NYSC kidnap story: Burden of public trust, by Tonnie Iredia
Twenty (20) prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on their way to the Southeast for orientation and service year were kidnapped on October 1, 2026. Following their release some 6 days later, our traumatized country was greatly relieved. A report by the Imo state police command claimed that the corpers were rescued […]
Need for decisive action on insecurity, by Adekunle Adekoya
MIDWEEK, the Governor of Niger State, apparently at the end of his tether, vowed never to negotiate with bandits or pay ransom for kidnap victims, saying instead residents must be prepared to defend themselves against attacks. Governor Bago said this when he visited the people of Rijau and Magama Local Government Areas of the state, whose communities […]
No king in US, no coronation in Africa, by Owei Lakemfa
In vain President Donald Trump cried out that he is no king, and does not intend to be one. However, many United States, US, citizens did not appear to be listening. At least some seven million of them did not believe him as they cramped into over 25,000 protest centres across 50 states protesting his alleged […]
Aparutu and his life coach, by Azu Ishiekwene
Putting it nicely, Aparutu is the Yoruba word for a joker, a clown. In August 1986, when I first arrived at the wooden, fabricated office of PUNCH in Kudeti, Ikeja, Lagos, for a vacation job, that was how the editor then, Alhaji Najeem Jimoh, referred to me: Aparutu. He wasn’t being mean or harsh. That just […]
Defections: In a true democracy, people’s power trumps governors’ hubris, by Olu Fasan
President Bola Tinubu is taking no prisoners. He and his party, All Progressives Congress, APC, are going all out to coopt governors of the opposition parties into their fold ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Recently, Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the APC, donning Tinubu’s trademark cap, […]
How to read strategically and extract what you need, by Ruth Oji
Let’s be honest: no one has the time — or the patience — to read every single page of every book or journal article related to their research. If you’re a PhD student or a researcher working on a thesis, you probably already know what it feels like to sit in front of a mountain of […]
