By Sunday Dare “This border reopening reflects a balanced and pragmatic approach to governance that recognises the link between economic inclusion, regional diplomacy, and national security”. The recent opening of…
Some forms of impact do not wait for ribbon-cutting ceremonies. They arrive quietly, long before policy documents are finalised and long before official photographs are framed. They arrive with stethoscopes,…
Babajide Fadoju Engr. Femi Sanni (Araba), a leading social impact investor and philanthropist, has emerged as a major highlight of the Silver Jubilee edition of the Independent Awards, as Independent…
By Captain (Dr.) Luqman Gidado, Ph.D.February 7, 2026 Nigeria is confronting profound grief and national outrage following the massacre of more than 160 civilians in Woro village, Kaiama Local Government…
By Temitope Ajayi Our habit of amending our electoral laws almost every election cycle deserves serious scrutiny. The popular justification, continuous improvement, sounds persuasive but does not withstand close examination.…
By Ademola Oshodi West Africa’s democratic breakdowns have increasingly followed a predictable sequence. Civic space narrows, dissent is reframed as a security problem, and coercive institutions begin to set the…
…. Praises swift Federal-State Security coordination, Calls for sustained security Babajide Fadoju Araba Femi Sanni has expressed profound grief over the brutal killings in Woro and Nuku communities of Kaiama…
By Dare Ojepe In a country where identity often arrives before ability, it is no small thing when a public policy chooses to listen differently. Nigeria, with its many tongues…
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation HADIN KAI, have destroyed major ISWAP terrorist detention facilities deep inside the Timbuktu Triangle forest in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State,…
Kano State, the bastion of progressive politics in Northern Nigeria, is going through a turbulent time. This turbulence has caused a tectonic shift in the state's political map. Mallam Abba…
