By Okechukwu Nwanguma The discussion surrounding the establishment of state police in Nigeria is gaining momentum among governors, highlighting the need for localized security solutions. However, there is a consensus on the necessity for further discussions and wider stakeholder engagement before implementation. Key Issues Decentralization Necessity There is broad support for a decentralized police structure […]
By Uche Onyeagucha My attention has been drawn to numerous articles that Ndigbo are opposed and do not support the present National protests against Bad Government and Hunger in Nigeria. This view is wrong and it is tainted with ignorance. Ndigbo support the on going National protests. Ndigbo more than any other ethnic group […]
By Steve Uzoechi The recent demise of Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has once again cast a dark shadow over the Igbo leadership. His passing, marked by a period of intense harassment, intimidation, and threats he endured, echoes a disturbing pattern that has claimed the lives of his predecessors. Over the […]
By Steve Uzoechi Following the #EndSARS protest that happened in October 2020 and the April 5, 2021 prison break in Owerri, the Imo state capital, security of lives and property drastically took a plunge in the state. At the time, the name ‘Imo State’ conjured images of unease in the minds of Nigerians across […]
Hajia Hawawu Mohammed, a Nigerian pilgrim from Kwara State has reportedly committed suicide. According to Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Board, she was suspected to have killed herself from the rooftop of her apartment in Madina. The board said Saliu Mohammed, another pilgrim, died in an intensive care unit of a public hospital in Madina. […]
Minister of Works, Engr Dave Umahi, has accused the 2023 presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, of inciting some of the people of South-East against the federal government over the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. Umahi said this on Wednesday in an event organised to compensate the affected owners of demolished structures while creating […]
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Josiah Majebi is the fifth Chief Judge of Kogi State (in north-central Nigeria) in four years and the fourth to exist almost entirely in the pocket of the state governor. He has been in office as substantive Chief Judge since the beginning of February 2023, having acted in that role […]
By Pascal Ibe The same State governors who can go to any extent in the use of federal police to clampdown and intimidate their opposition or citizens, are vigorously clamouring for State Police. We have seen and witnessed reprehensible and vile actions of State governors who continues to handle a prestigious arm of government as […]
By Chidi Odinkalu JOSIAH Majebi is the fifth Chief Judge of Kogi State (in North-Central Nigeria) in four years. He has been in office as substantive Chief Judge since the beginning of February 2023, having acted in that role since June 26, 2022 when his predecessor, Richard Olorunfemi, retired. Henry Olusiyi served in that […]
By Pascal Ibe The corruption of our politicians, our leaders, and the heads of big corporations didn’t suddenly happen when they found themselves in influential roles; it has been an ongoing part of our everyday relationships and society for a long time. In many occasions, especially when a former governor is under probe or […]
