Every time we ask why criminals roam freely or why citizens are left to fund their own safety through vigilantes, gated fences, and prayers, the answer isn’t just poor logistics or low funding. The truth is simpler and far more uncomfortable. Our police officers are missing in action because they’re stationed at the gates of the powerful. […]

What once stood as a system of communal survival, built on cooperation and collective responsibility, now trembles under the weight of secrecy

Some of you are out here naming your children like they were born in a vacuum. No roots. No tribe. No story

By Emmanuel Aziken How the El-Rufai family jumped full circle from bashers of Peter Obi to his leading cheerleader in Northern Nigeria may not be directly linked to Nwakaego El-Rufai, wife of Bashir El-Rufai. The El-Rufai family, with Bashir in the lead, was not too long ago easily identified as the primary bashers of Peter […]

After the 2023 presidential election, Nigeria’s main opposition leaders wept and kicked over INEC’s brazen duplicity. While Obi and Atiku sustained their fight, Kwankwaso…

If you look at the sectors that put Nigeria on the global map, Nigerian films take a front seat. The Nigerian film industry dates back, but it wasn’t until Nollywood debuted that the rest of the world took notice. Some African countries even describe it as cultural colonialism. But many of the early Nollywood films were double-edged […]

Sometimes, what one ‘looks for in Sokoto (Town) can be found in sokoto (trousers)’. So says a Yoruba adage. It is also one of the lessons I learnt from a timeless book titled ‘The Alchemist’

In a newspaper interview last Sunday, Shehu Sani, a former senator from Kaduna State, said that if Peter Obi is given the ADC’s presidential ticket…

History was made. It was the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent. Benin Republic chose this Day of Saturday July 26, 2025…

THERE is never a dull moment in our dear country, Nigeria. There is always something of interest to talk about — some of them serious issues, like the 2025 national budget…

Recently, on July 14, Atiku Abubakar, a former vice-president, announced his latest defection from a political party. It was his fifth since 1999 when Nigeria returned to civil rule. ..

Last week’s protest by retired policeofficers clamouring for exit from the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, once again, brought to the fore the knotty issue of police welfare. To be sure, this agitation is not new. It is as old as the scheme itself. So, to the extent that it was about improved welfare for policemen, serving and retired, it was […]

The seemingly subtle distinction between “must” and “have to” carries deep implications for how we communicate authority, demonstrate commitment, and shape perceptions in both professional and personal spheres.

That some people have made it a habit to consistently challenge the authority of state officials to act in a manner consistent with the execution of their duties should be seen as an invitation to chaos and boldly challenged….

A Lagos politician, Kolade  David, chose to end his tenure as the Chairman of the Bariga Local Council Development Authority, LCDA, on a controversial note. In a viral video that is still trending, he announced the renaming of some streets. Out of the seven renamed streets, one: “Ifeanyi Street”, was rechristened “Abolore Akande (9ice) Street”. […]