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SSS DG Oluwatosin Ajayi As the SSS continues to adapt under its current leadership, and as the judiciary continues to adjudicate complex security cases, Nigeria has an opportunity to deepen a culture in which justice…
I do not have the power to foresee the next politician who will move from one party to the other. Neither can I foretell who will win the ongoing African Cup of Nations though you can guess right where my…
Last week, President Donald Trump of the United States of America gave Nigeria an unexpected and unusual Christmas gift. It came via a short but deeply unsettling statement: “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched…
Like a thief in the night, the United States visited terrorists’ hideouts in Sokoto on Thursday night to deliver Christmas presents only befitting blood-sucking lunatics who take pleasure in throwing innocent Nigerians into serial pains and unending mourning. The visit…
A society does not collapse only when guns are louder than laws. It also weakens when citizens begin to suspect that the text meant to govern them can be quietly edited after the constitutional ceremony has ended. When a law…
Today is the last day of 2025. It is, therefore, important to remind ourselves of the major, defining moments of the year as it concerns Nigeria. I have chosen to examine the state of play in the economy, politics, and…
Professor Biodun Jeyifo. Tomorrow in Lagos, scholars and intellectual expeditioners will gather to honour and celebrate a most unique and outstanding Nigerian intellectual. Professor Biodun Jeyifo, easily one of Nigeria’s most outstanding humanities intellectuals, turns 80 tomorrow. Jeyifo, fondly called…
The security situation in Nigeria has gone so down south that even hypocritical Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose Israeli Defence Forces is committing pogroms against the people of Gaza, is talking about halting killings of Christians in Nigeria. An inventory…
What do Igbos really want from Nigeria, and what conversations should we be having among ourselves? I was initially asked to speak on the topic of ‘what the Igbos want from Nigeria’. The topic was later modified to ‘Igbo Charter…
In a few hours, we will be bidding 2025 goodbye and welcoming 2026 with many hopes and, expectedly, slogans. The truth is that 2025 is a year Nigerians will not forget in a hurry. It was a mixture of shock,…
As Nigerians celebrate the dawn of 2026, the echoes of Christmas Day’s U.S. air strike in Sokoto still linger, casting a harsh light on the nation’s crippling insecurity crisis. The operation, a rare instance of foreign military intervention in Nigeria,…
There is enough to suggest that this is no longer just a matter of law and public good but an existential battle with corporate powers that will stop at nothing to have their way, no matter the cost, even if…
Just when Nigerians were smoothing over their perennial sorrows with a shot of Yuletide merriment, the Grim Reaper came knocking again. This time, a couple of days shy of the 2025 exit gate. It had been a year dotted with…
As 2027 approaches, Kaduna voters appear less interested in slogans and are more attentive to competence, security, and economic relief. If ADC can translate its growing coalition into a coherent message and a credible candidate, it may well redefine opposition…
Lately, Facebook memories brought to my attention a November 1, 2015, post by Femi Adesina, media aide to late Muhammadu Buhari, in which he took issue with then the Peoples Democratic Party’s spokesman, Olisa Metuh, who had accused the President…
The replacement of the JTB with the JRB under Nigeria’s new tax laws is more than a name change. It signals a structural shift in how revenue administration will be coordinated across federal and sub-national levels. For those of us…
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