Atiku’s Subsidy vs Tinubu’s Discount
By Mohammed Bello Doka The Federal Government has a new economic philosophy. It goes like this: when a policy is proposed by the opposition, it is retrogressive, fiscally unsustainable, and…
Author: Mohammed Doka
Mohammed Bello Doka is a Nigerian journalist, writer and media professional based in Abuja. His writing focuses on Nigerian politics, governance, security challenges and the country's place within wider African and international affairs.
Doka has a particular interest in Northern Nigeria, democratic governance, regional security and the political and socioeconomic factors shaping contemporary Nigeria.
Dangote Refinery: A National Treasure That Will Outlive the Malta Cabal
By Mohammed Bello Doka Let me be clear from the outset: I have my grouse with Aliko Dangote. Many of us from Northern Nigeria do. For decades, we watched the…
Christopher Musa, El-Rufai, and Tinubu’ Drug Folders
By Mohammed Bello Doka On the very same day that the Presidency was gasping for air over the damning FBI confirmation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s criminal drug trafficking investigation,…
Tinubu says the North is the biggest beneficiary of his reforms. But the North is Not Blind
By Mohammed Bello Doka President Bola Tinubu stood before the nation on Tuesday and declared that Northern Nigeria is the biggest beneficiary of his economic reforms. Speaking through the National…
Sarcastic Sunday: Yari Should Worry About Tinubu’s Unique Ability to Betray, Not Atiku’s Facts and Fallacies
By Mohammed Bello Doka The fine line between Senator Abdulaziz Yari and Mallam Nasir El-Rufai is gradually blurring—so much so that one might mistake them for mirror images of the…
Did Tinubu Float the Naira or Drown it?
by Mohammed Bello Doka The mathematics of national suicide is rarely this precise. On May 29, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu stood before the nation and delivered two blows to…