Yesterday, I participated in a workshop organised by the Alumni Association of the National Association of Security Studies on the theme of credible elections and national security in Nigeria. In his opening remarks, the Chair of the occasion, INEC Chairman…
“As a child, I wished only to be relevant. I am now. I wished to have people pause and listen to me as I talked. They do now. I wished also to have people laugh at my jokes. They do…
By Lasisi Olagunju | London of the 1850s, like Lagos 150 years later, was a city of wastes and disease. It was the world’s largest city, and was a theatre of filth; its River Thames swollen with human waste,…
By Lasisi Olagunju | A mother sits her son beside her, looks into his eyes and tells him: “Son, listen to me carefully. I want to tell you some important things.” “Okay, Mom, what is it?” The boy replies…
By Lasisi Olagunju | Three politicians—America, Britain, and Nigeria—died in a stampede over oil, influence, and global validation. In the afterlife, they were received by Angel Gabriel, who said: “You have lived by power and persuasion. As politicians, you…
By John Onyeukwu | The latest bombings in Maiduguri are not just another tragic security incident; they are evidence of a deeper policy breakdown in Nigeria’s approach to war. Over 20 lives lost and more than 100 injured, in…
By Halima Layeni | The horrifying allegations emerging from Ozoro community about a so-called “raping festival” are not just a story of violence against women; they are a stark and painful reflection of a deeper societal failure. While the immediate…
As a citizen, I would really like to know what the problem is. Maybe the question to pose is that after two decades of terrorism, why has Nigeria not publicly posed the question of what the problems of combating terrorism…
By Humphrey Ukeaja | There is a quiet epidemic running alongside Nigeria’s more publicised health crises. It does not arrive in sudden outbreaks or make international emergency headlines. It builds slowly, meal by meal, sip by sip, until it arrives…
Prince Chris Azor | Across Nigeria, Civil Society Organisations, Community Based groups and Cooperative Societies are often the first institutions people turn to when government services fall short. They mobilize Communities, support vulnerable families, provide small loans, organize farmers and…
