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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...

Police Trust Fund: Is It Still Legal?

 By Okechukwu Nwanguma In 2019, the Federal Government established the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF) with the lofty aim of providing alternative funding for the...

Wike Is Paving Roads While ‘One Chance’ Is Killing Women in Abuja

 By Okechukwu NwangumaIn Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, the streets are slick with new asphalt, courtesy of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike’s obsession with concrete...

Still on the Police Pension Travesty — When Will Justice Be Done?

 By Okechukwu NwangumaThe shameful handling of police pensions in Nigeria has once again reared its ugly head — this time, in the agonizing cries...

Governor Uzodimma, Ezioha Is Falling—You Must Act Now Before Imo Slips Further into Anarchy

By Okechukwu NwangumaIn the heart of Imo State, just fifteen minutes from the capital city, Owerri, the community of Ezioha in Mbaitoli Local Government...

The Silent War in Umuaka — When the State Becomes the Predator

 By Okechukwu NwangumaWhile the nation’s attention remains fixed on high-profile insecurity in the North and high-drama politics in Abuja, a quiet tragedy is unfolding...

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