Why Would a Man Choose to Stay in Jail? The Curious Case of El-Rufai’s Bail Fight

23 Jul 2026

My two cents on the apparent travails of Nasir El-Rufai: I think he has a personal strategy to remain in detention. Maybe he figures he will do more strategic damage to Tinubu by staying in custody — that the emotional weight of what is undoubtedly a weaponization of justice keeps him unjustly immobilized, and that […]

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Penal Sharia Is Not Freedom of Religion. It Is Its Opposite.

22 Jul 2026

I continue my engagements with Governors and people in Government at all levels over the institution of Sharia penal law. Nigeria is a country driven by competing egos and sentiments. The experimentation with penal Sharia is driven by religious ego rather than any rational thinking or benefit expected from it. It is often defended as […]

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