The police should be restricted to their primary duty of enforcing laws, and preventing crime Despite the surging insecurity across the country, about one-third of the operational police strength is deployed to protect politicians and other Very Important Persons (VIP), according to a recent report by the European Union Agency for Asylum. This is an indicting …
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Kogi State is the famous junction of Nigeria — the crossroads where the North shakes hands with the South, where goods, culture, ideas, and occasionally political confusion pass through. It is the only state in Nigeria where you can stand in one spot and practically wave at three geopolitical zones. A gold mine of geography, …
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Nigeria is a land where anything can happen — and usually does. So, it’s fair to ask: can a Nigerian president wake up one bright Lagos morning, look at a headline about a man he pardoned last week, and say, “Wait, why did I free that guy?” Let’s take a legal stroll through Aso Rock’s …
When a governor declares "I'm loyal to Yahaya Bello for life," we must ask: to whom is he primarily accountable - his political godfather or the citizens who elected him? In the complex tapestry of Nigerian politics, a troubling pattern has emerged across multiple states: governors installed by political godfathers who struggle to exercise genuine …
In the high-stakes theatre of Nigerian politics, where power is often seen as the ultimate prize, the philosophical stance of a leader on human life can define their legacy. Two presidencies, two men, and two starkly contrasting doctrines on the relationship between ambition and the blood of the citizenry have emerged, forcing a national introspection …
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