In politics and governance, communities often face a critical choice: pursue development through constructive engagement or embrace a path of perpetual confrontation. History has consistently shown that while advocacy is essential, meaningful development is more likely to emerge from strategic…

Sometimes, effective governance is not about creating new institutions; it is about placing existing institutions where they can work best. The Federal Government’s decision to relocate the National Agency for the Great Green Wall from Abuja to Kano is one…

A free press is not a luxury. In a democracy, it is the difference between accountability and impunity. On Sunday, a train derailed near Agbor. Videos went viral before the Nigeria Railway Corporation issued a statement. By the time officials…

That the news of the police rescue of Mrs Olaide John-Paul (the sister of former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu) and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, was not well-received in all quarters is almost understandable. What should have…

IMF/World Bank How could the increased liquidity at state and local government levels, and the increasing empowerment of local governments designed to shift financial and political power closer to the people not count in reducing poverty in Nigeria? How could…

In a conversation on the now-ubiquitous insecurity involving the abduction of schoolchildren, I asked an acquaintance what she knew about the abduction of 42 pupils from Primary and Junior Secondary Schools in Mussa, Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State,…

I respect, admire and love the Igbo people of Nigeria for their resilience, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit. It is said that if you go to any community in Nigeria and you can’t find an Igbo person there, please don’t stay…

Anywhere one turns in Nigeria today, there is fear everywhere. The nature of this fear is that it does not discriminate. It is universal. It transcends ethnicity, religion, political affiliation, and social status. This fear is known to all. It…

Communicating legitimate gains, therefore, matters. The effectiveness of national security communication depends not on frequency but on credibility. Citizens will trust information that is factual, timely, and verifiable… Not to boast. Not to mislead… But to affirm credibly that progress,…

…the War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) campaign of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) deserves greater expansion and deeper engagement within secondary schools across the country. While the programme has recorded commendable success in raising awareness about drug abuse…

The freedom of choice is not treason. Come along with me. As another election season draws near in Nigeria, familiar emotions are beginning to rise. Some are angry. Some are anxious. Some are hopeful. Some are afraid. None of these…

Following the spate of kidnappings – human beings being stolen across the country as if they were mere objects – in Oyo, Borno, Kebbi, Katsina, Kwara, Zamfara, Niger – there has been a renewed agitation for the establishment of state…

Terrorism, in Nigeria, has moved beyond an ordinary linguistic term to become a term that lies comfortably on the tongues of countless Nigerians. It is the very linguistic term that gains sudden usage and popularity, not only out of curiosity…

It’s a pure scandal the amount of fake and recycled videos currently in circulation in Nigeria, obviously calculated to accentuate the spate of insecurity in the country. Most of the terrifying videos appear to have been created by some characters…

The FIFA World Cup kicks off this week across North America. Forty-eight nations will chase football’s biggest prize. Sadly, Nigeria will not be among them. For many Nigerians, this absence has become like a pattern.  The Super Eagles also missed…