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The just-concluded presidential primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has generated both applause and suspicion across Nigeria’s political landscape. While supporters of the ruling party have praised the exercise as evidence of APC’s nationwide dominance and political structure, many Nigerians are raising serious concerns over the credibility of the figures released after the ...
The recent coordinated invasion of schools in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State is a devastating reminder of an intolerable reality that needs to be neaped in the bud. When motorcycle-riding terrorists can storm classrooms in broad daylight, kill dedicated educators, and march dozens of innocent children into the forests, we are not ...
Noirledge Publishing has announced the release of Entropy, a new poetry collection by Nigerian poet and publisher Servio Gbadamosi. The 118-page paperback collection, published in a 5.5 x 8.5-inch format, marks Gbadamosi’s third volume of poetry and continues his exploration of memory, spirituality, grief, nationhood and human endurance. According to the publisher, Entropy examines the ...
The fatal shooting near the University of Benin once again forces Nigeria into a painful but necessary conversation about cultism, campus violence and the entrenched networks that have allowed both to endure for decades. Reports indicate that gunmen intercepted a vehicle near the university gate and opened fire, leaving one person dead and others injured, ...
The recent revelation by Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, that he sanctioned community-led negotiations with bandits presents a troubling shift in Nigeria’s counter-terrorism narrative. While the Governor reports that these pacts have brought over a year of respite to participating villages, the long-term implications of this strategy suggest a pyrrhic victory. By allowing local communities ...
Renewed global attention to Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UFOs) has drawn the world once more towards the outer limits of science and speculation. In the United States, expected disclosures and sustained investigation by the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office reflect a system sufficiently assured of its technological depth to interrogate the unknown. Curiosity in that context is ...
Reports that the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) uncovered a facility allegedly linked to the trafficking and illegal sale of infants once again place one of Nigeria’s most troubling criminal patterns back in public view. It is a category of crime that has appeared repeatedly over the years in different states and under ...
There is a particular humiliation in being seen too late. Weeks ago, in Ozoro, Delta State, videos circulated within Nigeria showing women chased, stripped, and assaulted during events linked to the Alue-Do festival. Nigerian media covered the incident, authorities issued condemnations, and arrests followed. The Nigeria Police Force described the scenes as “alarming” and “disgusting”, ...
A disturbing trend has solidified in our nations politics, the migration of outgoing state governors to the Red Chamber. This Governor-to-Senate pipeline has transformed the Nigerian Senate into what many now perceive as a high-end retirement hobby for former state executives, a place to enjoy immunity, retain relevance and collect generous allowances without the stress ...
Some crimes horrify because of their violence. Others cut deeper because they expose the decay within institutions entrusted with public safety. The killing of 28-year-old Mene Ogidi in Effurun, Delta State, falls firmly into the latter category, and the outrage it has provoked is rooted in far more than the act itself. The footage is ...
If the first chapter of this democratic crisis was defined by the shock of the breach, the gavel falling in an Abuja courtroom and the crackle of a Secret Service radio in Washington, the second must be defined by the quiet, difficult work of restoration. To view the legal prosecution of six alleged conspirators or ...
Few images capture the anxieties of modern democracy more starkly than those emerging this week from two very different capitals. One comes from a courtroom in Abuja, where six men stand accused of plotting to overthrow an elected government. The other comes from Washington, where an armed assailant allegedly attempted to breach a high-security checkpoint ...
History is a teacher, but in the hands of a desperate politician, it can easily be transformed into a torch. Over the weekend, while hosting a summit of opposition parties in Ibadan, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State did exactly that. By invoking the specter of "Operation Wetie", one of the bloodiest and most anarchic ...
The recent regulatory directives from the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) prohibiting on-air presenters from expressing personal opinions have sparked a heated national debate. While many Nigerians have raised an outcry, viewing this move as an attempt to stifle the press, we beg to differ. Instead, we see this as an essential pivot toward restoring professionalism ...
The weekend tragedy at Dilli Market, situated along the Borno–Yobe border, has once again cast a somber shadow over Nigeria's counter-insurgency efforts. What was intended as a precision mop-up operation under the banner of Operation HADIN KAI resulted in a devastating loss of life, with over 50 traders reportedly killed in an instant. This incident ...
The image of astronauts circling the moon, calmly testing life-support systems while travelling farther from Earth than any humans in decades, is the kind of spectacle that invites admiration. It should also provoke discomfort in our minds here in Nigeria. What looks like brilliance in space is, in truth, discipline on the ground. The success ...
The latest figures released by the World Bank present a sobering reality that should unsettle anyone. To learn that 110 out of every 1,000 children die before reaching the age of five is to acknowledge a humanitarian crisis hidden in plain sight. These are not just statistics, they represent a staggering loss of life that ...
The recent wave of attacks across Nigeria's rural corridors has once again exposed a lethal vulnerability, the silent gap of telecommunications. On April 5, 2026, when bandits stormed communities in Kaduna State, killing seven and abducting many, local leaders noted that the scale of the tragedy was worsened by poor network coverage, which delayed distress ...
The mission to curtail recurrent violence in Plateau State has become an urgent national priority as fresh attacks continue to claim lives, destroy property, and deepen fear among residents. Recent incidents around Jos have once again exposed the persistence of insecurity in a region that has repeatedly witnessed cycles of violence despite various interventions. The ...
For too long, the Nigerian telecommunications landscape has been defined by a glaring paradox: while Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) consistently declare eye-watering revenues and record-breaking profits, the average subscriber is left to navigate a minefield of dropped calls, ghost data consumption, and persistent network outages. For years, the consumer has been the silent financier of ...
The recent bloodletting in the Angwan Rukuba community of Jos North has once again thrust the fragile security of Plateau State into the national spotlight. Beyond the immediate tragedy of lives lost and the grief of families, a more insidious narrative has emerged, the allegation of complicity within the security architecture. As Governor Caleb Mutfwang ...
As Nigeria continues to grapple with the challenge of strengthening its democratic institutions, one issue that persistently undermines inclusiveness in the political process is the high cost of nomination and expression of interest forms imposed by political parties. While parties have the constitutional right to regulate their internal processes, the exorbitant fees attached to these ...
The ongoing trial of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has taken on significance that reaches well beyond the immediate legal contest before the court. It now stands as a defining moment for Nigeria’s justice system and a measure of how far the country has advanced in building institutions that are credible and independent. At ...
Nigeria’s electricity sector stands at a precarious crossroads. A massive structural liquidity crisis is currently endangering not only the stability of the national grid but the health of the entire economy. Under these dire circumstances, the government, private operators, regulators, and consumers must move beyond finger-pointing toward coordinated, immediate action. At the core of this ...
The recent arrest of Staff Sgt. Amoke Simon, a serving soldier in the Nigerian Army Engineers Corps, reads like a script from a crime thriller. Apprehended at the Port Harcourt International Airport while allegedly attempting to flee, Simon is accused of orchestrating a staggering N114 million fraud and fabricating an elaborate history of military heroism. ...
