigerian life is precious and every act of violence against innocent citizens deserves condemnation. Yet, as the nation mourns and mobilizes around Oyo, many people from Borno State are left asking a painful question: Where is this same outrage when similar tragedies occur in our communities? The question is not intended to diminish the suffering of victims in Oyo. Neither is it an attempt to compete over whose pain is greater. Rather, it is a call for consistency, fairness, and equal concern for all Nigerians regardless of geography, ethnicity, religion, or political significance. For ov...

Insecurity: •Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (Rtd) *Buratai Challenges Security Agencies: “If You Can Trace Cybercriminals, You Can Locate Bandits Who Flaunt Ransom Online”* Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (Rtd), has questioned why Nigerian security agencies struggle to locate bandits while they can quickly track ordinary citizens and social media influencers. Speaking during an appearance on TVC, Buratai addressed public anger over the impunity of criminal gangs who openly flaunt ransom money and victims’ families’ payments on social media. He rejected the idea that these groups are untraceable, arguing that the same intelligence and tracking capabilities used to apprehend civil offenders should be applied to bandits. When asked about the constant frustration Nigerians feel over bandits posting their loot online while security agencies show “lack of capacity to trace them in their hideouts,” Buratai responded: > “I don’t think they fail to locate. If they can ...

BD IS A BULL IN A CHINESE SHOP. Politics is team game like football and not an individual game like lawn tennis. In team game, the coach and player try to appreciate individuals strengths and weaknesses and work towards a common goal of winning a game and ultimately a trophy.  A team game requires discipline, tolerance, calm, cooperation and maturity.  When you look at  the qualities required in team game such as politics, BD Lawal lacks all the qualities of a good politician. He lacks discipline, is rancurous, impatient, disrespectful, temperental, cantankerous, and lacks depth. Diplomacy that is ability to speak with a lot of caution, niceties and using sweet and soothing language to carry people along even hardened enemies is not in his character. His greatest asset is being abusive and combative.   What i find it very incredulous about him is accusing people what they are not, while forgetting the accusation actually fits him    A little com...

Introduction Leadership is one of the most demanding responsibilities in human society because people are naturally created with different attitudes, perceptions, talents, levels of understanding, and ways of reasoning. A good leader must therefore possess wisdom, patience, courage, emotional intelligence, and strategic thinking in order to successfully manage people and overcome challenges. Every society faces different kinds of difficulties, conflicts, misunderstandings, and pressures. As a result, leadership can not rely on only one method or strategy. There are situations that require firmness and courage, while there are others that require diplomacy, wisdom, patience, and deep thinking. A successful leader must understand when to act with the intelligence of a scholar and when to respond with the courage and firmness of a warrior, depending on the nature of the situation. True leadership is not measured only by physical strength or loud authority but by the ability to think deepl...