Opinion

Nigeria is currently passing through turbulent times. This seems to be as a result of the growing culture of impunity, greed, and graft among the political elite, as well as the injustice, inequity in political appointments and the distribution of social amenities. While public officers and their cronies obscenely amass ill-gotten gains at the expense of the masses, the growing army of unemployed youths are daily assailed by deepening frustration as they behold a future that seems to promise them little or nothing.

Consequently, agitations of disillusionment and dissatisfaction are growing louder across the country, especially in the last two …

The primary duty of any government is to protect the lives and property of its citizens. The Nigerian government since its independence, especially in recent years, have fallen far short of this duty. With police brutality, bribery, extortion, and other crimes against human rights the country can no longer afford to put back the reform of the police service.

The police is an agency of the executive arm of government that maintains law and order in any society. Unlike the military, the police investigates and prosecutes cases in the law courts. It plays a vital role in ensuring peaceful coexistence …

Not all fights are conventional, and countries employ unconventional methods to quell protests, insurrections, or whatever they feel is not in their benefit.

Many still do not know that governments can sponsor violence to achieve a particular aim.

State-sponsored violence is very common as many state can sponsor violence against its citizens, as can be seen in the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria. Reasons, why a country can engage in state sponsored violence, can be strategic, expressive, or ideological. In most cases, major state actors like Presidents are the major initiators of the violence, who delegate the security agencies to …

For a week now, people across Nigeria have united their voices to protest against police brutality and demand justice for victims. Mobilised through social media, the youth-led rallies in several parts of the country initially targeted the federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a notorious police unit long accused of harassment, extortion, and extrajudicial killings.

After days of demonstrations, authorities later announced the scrapping of SARS and the redeployment of its officers to other police units. However, the announcement fell short of expectations for many protesters, who have since pledged to continue fighting for accountability, an end to police violence, and …

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the national leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) has made news headlines in both Nigeria and international news stations for the past few days. His noteriority has grown so much like wildfire and he is now the core subject of gossip tabloids and trending topics in Nigeria with different stories and different tale versions being spun against him. The genesis of his new-found fame: The Lekki Toll Gate Massascre.

The Lekki toll gate massascre happened on the night of 20th of October, 2020, at about 6:50 pm. Some Nigeria Army officials had allegedly opened fire at End …

The state of Primary Healthcare systems in Imo State has been at an all-time low and has been worsened by this present Hope Uzodinma’s administration. Taking a trip to some rural healthcare centres would show how unkempt, dilapidated and deserted most of them are despite the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC)’s monthly disbursement of over one hundred million Naira to the Local Government Areas where the health care centres are located.

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Manpower shortage and deficient infrastructure, especially inadequate equipment and power supply have been the major obstacles to meaningful primary health …

While Nigerian Youths and other well-meaning Nigerians have taken to the streets, and all social media platforms to call out the sinister activities of the roguish police unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). There seem to be larger problems greater than the SARS menace that the Nigerian Government have been trying very hard to keep from the prying eyes of the public and these problems are the mammoth salaries, and allowances being accorded to those in government as compared to the wages of an average Nigerian. 

Thorough findings by Africa Daily News, New York have revealed that as of 2020, …

As we arrive the defining moments of our existence as a nation and country a “NEW NORMAL IS POSSIBLE” according to the erudite professor of law, Professor. Nnnamdi Onyeka Obiareri.

The last ten days have presented a rude awakening to both, the elected and appointed leadership of this country including the rich and wealthy in the maxims that “POWER BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE” and “THE YOUTHS ARE THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW” has become a Nigerian reality.

As the trustees of our collective power, history is now, than ever before, beckoning on them to discharge this sacred burden of trust, leadership …

As the countdown to 2023 continues, alliances are shifting and permutations are shaping up. Different individuals which consist of political juggernauts, statesmen, and other political enthusiasts have all decided their intentions to throw in their hats for a chance at the 2023 presidential race.

The month of June saw some spectacular political intra-party stratifications which saw the APC and PDP brokering a deal that would serve as a catalyst for the 2023 elections. When Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State who was a well-known critic of the President Muhammadu Buhari wrote a heartfelt letter to Buhari, expressing the sincere appreciation …

President Donald Trump’s Coronavirus status took the world by surprise on Friday when he made the announcement that he and his wife had both tested positive for the Coronavirus. This was an extraordinary development as it in the final stretch of his reelection campaign in which he has flouted all medical and viral experts’ guidance on preventing the disease’s spread.

“Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!” Trump tweeted shortly before 1 a.m. Friday.