Accountability of medical practitioners and Nigerian legal jurisprudence
By Gbenga Ogunfunmi Medicine is present in the life of every person, from the womb to the deathbed. It makes birth safe, relieves pain and suffering, heals illness and renders death bearable. Yet in caring for their patients, doctors carry out delicate and dangerous procedures that can easily go awry, and prescribe medicines capable of […]
INEC, the governors, and the coming 2027 general election in the face of the gathering storm
By Moshood Oshunfurewa The machinery of Nigeria’s democracy is grinding towards 2027, yet the omens are anything but auspicious. What we are witnessing is not the meticulous preparation for a credible election, but the slow, deliberate construction of a political powder keg. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), an institution whose credibility was already left […]
Obafemi Hamzat: Voice of the street, made for Lagos
By OPEYEMI ENIOLA Lagos is a city that rewards builders. And in Lagos, the most credible leadership is the kind that carries the street’s lessons into government—leadership that understands the daily realities of commuters, traders, parents, workers, and youth. That is why Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat’s, the Lagos APC gubernatorial candidate, story matters. It is […]
Arrest the bigwigs who profit from the illegal mines
By DAGGA TOLAR While joining in mourning the death of 37 of us, who tragically suffocated to death in the cells of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State, the government has come up with a swift response that has resulted in the arrest of NSCDC officers and the establishment […]
Petrol price surge and the Nigerian worker: When survival becomes a daily struggle
By Ivo Takor The continuing rise in the price of petrol has moved beyond the realm of energy policy and economic statistics. It has become a serious question of human welfare, social justice and the ability of ordinary Nigerians to live with dignity. Across the country, Nigerians are confronting a cost-of-living crisis in which the […]
From insurgents to security assets: Nigeria’s unconventional response to insecurity
By Malik Samuel Nigeria’s worsening security crisis is forcing federal and state authorities to experiment with solutions that would once have appeared unlikely. One of the most striking is the recruitment and deployment of former Boko Haram members from the Northeast to support efforts against bandits and jihadist groups in Northwest and Northcentral Nigeria. Interviews […]
