By YUSHAU SHUAIB Before U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to invade Nigeria over alleged Christian genocide, the nation was already gripped by defection fever. The mass abduction of students by terrorists—eerily reminiscent of the Chibok girls’ tragedy—has revived painful memories of 2014, when insecurity contributed to the defeat of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015. That […]

By Olufemi Soneye The United States’ designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern has reignited conversation across diplomatic, security, and human rights circles. The CPC mechanism under the International Religious Freedom Act is vital, but its application must be precise. In Nigeria’s case, the designation misidentifies the problem and risks damaging a crucial […]

By SHUKURAT IBRAHIM tThe Lagos State Police Command is steadily redefining what citizen-police relations should look like in a modern, democratic society. A noticeable transformation is unfolding across the state—one anchored on community-driven policing, trust-building, and a renewed commitment to serve with empathy, professionalism, and partnership. This transformation did not emerge by chance. From his […]

By Rasheed Bolarinwa There are moments in the life of a city when its collective spirit shifts – quietly at first, then unmistakably. That is the Osogbo I encountered recently: a capital humming with clarity, determination, and a renewed understanding of its own political weight. Conversations across the city no longer revolve around what might […]

By Emmanuel Okoroafor Introduction More than a century after the 1914 Amalgamation, Nigeria remains an experiment in search of equilibrium – a federation that calls itself one nation but behaves like a forced partnership. Nowhere is this contradiction more visible than in the enduring tension between the predominantly Muslim North and the largely Christian and traditional […]