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Yerima Acted Within The Law: Legal Limits Of Government Power And The Right To Defend Property In Nigeria

 By Sam AkpologunIntroductionThe recent confrontation between the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike (Wike/the Minister), and Major Lt Col. Yerima, acting as private security aide, during...

Police Defiance and the Erosion of Rule of Law: The Disturbing Case of Mr Joseph Edeh 

By Okechukwu NwangumaThe recent and continuing harassment of Mr Joseph Edeh by officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), despite multiple pending court cases...

Looting & Demolition of Toronto Uratta Market; The Height of Terrorism, Barbarism and  Wickedness, Shooting of Innocent Citizens

By Mazi Chinonso Uba NonsonkwaThe Looting of over 70 shops at the Toronto Junction Market in Owerri North LGA of Imo state by touts...

The Biafran Question: Beyond Nnamdi Kanu’s Detention

 By Damian UgwuWhen the debate about Nnamdi Kanu's continued detention resurfaces, as it inevitably does,I find myself reflecting on a conversation that is simultaneously...

How Families Breakup, Family Trees Disappear By AIG Disu

By AIG Tunji DisuRecently, my children asked me about my cousins and extended family. I found myself doing a lot of explaining, more than...

Criminal Politics, Repression and the Unravelling of the Southeast

 By Okechukwu NwangumaThe Southeast region of Nigeria - once known for peace, enterprise, and learning - is today in turmoil. Markets that once buzzed...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

#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...

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...

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...

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...

#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...

#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...

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