Opinion

By Okechukwu NwangumaNigeria’s demographics are being transformed right before our eyes. Entire communities in Plateau, Benue, and Southern Kaduna are being wiped out. Villages...

By Okechukwu NwangumaOn Monday, September 15, Nigeria joined in the global marking of the International Day of Democracy.Nigerians cannot afford to forget our own...

By Okechukwu NwangumaWhat happened in Alaukwu, Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area, on April 12, 2025, is not just another story of police brutality. It...

Damian UgwuThe Anambra State Vigilante Service (AVS), also known as the Bakassi Boys, was an armed vigilante movement that operated in Anambra State in...

 By Okechukwu NwangumaThe abduction of Hon. Ngozi Ogbu, a former Chairman of Okigwe LGA and one-time member of the Imo State House of Assembly,...

 By Okechukwu NwangumaThe intervention of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) against the brazen persecution of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the Akpabio-led Nigerian Senate is...

 By Okechukwu NwangumaOn September 10, 2025, civil society actors, lawyers, media professionals, and reform advocates gathered in Abuja under the auspices of the Rule...

 By Femi BabafemiI have had the privilege of knowing Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) for about 30 years. As a young reporter, I...

  By Ikechukwu AniIt has already been a week, and your unexpected and shocking departure still looks like a dream. How I wish it were! ...

By Daniel NdukwePublic conversations about policing in Nigeria often focus on misconduct, extortion, and unprofessional behaviour by security operatives. These concerns are genuine and...

 By Femi FalanaINTRODUCTION Our topic, “Citizens’ Rights & Security Concerns,” invites us to widen the lens through which we understand both rights and security. Too often,...

 By Okechukwu NwangumaSexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in police custody is one of the least discussed but most pervasive forms of abuse in Nigeria’s...

 By Okechukwu NwangumaThe ordeal of Mr. Alfred Friday Eme continues to expose the deep rot in Nigeria’s policing and justice system. His story is...

By Okechukwu NwangumaIn January 2025, Nigerians woke up to yet another controversy: the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi (I hear he's just been...

By Dr. Otive IgbuzorI received with deep shock and sadness the news of the passing of Solomon Arase, former Inspector General of Police, who...

By Okechukwu NwangumaThe security situation in Anambra State, like much of Nigeria, remains a pressing concern. Kidnapping, cultism, drug abuse, gunmen attacks, and other...

 By Okechukwu NwangumaThe sentencing of Simon Ekpa by the Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland to six years in prison for terrorism-related offences is both...

 By Okechukwu NwangumaThe news of the passing of Dr. Solomon Ehigiator Arase, former Inspector-General of Police and immediate past Chairman of the Police Service...

By Okechukwu NwangumaThe conduct of local government elections today in Rivers State under the supervision of an unelected military administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas...

   By Glory Anurika Onyemelam(08038465069/07053846499/Gloryfrancis430@gmail.com/gforreal28@yahoo.com) Not long ago, parents felt deep shame when their children strayed into crime, whether internet fraud (“yahoo yahoo”) or prostitution. Mothers, especially,...