Nigeria, Oct. 11 -- Recently, I was featured on a podcast hosted by one of Nigeria's finest solutions journalists, Misbahu El-Hamza - the founder of Fitila Podcast, a YouTube-based platform dedicated to shedding light on social issues and proposing strategic solutions.

During our over one-hour conversation on media literacy and the menace of information disorder, Misbahu asked a question that struck a deep chord: "What inspired you to write the book 101 Fake News on EndSARS?"

It was a simple question - yet profoundly reflective. My answer took me five years back, to a story of mentorship, guidance, and inspiration from one man who continues to shape my journey and that of countless others: Alhaji Yushau Abdulhameed Shuaib, the founder a...