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The horrifying abductions in Kebbi and Niger States have once again exposed the gaping vulnerability of Nigeria’s school system. The kidnapping of 25 female students from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State and the brutal killing of the vice principal was followed swiftly by the abduction of over 300 pupils from St. ...
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Nigeria is currently grappling with a chilling reality: banditry and kidnapping have mutated from sporadic criminal acts into a sophisticated, highly profitable underground economy. What was once a security challenge largely confined to specific rural pockets has metastasized across the federation, disrupting communities, undermining legitimate commerce, and threatening the very fabric of the nation’s economic ...
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The recent appointment of General Christopher Musa as the Minister of Defence has been met with applause in many quarters. The logic is seductive, put a soldier in charge of the war. However, expecting this appointment alone to solve Nigeria’s security mire is not just optimistic, it is unrealistic. We must remember that Gen. Musa ...
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Primary and secondary education constitute the bedrock upon which the future of any nation is built. These formative years are crucial for molding character, honing skills, and building the confidence required to navigate an increasingly competitive global landscape. When this foundation is strong, the nation thrives, when it is weak, the result is a generation ...
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As surely as the Harmattan dust settles, Nigerians are currently bracing for their annual December punishment: the arbitrary, crippling hike in transport fares. This yearly menace preys on the basic human desire to reunite with family, as commercial operators inflate fares by outrageous margins, leaving millions of citizens stranded or financially wrecked. We must ask ...
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Nigeria’s multiparty democracy is steadily losing its vitality, and the alarming decline is largely the result of political parties tearing themselves apart through endless infighting while the judiciary compounds the situation with contradictory rulings. The latest round of turmoil in the Peoples Democratic Party illustrates how dangerous this combination has become. Instead of offering clarity, ...
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Recent weeks have offered a glimmer of hope to a nation long under siege. We have witnessed our military display renewed vigour, taking the battle to the enclaves of terror, neutralizing high-profile kingpins, and reclaiming territories that had seemingly become sovereign states for criminals. We applaud these recent breakthroughs and commend the gallantry of our ...
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Across many northern states, the shuttering of public schools due to rising insecurity has become one of the most alarming developments in Nigeria’s recent history. What began as temporary safety responses to kidnappings, bandit attacks and insurgent activity has evolved into a recurring crisis that threatens the educational, social and economic fabric of the entire ...
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Nigeria stands once again on the threshold of a paralyzing shutdown of its public universities. For millions of students and parents, the mere prospect of a new ASUU strike carries an air of painful familiarity lost months, abandoned research, disrupted careers, and yet another hit to a higher education system already on its knees. This ...
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The brutal attack on a Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku, Kwara State, where armed bandits killed worshippers and abducted many more, is more than another grim statistic in Nigeria’s long list of security failures. This violence, coming amid a backdrop of religious tension, is now being watched not just locally, but internationally especially in light ...
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The decision by President Bola Tinubu to postpone his scheduled trips to the G20 Summit in South Africa and the AU-EU Summit in Angola is a welcome, albeit overdue, recalibration of priorities. For a Presidency that has often been criticized for perceived aloofness in the face of domestic crises, staying home to confront the escalating ...
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Nigeria has been thrust once again into a heart wrenching tragedy, the abduction of 25 schoolgirls from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State. Twenty five young girls taken away in the dark of night. A Vice Principal gunned down in the line of duty. A school turned into a battlefield. A nation ...
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Just days after his highly publicized confrontation with FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, Naval Lieutenant A.M. Yerima has become the center of a new storm: an alleged assassination attempt now mired in contradictory accounts from Nigeria's security agencies. The news of the alleged attempt broke on Sunday evening, detailing how unidentified men, dressed in black and ...
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Nigeria is teetering on the brink of an educational crisis of unprecedented scale, largely due to a crippling teacher shortfall. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) recently revealed a deficit of 194,876 teachers in public primary schools, a stark figure exposing decades of neglect and abdication of duty by all levels of government. This isn't ...
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After long months of despair, hardship, and rising food prices, Nigerians are finally experiencing a faint sense of relief as the cost of staple foods begins to drop in some parts of the country. For countless households that have endured the pain of hunger and the humiliation of watching their income lose value, this modest ...
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Nigeria faces a silent, insidious threat, far removed from the usual political noise, the twin evils of human trafficking and drug transit. These are not mere crimes, they are billion-naira underground industries preying on widespread poverty, institutional corruption, and weak governance. The result is a nation that has become both a vast reservoir of victims ...
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Terrorism in Nigeria today isn't just a fight on battlefields, it's a financial war fought quietly, complexly, and often from afar. Repeated reports, videos, and sanctions have highlighted cross-border networks, money laundering schemes, and local facilitators that keep groups like Boko Haram and its splinters operational. Yet, despite arrests and periodic seizures, sponsors and financiers ...
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The complete paralysis of the Osun State justice system since September 19, 2025, due to the industrial action by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), presents a deeply worrying crisis. While the workers' demands for improved welfare, the implementation of delayed promotions and entitlements, training sponsorships at the National Judicial Institute (NJI), and provision ...
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The recent revelation by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) regarding the destruction of over 80 containers of fake and substandard medicines and food items offers a profound look into the dual challenge Nigeria faces, a public health crisis and a deeply rooted moral decay. As Dr. Martins Iluyomade, Director ...
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Donald Trump’s recent claim that Nigeria is witnessing a “Christian genocide,” coupled with his threat to suspend U.S. aid and consider military intervention, has ignited diplomatic outrage and economic anxiety. Beyond the rhetoric, the remark risks inflicting tangible harm on Nigeria’s economy by shaking investor confidence, heightening sovereign risk, and threatening the country’s fragile recovery ...
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Across Nigeria, the growing neglect of children, especially the girl child, has become a silent crisis with lasting and profound consequences for the nation’s future. The home, which should fundamentally be a place of guidance, discipline, and moral nurturing, is increasingly losing its hold on this core responsibility. The tragic result is a generation of ...
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A storm is brewing between Nigeria and the United States, raising serious concerns across the African continent. The recent whispers of American threats, covert meddling, and talk of a possible invasion have ignited deep disquiet, summoning the ghosts of 2015 when Washington’s influence cast a long and uncomfortable shadow over Nigeria’s democracy. Many Nigerians still ...
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Nigeria's exciting new energy narrative its emergence as a regional trading hub for refined petroleum products stands at a perilous crossroads. While the massive 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery and government deregulation have transformed the country from a net importer to a potential exporter, chronic infrastructure deficits now threaten to undermine this industrial triumph. ...
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Over 3,400 Nigerians died in road crashes between January and September 2025. In 2024 alone, 5,421 lives were lost, a seven per cent increase from the previous year, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). Behind these numbers are grieving families and wasted potential. Nigeria’s roads have become open graves maintained by government neglect ...
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President Bola Tinubu’s decisive action to revoke the controversial presidential pardon previously granted to Maryam Sanda and approximately 140 other high-profile inmates marks a defining and crucial moment for Nigeria’s rule of law. While the President may have been previously ill-advised, the move, though highly unusual, reflects a necessary realization that mercy must never be ...
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Across the country, a quiet but steady movement of people is telling a painful story. Every week, airports are filled with young professionals clutching one-way tickets, leaving behind family, friends, and the only home they have ever known. This is not mere travel, it is a cry for opportunity, a desperate reach for a future ...
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President Bola Tinubu’s abrupt removal and replacement of the country’s service chiefs on October 24, 2025, was billed by the Presidency as a move to “deepen professionalism” in the armed forces and sharpen the state’s response to persistent security threats. The change which installed new chiefs at the Defense, Army, Navy and Air Force commands ...
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Nigeria's ambition for economic growth and industrial independence will remain an illusion unless it decisively repositions vocational and technical education (VTE) as the bedrock of its national development. For too long, the nation has glorified certificates over competence, flooding the labour market with unskilled graduates while industries desperately search for qualified hands. It is time ...
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Nigeria's Constitution guarantees the fundamental rights to personal liberty and dignity. Yet, for countless young Nigerians, this promise is frequently eroded by a vague legal concept, reasonable suspicion. This ambiguity, coupled with rampant stereotyping and inadequate training among enforcement agents, has transformed a necessary legal tool into a pervasive instrument of harassment and injustice. The ...
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Across Nigeria, an intensified wave of public concern reflects the profound pain of communities who increasingly feel unsafe in their homes and places of worship. From bustling cities to quiet rural towns, citizens are gathering, praying, and speaking out about the relentless insecurity that continues to claim innocent lives and disrupt livelihoods. These assemblies, often ...