IN most Nigerian courtrooms, the drama often begins long before the judge walks in. Files go missing, cases stall inexplicably, summons aren’t served, and litigants wander the corridors believing everyone in a black-and-white uniform is simply a “court worker.” But beneath this confusion lies a tightly layered system — one with distinct roles, distinct powers, […]
FOR years, Nigerian motorists have endured the same roadside drama: uniformed Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) blocking highways, demanding “vehicle papers,” chasing drivers, impounding cars, and sometimes extorting frightened road users. Many thought this was simply part of Nigeria’s messy traffic enforcement ecosystem — until a landmark Court of Appeal judgement detonated the legal foundation of […]
FOR decades, African politicians, preachers, and public commentators have insisted that queerness is a foreign import — a Western invention smuggled in through colonization and reinforced by globalisation. Yet history carries a different testimony, one so powerful and so disruptive that it threatens the very foundation of this narrative. Buried in the layers of Yoruba […]
By FREDRICK BARNABAS OGHENERIOKE THE Urhobos, one of Nigeria’s largest ethnic groups, are predominantly found in Delta State, with significant populations in Bayelsa, Edo, and other states, as well as urban centers like Lagos, Ondo, and Kwara. Numbering around seven million, they speak the Urhobo language, which features distinct dialects across various […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE US Delegation Meets Ribadu in Abuja Amid Heightened Security Diplomacy and Controversial Genocide Claims A high-powered United States Congressional delegation arrived in Abuja this weekend for critical security talks with Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, marking a significant escalation in diplomatic engagement between both nations. The visit comes at a […]
The Coal That Built a City: How Enugu’s Black Gold Gave Birth to Port Harcourt An Investigative Features-Editorial on History, Power, and the Making of a Nigerian Port City WHEN British engineers struck coal in the hills of Enugu in 1909, they uncovered far more than a rich mineral deposit—they set off a chain of […]
By MAHMOOD MALIK MUSA (M.M.M.) IBRAHIM NIGERIA’S security collapse is no accident. From Boko Haram and ISWAP in the Northeast to heavily armed forest bandits, organised kidnapping rings and rising communal violence, the country faces an intertwining crisis that has hollowed out farmland, emptied classrooms, shuttered markets and produced millions of internally displaced people. What […]
By OKAFOR EMEKA XAVIER The Secret War That Shook the Delta’s Power Structure FOR decades, the Niger Delta’s mangrove underworld has been ruled by fluid alliances, brutal rivalries, and an economy powered as much by oil as by guns. Among its many actors, one man became the unquestioned sovereign of the creeks: Government Ekpemupolo — Tompolo, […]
IGBO spirituality is a complex tapestry of forces and principles, embodied in a pantheon of deities that govern nature, morality, and human destiny. At the top is Chukwu (Chi-Ukwu), the Supreme Source—too vast to be worshipped directly. Ala/Ani, Mother Earth, upholds morality, justice, fertility, and the laws of the land, while Amadioha wields thunder, lightning, […]
By AMAKA NWAKAEGO NWAEKEOMA HOW IT STARTED AND WHERE IT’S HEADING SOUTH EAST: We’re pushing for an extra state to level the playing field with other regions 🥹🥹. NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT: Fine, we’ll allocate you one more slot for a new state. 🤷🤷 SOUTH EAST: Thanks! We’ll consider Adada, Etiti, or Orlu State and get back to […]