Opinion

Rekpene Bassey The attack came with coordination and intent. Fighters from Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) descended on the headquarters of the 29 Task Force …

Kabiru Haruna In recent years, a disturbing pattern has crept into our education system, and it is happening quietly at the expense of the poor. Every UTME season, thousands of …

Abbas Ibrahim The journalism community, particularly in Kano, has lost a towering figure in crime and judiciary reporting, Balarabe Nazeephy, fondly known as “Wakilin Kotu da ’Yan Sanda.” His passing …

Rekpene Bassey A Nigerian courtroom produced a mix only the internet age could decipher back in early April 2026. Consequently, one activist threatened to send another activist to prison. Not …

Olu Allen In the natural order of power, there is a curious law: when a lion who rules the pride has exhausted his strength, every effort to bar the entrance …

Olu Allen Let me be blunt: I do not have a favourite politician. Not one. But that does not make me blind. What we practise in Nigeria today is not …

Rekpene Bassey Democracies rarely collapse in a single, dramatic moment. More often, they erode quietly, their foundations weakened not by coups or revolutions, but by subtler forces: compromised institutions, legal …

Olu Allen Let’s set the record straight on one thing: they can gather 8,800 councilors in Owerri to sing “city boy movement.” They can roll out the red carpet for …

Rekpene Bassey In most professions, excellence is rewarded with longevity, influence and the opportunity to shape institutions at their peak. But in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), it can mean …

Olu Allen As legal battles drag on, a difficult question is beginning to hover over Nigeria’s opposition politics: is the African Democratic Congress (ADC) already being edged out of the …