Peter Obi cannot be different from us
By JOHN ONWE This essay is inspired by a cartoon by a journalist called “Sergo”, published in the Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki’s newspaper, called Advocate, on page 4. The cartoon has an image named “Obi” standing in the centre of a group of four men who were labelled variously as “Presidency”, “EFCC”, the “Police” and […]
How Nigeria is rewriting global cocoa narrative
By Opeyemi Samuel For the better part of two decades, the global cocoa market was a picture of quiet predictability. Then, in a blistering eighteen-month window, the script flipped entirely. As a recent deep-dive by Nairametrics highlights, the staggering surge in cocoa prices, skyrocketing from $2,000 per metric ton in 2022 to over $12,000 by […]
Reflecting on El-Rufai’s obsession with Ribadu
By MOHAMMED DAHIRU A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai has given the opposition a voice at a time when it seemed muted. But his gradual descent from interrogating policies to attacking personalities risks diminishing that role. In a recent interview with DCL Hausa, El-Rufai accused the NSA Nuhu Ribadu of allegedly directing security operatives to […]
Between IGP Disu and DIG Mba: A personal reflection
By YUSHAU SHUAIB Disu has saved many lives, especially those of youths and young graduates who could have found themselves either as victims or engaged in fraud and other criminal activities.” Those words were not written today. They are a direct quote from my August 2021 article, “Abba Kyari: The Celebrated Super Cop and the Unsung Heroes.” […]
There Was a Country… Learning from our past
By BANJI OJEWALE In the distant past, you wouldn’t talk about Chinua Achebe without instant reference to his mountaintop novel, _Things Fall Apart._ He was inseparable from this literary creature that outstripped its creator. But Achebe was lucky: he was spared the tragedy of bringing forth a monster that would fatally prey on its Frankenstein god. Achebe’s […]
IGP Disu: Raising the bars beyond geopolitical sentiments
By AISHA AGBEREBI Nigeria’s security landscape is under immense pressure and the nation urgently requires a recalibrated, intelligence-driven and rapid response operations and strong community engagement. Saving lives, restoring public trust, and ensuring national stability, are the critical benchmarks for evaluating policing leadership and not merely the name of the officer at the helm. The […]
