Tragedy in custody: The deaths of young miners in Niger State
By OWOLOLA ADEBOLA In the early hours of 17 September 2026, a grim discovery was made in Minna, capital of Nigeria’s mineral-rich Niger State. Thirty-seven young men and boys, arrested days earlier on suspicion of illegal mining, were found dead in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Many of the […]
Akim Yusuf and the case for competence in Oyo’s next political chapter
A governor must deal with budgets, institutions, infrastructure, human capital, investment, policy implementation and competing interests every day. Political goodwill may open the door, but it cannot substitute for the ability to make decisions and build effective systems.
Managing crisis communication in the digital age
Responding immediately can certainly be useful, but responding when you do not yet understand the facts can be extremely costly.
How intelligence, technology, VCRU are closing in on Auchi–Okene kidnappers
By AKINDELE ADEGEBO For years, the Auchi–Okene–Abuja highway and its surrounding communities have carried a reputation that no Nigerian traveller would wish to associate with a journey home: the fear of being watched, followed, and intercepted by men who know the roads, the settlements, and the forests better than almost anyone. For criminal gangs operating […]
The Amupitan you do not know
This is understandable when you consider that Amupitan, a professor of law, is now chairman of INEC, the elections management body
Tompolo and the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement: Why his grassroots gamble could matter in 2027
Driving around the Katsina State capital before the event, it wasn’t difficult to believe the host governor, Dr. Governor Dikko Umar Radda, when he mounted the podium and immediately assured President Tinubu of the state’s massive support for his re-election, describing Katsina as an APC state.
