By DAVID JOHN-FLUKE ONE of Nigeria’s most defining social traits today is the elevation of individual survival over collective progress. It is not merely an impression that Nigerians prioritize personal comfort and achievement over shared welfare—it is, in fact, an ingrained cultural reality. Faced with an epileptic power supply, citizens rarely unite to demand better […]
By AMINA USMAN ABDULRAHMAN HUMAN rights lawyer Dele Farotimi has criticised the Nigerian Police and judiciary for curbing citizens’ rights to peaceful protest. Speaking on Channels TV’s The Morning Brief, Farotimi condemned the police and court order that sought to stop Monday’s #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in Abuja, led by activist Omoyele Sowore. He argued that in […]
By ANDERSON (ANDY) CLIFF FOR nearly a decade, speculation has swirled over whether Donald Trump is a Russian asset. But that may be the wrong question. The real issue is not whether Trump was recruited by Moscow—but whether he ever needed to be. His behavior suggests not covert allegiance, but willing alignment. Trump’s admiration for […]
By TIMOTHY HAGGERTY-NWOKOLO ACROSS Nigeria’s political landscape, a familiar storm is raging again — the gale of defections. Governors and political heavyweights are leaping from one party to another, with the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerging as the new sanctuary for many. Their reasons, as always, are cloaked in lofty rhetoric: “national interest,” “unity,” “support […]
By ANDERSON (ANDY) CLIFF ONCE hailed as Africa’s economic giant, Nigeria is again absent from the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest ranking of the continent’s fastest-growing economies — a symbolic and sobering reminder of how far the nation has drifted from its promise of economic leadership. In its recently released Regional Economic Outlook, the IMF […]
By JULIET EKANEM WHEN U.S. Senator Ted Cruz introduced the Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025 earlier this month, he reignited an old debate — one that cuts to the heart of Nigeria’s governance failures, its fragile unity, and the uncomfortable question of whether the country’s insecurity crisis is being driven more by religion […]
By HAUWA MAGANA EVERY 11 October, the world celebrates the International Day of the Girl — a day that is both a celebration and a call to action. The 2025 UN theme, “The Girl I Am, The Change I Lead: Girls on the Frontlines of Crisis,” captures a powerful truth: girls are not just survivors […]
By MELVIN KOFFA WHEN news broke that the Federal Government had dropped Mathematics as an admission requirement for Arts and Humanities courses, reactions rippled across classrooms and campuses. For some, it was a long-overdue reform to widen access; for others, it was yet another shortcut in a system too quick to lower the bar […]
By DAVID JOHN-FLUKE IN Nigeria’s political chessboard, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not just a player—he’s the board itself. Every appointment, every alliance, every silence seems part of a calculated design to consolidate power under the guise of democracy. The appointment of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan as INEC Chairman isn’t routine. It’s strategic—another move in […]
By JULIET EKANEM FROM its parades of election banners to the pomp of state inaugurals, Nigeria presents itself as a democracy. Yet peel back the layers, and what emerges is something far darker: a kleptocracy built on the laws of appearance, not justice. Defining the Kleptocracy A true democracy is one in which power both […]