The War Beneath the War, by Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman When the rivalry involving the United States, Israel and Iran is discussed in newspapers or on...
The United States, Israel and the Iran Question, by Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman In the theatre of West Asian geopolitics, few rivalries have proved as enduring,...
Savannah Shield and the Security Recalibration of Kwara State By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman On Thursday, 19 February 2026, at the historic Sobi Barracks in...
Is Nasir El-Rufai on the Peril? By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman There is something almost Shakespearean about the current phase of Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai’s political journey....
The Electoral Act and the Crisis of Electoral Confidence, by Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman Nigeria’s electoral laws have always mirrored the country’s uneasy relationship with democracy...
Examining Nigeria’s Health System and Preventable Deaths, by Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman My last week’s column, ‘The Agony of a Columnist,’ was written from a place...
The Agony of a Columnist, by Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman There are pains that refuse to be edited out of memory. No matter how carefully one...
Why Always Rivers State? By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman Why is it always Rivers State? The question no longer sounds rhetorical. It has become a recurring...
Abroad and the Mirage of Greener Pastures, by Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman For many Nigerians, the idea of leaving the country in search of greener pastures...
Are Forest Guards to the Rescue? By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman Nigeria’s insecurity story has become the longest‑running drama of our national life, and, at times,...
Buhari, Power and the Burden of Integrity, by Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman Buhari’s life and leadership have always been defined by paradox. A man who began...
Insecurity: Defence, Development, and Duty, by Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman Last week, this column examined the need for Nigeria to go beyond the symbolic appointment of...
Beyond A Defence Minister, by Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman When the name of General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd) was announced as the new Minister of Defence...
As G20 Moves On Without America, by Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman When the G20 summit convened this November in Johannesburg, the first time the gathering...
Gumi, National Security and the Implications of Media Attention By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman In Nigeria’s protracted struggle with banditry, kidnapping, and insurgency, Sheikh Ahmad...
