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Revelations from co-authoring Brigadier Musa Usman’s biography

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Theophilus Abbah (co-author) Every time Hajiya Ramatu Ohioma Ali (now late) spoke or called me, her voice carried a brutal force of authority I could not resist. So, it was in 2020, when her name flashed on my sleek Samsung handset. In an undisguised commanding tone, she declared: “You’re part of a project to write […]Continue Reading
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The life of Brigadier Musa Usman teaches Nigerians the importance of purposeful leadership – Vice President Shettima  

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(Being a Speech by His Excellency, Senator Kashim Shettima,  GCON, Vice-President of the Federal Republic of  Nigeria, at the Public Presentation of Brigadier Musa  Usman (1940–1991): Service and Impact, at the NAF Conference Centre, Abuja, on Monday, 14th September,  2026) Protocol It is a special honour to join you for the presentation of this Continue Reading
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‘Why the family commissioned book on Brigadier Musa Usman’

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 An address by Hassan Musa Usman, FCA, at the launch of the book: Brigadier Musa Usman (1940-1991): Service & Impact, on   Monday, 14th September 2026 at the NAF Conference Center and Suites, Kado, Abuja Bismillahi Rahmanir Rahim. Your Excellencies, Your Royal Highnesses, distinguished guests — all protocols duly observed. We give thanks to Continue Reading
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Two words defined the life of Brigadier Musa Usman, says Senator (General) Ike Nwachukwu

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(Being Goodwill message by Senator (General) Ike Nwachukwu, titled “The Ripple Effects of Service: Echoes Beyond the Uniform” at the Presentation of the  Biography of Brigadier General Musa Usman at the Nigerian Air Force Conference Centre, Abuja). PROTOCOLS We live in a world obsessed with measuring success. We measure them in wealth, in titles, in […]Continue Reading
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The Perpetual Flame of Revolution: Remembering Comrade Bene Madunagu

By The Insight Team 614
By Chido Onumah On Wednesday, November 26, family, friends, associates and comrades will gather at the headquarters of Girls’ Power Initiative (GPI)—an organisation Bene Madunagu co-founded in 1993—in Calabar, Cross River State, to pay tribute and remember the life and times of one of the leading lights of the radical feminist and socialist movement in Continue Reading
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Diary of a woman’s journey through Nigeria’s Education system

By The Insight Team 801
Title: Thorns of Success: Reminiscences of an Educationist Author: Lami Amodu, PhD Publisher: Bloom Media Network Ltd Year: 2019 Pages: 268 Reviewer: Theophilus Abbah, PhD Introduction Thorns of Success: Reminiscences of an Educationist is the autobiography of Dr. Lami Amodu, who served in Nigeria’s civil service for thirty-three years, from 1986 to 2019. Throughout Continue Reading
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Former US President Jimmy Carter’s diary about Nigeria

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By Theophilus Abbah The 39th President of the United States, from 1977 to 1981, Jimmy Carter, who passed away at the age of 100 on December 30, 2024, was passionate about Nigeria and the role the country played toward the liberation of Africa in diverse circumstances and dispensations. Variously described as a man of grace, […]Continue Reading
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A pilgrimage to Soyinka’s home in Ijesha forest

By The Insight Team 1986 0
By Theophilus Abbah The two coaster buses that conveyed our team from the charming and luxurious Conference Hotel in Abeokuta sailed and scaled across an overhead bridge, snaked through the noisy Itoku market in Kuto area, famous for merchandize in Yoruba traditional adire. The buses sped up the hill on the dark, glossy, smoothly tarred […]Continue Reading
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