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Nigeria Police and the Weaponization of Law Enforcement: The Ordeal of Alfred Friday

 By Okechukwu NwangumaThe recent case of Mr. Eme Alfred Friday, who was abducted from his home in Lagos and held incommunicado by operatives of...

The Crisis of Irregular Promotions in the Nigeria Police Force

By Okechukwu NwangumaThe recent controversy over alleged irregular promotions within the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has once again spotlighted a long-standing crisis that continues...

The Promiscuous Pupit

By: Douglas Ogbankwa Esq @douglasogbankwa@gmail.comA whole lot is going on in Christendom, being handled in hushed tones. The issues are myriad and mind-blowing. The...

35 Years, One Paycheck: The Tragedy of Betrayed Service

 By Okechukwu NwangumaOn July 28, 2025, a respected Deputy Commissioner of Police, Frances Erhabor —known for his unwavering stance against corruption and his decorated...

Patterns of Abuse, Absence of Accountability: The Nigeria Police and the Crisis of Impunity

 By Okechukwu NwangumaWhen Nigerian citizens are arbitrarily arrested, held incommunicado, extorted, and humiliated under the guise of police investigations—often in cases that are either...

From Mariam Babangida to Wike and Buhari: The Decline of Academic Integrity in Nigerian Universities

 By Okechukwu NwangumaI recall vividly the events between 1990 and 1991, during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. At the time, I was...

Charly Boy Bus Stop: Lagos Is Not A Kingdom, It Is A City Of The People By Omoyele Sowore

By Omoyele Sowore I read a hubris written by one “Mrs. Ebunola Adebusoye,” who claimed she is the “Deputy Women's Leader of the Indigenous Lagos...

A Broken Process Cannot Fix a Broken System: The Case of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund

By Okechukwu NwangumaIn May 2025, the Nigerian Senate quietly approved a staggering ₦124.4 billion as the 2024 budget for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund...

Imo State Must End Its Silent Suffering

By Okechukwu NwangumaThe anguish of Mr. Anayo Vigilus Njoku is a tragedy that speaks volumes about the continued breakdown of law and order in...

Understanding the Police Pensions Controversy — A Mirror to the Future

Over the last two days, the nation has witnessed what many now call a pension revolt — a powerful outcry from retired police officers...

A Damning Mirror: What the U.S. Travel Advisory Says About Nigeria

By Okechukwu NwangumaThe latest travel advisory issued by the United States government, urging its citizens to reconsider travel to Nigeria, is more than a...

Nigeria Police Trust Fund: A Missed Opportunity or a Political Slush Fund?

By Okechukwu NwangumaMore than four years after its establishment, the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF) has failed to live up to its stated objective...

Nigeria Must Learn from Malawi: End the Weaponisation of Speech Laws 

By Okechukwu NwangumaIn a historic ruling that affirms the primacy of free speech in a democracy, the Constitutional Court of Malawi on July 16...

Police Reform in Limbo: Why Nigeria Must Finalise the Police Regulations Now

 By Okechukwu NwangumaWhen the Nigeria Police Act 2020 was signed into law, it was widely applauded as a milestone in the long struggle for...

Police Pension Protest Exposes Crisis of Trust in Nigeria’s Law Enforcement Leadership

 - By Okechukwu NwangumaOn July 21, 2025, Nigeria witnessed a rare but profound event in the history of its security services: retired police officers...

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...

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