Tinubu: Yesterday, today and 2027
By Baba Dantiye Leadership is never truly tested in moments of comfort. It is tested when difficult decisions must be taken, competing interests reconciled and the hopes of millions balanced…
Nigeria’s ungoverned Corridors and kidnapping economy
By Adeolu Ojedokun For many Nigerians, forests once symbolised wildlife, farming and conservation. Today, they increasingly serve as operational headquarters for kidnapping networks. From the forests of the Northwest to…
NBA election: Bar man put your house in order, learned gentlemen
By GEB Recent controversies surrounding the leadership emergence of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have become a source of concern. Regardless of where the truth eventually lies, the public spectacle…
Freezing of bank accounts linked to terrorism financiers
Recent directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to banks, payment service banks, and other financial institutions to freeze any accounts linked to terrorist financiers is quite apt, especially…
When anger becomes a death sentence: The dangerous reality of jungle justice in Nigeria
By Chux-Nwachukwu Chisom Bianca There is something deeply disturbing about the speed with which an accusation can become a death sentence in Nigeria. Someone shouts, “Thief!” A crowd gathers. Questions…
Abducted Kebbi High Court Judge, Bunza, regains freedom after 7 days in captivity
Hon. Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, a High Court judge in Kebbi State who was abducted by suspected bandits last week, has regained his freedom and returned home safely after spending…
Sowore accuses DSS, judge of bias, alleges plot to indict, jail him over ‘criminal’ remark against Tinubu
Human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has accused the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Federal High Court in Abuja of orchestrating what…
NBA election: Why as I disenfranchised?
By Ismail Salif, Esq Listening to people comment on, and make all sorts of assertions about, the just concluded NBA election saddens my heart. What is even more disturbing is…
Hearsay, and the evidence of an I.P.O in a criminal trial
By Ahmad Abdullah Omeiza The Nigeria Police Force is the gatekeeper of the criminal justice system, and of it’s duties as provided by Section 4 of the Police Act is…
Police gross indiscipline led civic rights violations in 2025 – Report
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism has raised fresh concerns over the state of civic freedoms in Nigeria, revealing that 245 incidents of civic space violations were documented across…