Opinion
Militarising Civil Regulation: A Dangerous Return to the Past
By Okechukwu NwangumaDuring the “What’s Trending” segment on Arise TV last Friday, the anchor, Ojy Okpe, posed a critical question to Dr Reuben Abati...
Opinion
How Many More Lives Will Be Lost to Tiger Base Before Authorities Act?
By Okechukwu NwangumaImo State’s notorious Anti-Kidnapping Unit, popularly known as Tiger Base, has once again made the headlines - not for rescuing victims or...
Breaking News
When Recording Corruption Becomes a Crime: The Outrageous Case of the Trade Fair DPO
By Okechukwu NwangumaIn August 2025, two young Nigerians - Onyeama Felix, 31, and Agboola Titilayo, 27 - were arrested and charged by the Divisional...
Breaking News
Justice, Not Repression: Why Nnamdi Kanu’s Continued Detention Undermines Peace in the Southeast
By Okechukwu NwangumaThe Southeast region of Nigeria - once celebrated for its high literacy, thriving markets, and entrepreneurial energy - is today witnessing a...
Breaking News
Sowore’s Abduction at Kuje Court: A Despicable Act of Terror by the Nigeria Police
"This shameful incident is an affront to the rule of law and a mockery of every effort at police reform in Nigeria"By Okechukwu Nwanguma
What...
Breaking News
Nigerian Courts as Playthings of the Executive
By Okechukwu NwangumaThe judiciary, often hailed as the last hope of the common man, is steadily losing its moral authority in Nigeria. Increasingly, our...
Opinion
DIGITALISED NDLEA AND WORRIES ABOUT DRUG ABUSES
BY: EMMANUEL NNADOZIE ONWUBIKO “Quitting smoking is easy. I’ve done it a hundred times.”
– Mark Twain with a hard truth on addiction recovery.“Addiction is just...
Breaking News
Nnamdi Kanu and the Crisis in the Southeast: Why Nigeria Needs a Political, Not a Military Solution
By Okechukwu NwangumaThe insecurity ravaging Nigeria’s Southeast cannot be fully understood outside the political question surrounding the detention of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the...
Breaking News
#EndSARS at Five: Why Police Reform Has Failed Nigeria – And What Must Change
By Okechukwu NwangumaOctober 2020 marked a defining moment in Nigeria’s history. For weeks, young Nigerians occupied streets and public squares, united by a simple...
Opinion
Elections, Memory, and History’s Verdict — A Note to Nigeria’s New INEC Chairman
By Okechukwu NwangumaIn his remarkable book, How to Rig an Election, Professor Nic Cheeseman exposes how modern autocrats have learned to wear democratic clothing...
Media
Arise TV: A Reminder Rooted in Journalism Ethics and Style Authority
By Anietie John UkpeSome reactions to my last article on Rufai Oseni bemused me. Many betrayed a fundamental misunderstanding of both the craft and...
Opinion
Banking Without Conscience: When Financial Institutions Prey on the Poor
By Okechukwu NwangumaThe House of Representatives’ recent decision to investigate the “arbitrary, excessive, and unexplained” deductions from customers’ accounts by deposit money banks is...
Opinion
#EndSARS at Five: Why Police Reform Has Failed Nigeria – And What Must Change
By Okechukwu NwangumaOctober 2020 marked a defining moment in Nigeria’s history. For weeks, young Nigerians occupied streets and public squares, united by a simple...
Opinion
#Imo Police’s Injustice Against Nmesoma: A Disturbing Test of Law, Conscience, and Accountability
By Okechukwu NwangumaMore than three months after her arrest, and nearly three weeks after the matter was formally brought to the attention of the...
Opinion
Police Trust Fund Reforms: Between Hope, Legality, and the Lessons of the Past
When the Council of State met recently under the chairmanship of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, one of the major decisions reached was the approval...
Opinion
Loan Apps and Microfinance Banks Are Destroying Lives – The CBN Must Act Now
By Okechukwu NwangumaAcross Nigeria today, thousands of families are trapped in a new and terrifying form of bondage - digital loan slavery.What began as...
Opinion
Justice, Not Sentiment: Why Nnamdi Kanu’s Detention Demands a Political Solution
By Okechukwu NwangumaJoe Igbokwe recently issued what he termed a “final warning” to Omoyele Sowore, advising him to steer clear of Nnamdi Kanu’s case...
Breaking News
Imo Police’s Injustice Against Nmesoma: A Disturbing Test of Law, Conscience, and Accountability
By Okechukwu NwangumaMore than three months after her arrest, and nearly three weeks after the matter was formally brought to the attention of the...
Opinion
Forgery, Failure, and the Rot in Nigeria’s Governance System
By Okechukwu NwangumaWhen the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, tendered his resignation three days after PREMIUM TIMES published a damning investigation...
Breaking News
*Why Nnamdi Kanu’s Release Is Key to Restoring Peace in the Southeast*
When the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC), the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and a coalition of Southeast civil society organisations convened...
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