It’s glaring that Tinubu cannot protect citizens, and he shows neither anger nor remorse. He has to allow people to protect themselves. He withdrew policemen from politicians, yet Minister Wike still moves around in a Rolls Royce with a battalion…

This policy brief is a practical accountability tool for law enforcement agencies, policymakers, and civil society. Its value lies in tracking whether the sixteen recommendations are being implemented, identifying where progress has stalled, and sustaining pressure for measurable reform. Only…

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful All praise be to Allah, who saves us from great afflictions with His mercy, and removes severe hardships with His kindness. I bear witness that there is no deity…

It is profoundly sad and frightening that bandit/terrorists are winning the war against the Nigerian State and people while our leaders and security personnel watch helplessly. Clearly, there is no Sheriff in town. At the level of symbols, particular notice…

I write today about a personal experience regarding a general topic that should affect every Nigerian. I write this in forced surrender, but with deep pain in my heart. It’s an emotional personal story, but one filled with a collectively…

If I walked into the ground floor of the superstore at the city centre to get my preschool child a gift, and I saw bicycles, balls, boots, dolls, push cars, rackets, etc. I wouldn’t pick a thing. Instead, I would…

This week, I crave your indulgence as I ask the same questions I once posed about the spate of insecurity in our land just a few weeks ago.  I humbly asked some questions about the ravaging imbroglio threatening to eviscerate…

Recently, the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, said at an event that he was waiting for the Federal Government to approve the creation of state police. This happened days after the abduction of teachers and pupils from two schools…

A few weeks ago, we were wrapped in the joy and excitement of the Ileya festivities. Like millions of Nigerians, people travelled from different parts of the world to reconnect with family, friends, and familiar places. Mine was Abeokuta, and…

The leaders who shape Africa’s future will not necessarily be those who speak the loudest. They may be those who listen most deeply. Those who create spaces where people feel seen. Those who remain curious when others become certain. Those…

We currently have no binding, AI-specific statute. While the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 exists, it governs what happens to data, not what complex AI systems do with it. Algorithmic profiling, automated bias, and discriminatory outcomes largely fall outside its…

With all of these swirling around, I didn’t know what to expect on this trip, and more than once I toyed with cancelling it. America didn’t quite look like the place it used to be, not just for me but…

It is always a delight to test the ideas of a politician against those of the political scientist. Both are concerned with politics and the political, and especially on the question of how a state ought to be governed, and…

When only 14 out of 100 registered voters show up, democracy is on life support. When a citizen’s voter data leaks from inside INEC, the system bleeds. With Ekiti, Osun and 2027 looming, the question is brutal: Has INEC become…

Nigeria today is a country learning to live with fear—and that is the most dangerous development of all.  This was brought into clear relief by the recent kidnapping of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar and his wife and his subsequent…