To understand the modern Nigerian Police Force, one must first understand its origins. The uncomfortable truth is that the institution was never created to protect ordinary Nigerians. It was established to protect the interests of those who ruled Nigeria, first the British colonial administration and later the Nigerian political elite that inherited the colonial state.
Peeling the Onion of Mary Habila’s N2.2 Million Hospital Bill by Lawson Akhigbe
Why did a nurse, a staff member of a federal teaching hospital, choose to seek care at a private Turkish-run hospital in Abuja?
The Art of the Political Seance: How to Deconstruct a Presidential Address by Lawson Akhigbe
When Donald Trump took to the podium on July 16, 2026, he wasn’t just delivering a speech he was conducting a political seance, summoning ghosts of conspiracies past and layering them over a very meticulously curated reality.
Trump’s fact checked speech
The Verdict: False.
Trump’s Primetime Speech July 16, 2026. You Don’t Have To Hear It, It’s better Read
We had transgender for everybody, men in women's sports, crime ravaging our cities, and the whole world was laughing at us as a nation. But not anymore. Two years ago, our country was dead. Now, we are the hottest country anywhere in the world.

