When a Complainant Becomes the Accused: How Vengeful Policing Fuels Prison Congestion
By Okechukwu Nwanguma In January 2026, the CLEEN Foundation convened a national webinar titled “Behind the Bars: Interrogating Nigeria’s Rising Inmate Population.” The discussion brought together criminal justice experts,…
An Open Assault on Democracy: Why Nigerians Must Resist the Senate’s Electoral Betrayal
By RULAAC The Nigerian Senate has declared open war on democracy. By rejecting mandatory electronic transmission of election results and deliberately weakening key electoral safeguards, the Godswill Akpabio–led Senate…
In Nigeria, we admire our problems instead of solving them – Moghalu
By Dr. Kingsley Moghalu Our biggest problem in our country Nigeria is our inability to have honest and difficult conversations and seek solutions to our challenges of nationhood from that…
When Magistrate Courts Become Holding Bays for Police Abuse
By Okechukwu Nwanguma One of the most dangerous distortions of justice in Nigeria today is not merely police brutality; it is the quiet, routine way Magistrate Courts are used…
Chinedu Agu: When the Judiciary turns on its own
By Charles Ogbu The prolonged detention of Chinedu Agu, a human rights lawyer and former Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Owerri Branch, further speaks to how far…
Waving At Planes As Imo Churns Is Chasing Rats While The House Burns
By Chinedu Agu In the heart of Igbo folklore lies a tale as old as wisdom itself; a man whose hut caught fire in the dead of night. As…
OPINION: Eight Years Without Trial — A Damning Indictment of Nigeria’s Criminal Justice System
By Okechukwu Nwanguma My attention was recently drawn to a heartbreaking report by Crime Facts about Mr. John Gift Tobia — a man who just regained his freedom after…
How “security votes” fuel insecurity
In the shadowed corridors of power, a fiscal phantom bleeds Nigeria dry. It operates under an innocuous alias – “Security Vote” – a budgetary sleight of hand that transforms…
Who Is Afraid Of Fidelity Bank—By Udeme Etukeyen
Leading up to the recent superlative annual reports showcasing one of the most signi ficant growth experienced by a Nigeria Financial Institution in recent years I was force d…
RIGHT OF REPLY — Re: Falsehood By BY “CrimeFacts News Newspaper” On Education In Imo State
IMO STATE UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION BOARD (IMSUBEB) PRESS STATEMENT RE: FALSEHOODS BY “CRIME FACTS NEWSPAPER” ON EDUCATION IN IMO STATE The attention of the Imo State Universal Basic Education…
Heartbreaking story of Alabi Quadri, the boy who believed in a better Nigeria
By Lewis Douglas In 2023, Alabi Quadri was just a teenage boy trying to survive the streets of Lagos — like millions of others. But one day, something changed. A…
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NIGERIAN PRISONS: From Correctional Centres to Criminal Hideouts
Nigeria’s correctional facilities, ostensibly designed to rehabilitate offenders and protect society, have instead become operational hubs for criminal activities, according to recent revelations that expose the systemic rot within…
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- February 10, 2025
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Shadows of Insecurity: Kidnapping, violent crimes crippling the South-East
In recent years, the South-East region of Nigeria – comprising Imo, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, and Abia states – has been engulfed in a dark narrative of kidnapping and rising…
Go Away, Muhammadu Buhari!
By Sonala Olumhense It is sad to hear from Muhammadu Buhari, who has led Nigeria for a total of 10 years—including eight as a ‘reformed democrat’—that he now lives…
IG Egbetokun’s Tenure — Setting The Record Straight
By Rule Of Law Abd Accountability Advocacy Center (RULAAC) On July 23, 2024, the Nigerian Senate approved an amendment to the Nigeria Police Act, 2020, extending the tenure of Inspector…
