“After the incident, the DSS and the military were involved in the rescue effort. They got in contact with the bandits to release the captives unharmed…The security agencies have a way of contacting these people. They (bandits) know the consequences…

A presidential directive cannot fix this political economy of policing in Nigeria. That requires imaginative and committed commitment of time and leadership. Police personnel depend on the crumbs from the table of VIP benefactors for survival and subsistence. With no…

After serving for 20 years, did your leadership truly conspire against you? That was the question I posed to this servant of God. He was used and dumped. They went as far as publishing a disclaimer in a leading newspaper…

Edo State stands today at a pivotal moment—one that will determine whether it continues on the path of sustainable economic growth or slips into the uncertainty created by political interference. As a state strategically positioned within Nigeria’s oil palm belt,…

This year has been an eventful one for the Tinubu administration. From reforms correcting long-standing distortions across multiple sectors and establishing durable understructures for sustained national development, to policies expanding enterprise and creative opportunities for citizens, the gains of the…

Nigeria is on my mind again—not as a headline, not as a statistic, not as an argument on television, but as a burden that sits quietly on the chest, refusing to be shaken off. Every nation has its pressures, but…

The border has shifted under our feet. A senior immigration officer in Ogun State told me the job had begun to feel like a revolving door. Since intelligence filtered that the South-West  Ogun in particular might be vulnerable to coordinated…

As we look forward to 2026, the year of implementation of new tax reforms, which is a major factor in revenue calculation, it is important that we look at the expenditure side and try some necessary reforms, too, to correct…

Today’s Gen Z world may not know of “Eddie Kwansa”. It is a famous folk song Owerri, Imo State, donated to the rest of Nigeria. Released shortly after the piercing agony of the Nigerian civil war in 1972 by Dan Orji and his Peacock Band, the song should remind people…

President Donald Trump “…we don’t lose wars. Sometimes, we don’t fight to win. We’ll stay around a country for 15 years, just bomb the hell out of everybody, make everybody miserable. Nobody knows why we’re there. You know the wars…

There is no hiding place from God. God sent a message to Israel through Moses: “Let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.” (Exodus 25:8). Moses, what did He say? He said to prepare a bedroom…

Major-General Chris Olukolade (rtd.), chairman of the CCC, set the tone in his welcome address. Crisis communication, he said, has become Nigeria’s compass in turbulent times — guiding the public, calming anxieties and suppressing misinformation. But with misinformation spreading faster…

The time has come for Nigeria’s judiciary to recalibrate the balance between procedural efficiency and substantive justice. The solution lies not in rigid adherence to a one-size-fits-all rule but in empowering judges with the discretion to choose the right tool…

In the coming years, as President Tinubu’s reforms deepen and more initiatives take shape, Nigeria’s pursuit of widespread improved health outcomes and self-reliance in local drug manufacturing is expected to evolve from ambition to a quotidian reality. This year has…

Across international news headlines, Nigeria is sometimes depicted as a country stuck in never-ending religious crises; the message is often that Christians are under siege and Muslims are radicalised, and the country is divided by belief. It is a story…