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Funding The Nigerian Police

  By Douglas Ogbankwa, Esq.@douglasogbankwa@gmail.comNigeria appears to be the only country in the world where the Police arrest before investigation commences. Reason: There are...

Let The Truth Never Sleep — A Reckoning With Buhari’s Legacy

 By Okechukwu Nwanguma“Do not speak ill of the dead,” they say. But what if the dead, in life, spoke and acted with disdain for...

Pension or Punishment? The Shocking Injustice Faced by Retired Police Officers

 By Okechukwu NwangumaIf even half of what this retired police officer revealed in a recent television interview is true, then Nigeria owes its police...

Holiday Planning Beyond Academics: A Call for Enriching Breaks

By Florence UbajekweAs the holiday season beckons, children return home from school to warm greetings and familiar questions: How was school? Did you pass?...

Justice Denied: Two Years After, Nigeria Police Remain Silent on Organ Harvesting Allegations as Whistleblower Nnamdi Emeh Languishes in Detention

By Okechukwu NwangumaTwo years after the damning revelations by whistleblower Nnamdi Emeh, a 26-year-old NYSC member and IT consultant to the Anambra State Rapid...

Motherhood: When Love Meets Tribe

 "Mummy, is it wrong to marry someone from another tribe?" That question, asked by my daughter, caught me completely off guard. I gently invited her...

Fathers as Protectors and Guides: Teaching Daughters About Relationships

By Florence UbajekweMany fathers find it challenging to talk about sex and relationships with their daughters, often due to discomfort or uncertainty. Yet one...

Motherhood: Nurturing Hidden Talents in Children

 By Florence UbajekweEvery child is unique, with their own set of talents and abilities. Even siblings raised in the same home may shine in...

Motherhood: Beyond Giving Children Awards and Grades In Schools

By Florence UbajekweAs our children begin their examinations and the academic session nears its end, let’s remind ourselves not to be consumed by the...

Hooked From the First Taste: AIG Disu Shares Gut-Wrenching Tales of Drug Addiction

 Last night, while sitting out with old friends and acquaintances, our conversation shifted to the alarming issue of drug use among our youth. What we...

Acha: Gross Violation Of Human Rights, Suppression Of Civic Participation In Ebonyi State 

 We, representatives of civil society organisations under the banner of the Action Group on Free Civic Space (AGFCS) and our allied networks across Nigeria,...

Do We Celebrate Repression? Questioning the Logic of Undue National Holidays

By Okechukwu NwangumaIn recent times, Nigerians have become accustomed to being blindsided by sudden public holidays — often declared with little notice, no clear...

Mandela’s Death and the Shame of Nigeria’s Medical Tourism

By Okechukwu NwangumaNelson Mandela—global icon, anti-apartheid hero, and South Africa’s first black president—was hospitalised and died in his home country.He did not have to...

Curses, Eulogies Trail Demise Of Former President Muhammadu Buhari

  …Omoyele Sowore, Peter Obi, Senator Remi Tinubu,   Goodluck E. Jonathan, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai ReactThe passing away of the Former President of the Federal Republic...

Weaponizing Propaganda: The Nigeria Police, Phantom Support Groups, and the War on Truth

By Okechukwu NwangumaSuddenly, a slew of newly minted organizations—each purporting to represent the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria—have surfaced from nowhere.Their sole mission? To...

54 CSOs State Position On Proposal For Establishment Of State Police In Nigeria

 MEMORANDUM TO THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE REVIEW OF THE 1999 CONSTITUTION BY: THE UNDERSIGNED CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS IN NIGERIA DATE: June 26, 2025 SUBJECT: POSITION...

Silence Is Complicity: Nigeria Police, PSC, and NHRC Must Stop Enabling Impunity

 By Okechukwu NwangumaThe Nigeria Police Force is fast losing its legitimacy in the eyes of the people, not because of a lack of resources,...

Give Us Officer Abba Kyari, Borno Youths Write President Tinubu

 On behalf of Borno State Youths Forum (BSYF), we, the entire members of this forum, are appealing to you, Mr President and Commander-in-Chief of...

Commending IGP’s Directive on Transfer of Matters 

By: Douglas Ogbankwa Esq @douglasogbankwa@gmail.comThe Nigerian Police Force, under the leadership of the immediate past IGP, gave a directive that Higher Police Formations can...

When Ganduje Threatened Wike—And Nigerians Forgot Too Soon

By Okechukwu NwangumaNigerians have a worrying tendency to forget too quickly—and our collective amnesia often comes at great cost to accountability, justice, and political...

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