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Revelations from co-authoring Brigadier Musa Usman’s biography

By The Insight Team October 8, 2026 363 0

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  

By The Insight Team October 8, 2026 210 0

(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’

By The Insight Team October 8, 2026 217 0

 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

By The Insight Team October 8, 2026 230 0

(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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Service and Impact of Brigadier Musa Usman: A Book Revıew

By The Insight Team October 8, 2026 255 0

Tıtle: Brıgadıer Musa Usman (1940 – 1991) Servıce and Impact  (A chronicle of the Lıfe, Dedıcated Servıce and Vısıonary Leadershıp of the Fırst Mılıtary Governor of Nıgerıa’s North Eastern State) Authors: Mahmoud Jega & Theophılus Abbah Publıshers: Continue Reading

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Now, Nigerian journalists are trapped in ‘theatre of terror’

By The Insight Team July 16, 2026 445 2

A disturbing news judgment I made in January 2012 when I occupied the magisterial seat as Editor of Sunday Trust makes me feel like a guilty old man when dry bone is mentioned in a proverb. In this case, I feel unease when security personnel and government officials throw missiles at the media for allegedly […]Continue Reading

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Yes, to state police; but let’s first stop them from doing just one thing

By The Insight Team June 12, 2026 434

June 2022 stands out in my life like a dark stain on a spotless white garment. It remains etched in my memory alongside other defining dates — my birthday, my wedding day, the day I wrote my final undergraduate exam, and, most painfully, the day death stole my father away. That month, my family endured […]Continue Reading

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2027 Elections: My fears for Professor Amupitan

By The Insight Team May 26, 2026 461

The eyes of my centenarian father-in-law always sparked with excitement, his heart warm with happiness every time I travelled from Abuja to our village and walked into his serene premises. Not because I took a lorryload of material gifts or showered him with Naira notes.  Rather, it was because each visit enabled him to give […]Continue Reading

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EU Grants: How new machines did not help Nigerian voters

By The Insight Team May 13, 2026 418

By Theophilus Abbah “I was so frustrated and exhausted,” Josephine Ochadamu says when asked about her experiences as an Assistant Presiding Officer at a polling unit in Nasarawa State during Nigeria’s 2023 elections. Connected through a mutual acquaintance, she has agreed to a telephonic interview to share her struggles with the new technology that was Continue Reading

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To Defeat Terror, Nigeria Must Channel Bibi’s Anger

By The Insight Team April 25, 2026 478

My circle and that of the late Brigadier General Oseni Braimah never once overlapped. Yet his murder by Boko Haram and ISWAP on April 9, 2026, in Benisheikh, Borno State, struck me with the force of a personal bereavement. It felt as though death had robbed me of a bosom friend on the highway of […]Continue Reading

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Atiku Abubakar: Nigeria’s most resilient politician still banks on the North for 2027

By The Insight Team July 26, 2025 6063

Key Points: With the demise of Buhari, there is a political vacuum in the North Atiku may be tempted to contest the 2027 presidency, but it may not be a thoroughfare for him It is still not clear if the ADC will zone its presidential ticket to the North or South Atiku and Peter Obi […]Continue Reading

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How Nigerians are working against God

By The Insight Team July 12, 2025 1165

  A pan-African movie, The Woman King, written by Dana Stevens and produced by Maria Bello and Cathy Schulam, overflows with suspense, surprises, courage, and valuable life lessons. I hear voices from the movie behind me always; it remains as memorable as instructions in wisdom I received in my boyhood years from my grandfather. Haven […]Continue Reading