By JULIET EKANEM TAKE a walk through any Nigerian city and you’ll notice something striking: in lower-income areas, betting shops sit on nearly every street corner, their flashing lights and loud jingles promising instant fortune. But drive into high-end districts, and you’ll find investment firms, stockbrokers, and financial advisers instead. This contrast isn’t random—it’s a […]
By FIDELUS ZWANSON THE Chief Judge of Ebonyi State, Justice Elvis Ngene, has delivered a sobering critique of Nigeria’s justice system, warning that pervasive corruption is eroding public trust and endangering access to justice. Speaking at a special court session marking the opening of the 2025/2026 Legal Year of the Ebonyi State Judiciary in Abakaliki, […]
By TIMOTHY HAGGERTY-NWOKOLO WHEN former President Muhammadu Buhari began trending again on social media in October 2025, it wasn’t for his familiar anti-corruption rhetoric or quiet post-presidency life in Daura. It was because Nigerians—particularly from the North and South West—were locked in a heated digital brawl over what many now call the federal character hypocrisy. […]
By ANITA KNIGHT ACROSS Africa, the echo of drums that once signified freedom and independence is being drowned out by the sound of stolen votes and silenced voices. Political activist Timi Frank, Nigeria’s former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has once again raised a moral alarm — this time over […]
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 […]