adminState Police or State Control? Nigeria Must Not Replace One Failure With Many
By Okechukwu Nwanguma Nigeria is once again at a familiar crossroads – confronted by deepening insecurity and searching, almost desperately, for solutions. Into this space comes the latest proposal…
Governance Failures, Not Funding Shortfalls, Are Crippling Nigeria’s Local Councils
By Okechukwu Nwanguma The persistent underdevelopment of Nigeria’s rural communities is often blamed on inadequate funding. This explanation is convenient—but fundamentally misleading. The real problem lies not in the…
Investigation: The Audacity of A Randy Priest
BY VICTOR UGBORGU The Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri seems to be in a dilemma over what to do with recalcitrant priests who keep young girls in their parishes in…
Tiger Base Again – When Policing Becomes Persecution
By Okechukwu Nwanguma Once again, the dreaded “Tiger Base” – the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Nigeria Police in Owerri – has found itself at the centre of grave allegations…
Lagos State Task Force – Violations, Corrupt Enforcement, and the Drift Toward Violent Breakdown
By Okechukwu Nwanguma In Lagos, the crisis around the operations of the Lagos State Task Force has entered a dangerous new phase. What was once a policy debate about…
RULAAC sets agenda for new IGP
By Okechukwu Nwanguma With the appointment of Acting Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Ridwan Disu to lead the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria stands at a critical reform moment. The expectations…
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…
