Summary: Why Nigeria’s conversation about policing must go beyond criticism and confront the realities of support, funding and public responsibility By Lanre Olagunju When Nigerians talk about the police, the conversation is often driven by frustration. Stories of misconduct, slow responses, poor investigations, and security failures understandably dominate public discourse. Citizens want a police force […]

In a fragile democracy, legality is not enough. Timing, perception and public trust determine whether procedure strengthens the republic — or weakens it. By Philip Obazee There is always a legal language available for political decisions. Laws have clauses. Constitutions have thresholds. Courts have jurisdiction. Electoral bodies have mandates. Political parties have obligations. In that […]

By Paul Lucky Okoku From Nearly Empty College Bleachers Decades Ago to Packed World Cup Stadiums in 2026, America’s Football Journey Has Become Personal Football’s growth in America was never a question of possibility. It was only a question of time. Permit me, respectfully, to call it football. Most of the world knows the game […]

…a response to an unsigned commentary on Nigeria’s capital inflows By Tanimu Yakubu The unsigned commentary under review presents itself as a forensic examination of Nigeria’s recent capital-importation figures. Its central thesis is that because a substantial proportion of recent inflows entered Treasury bills and other money-market instruments rather than factories and industrial enterprises, the inflows should […]

By Sambo Sule  In the crucible of a nation forged by resilience, where shadows of uncertainty stretch long across savannah and coast, General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede emerges as a beacon of unyielding resolve. Like the ancient warriors of Ekiti soil—steadfast sentinels against tempests—he now stands at the helm of Nigeria’s Armed Forces as Chief of […]