Police brutality: He-of-the-springy-steps
By CHETA NWANZE Two events I came across yesterday captured the state of Nigeria’s police-public relations with unsettling clarity. In Port Harcourt, angry youths blocked Agip Road to protest the killing of Anthony Obodo, a 22-year-old University of Port Harcourt graduate murdered by a police officer. The youths’ anger is not hard to understand. The […]
The Jarigbe Phenomenon: From political threat to strategic asset
As 2027 gradually approaches, the conversation in Northern Cross River State will increasingly revolve around who can best unify, mobilise, and deliver victory
Beyond National Interest: Closing the structural gap in Nigeria’s governance
By Victor-Bandele Dada In his thought-provoking book, In the National Interest, Olu Fasan delivers a powerful and timely diagnosis of Nigeria’s enduring crisis. With clarity and intellectual discipline, he argues that the country’s underperformance is rooted not merely in poor policies or weak leadership, but in a deeper failure: the inability of both leaders and citizens […]
Perspectives on banks recapitalisation and economy
By ARIZE NWOBU The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has been proactive and methodical in formulating policy measures to stabilise and boost the economy towards achieving sustainable growth. The Bank started by first of all rolling back the frontiers of its operations and refocused on its core mandates and separated the hitherto blurred lines between […]
Reflecting on the great AEP revival
By CRISPIN ODUOBUK Forget the sanitised press releases. Here is what is unfolding around the Amukpe-Escravos Pipeline, AEP. There are disputes, and then there are situations that test the credibility of the process. What is unfolding around the Amukpe-Escravos Pipeline is not a routine commercial disagreement. It is a case study in how terminated transactions can […]
Building bridges on how thoughtful rent reform can unite landlord and tenant interests
Many faces upfront rent demands that consume years of savings, forcing trade-offs between shelter and other essential investments in their futures
