Opinion

By Sunny Attah The decision by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to assign the responsibility of protecting Very Important Personalities (VIPs) to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) is one of the carefully thought out initiatives of the President in the year 2025. Coming from a civil society background...

On a warm afternoon in a rural Benue community, a young girl clutched a school bag that had arrived later than expected—but not too late. For months she had been absent from class, not because she lacked interest, but because poverty had quietly decided for her. That day, as women...

How Architect Sonny Togo Echono Is Rewriting the Future of Nigeria’s Tertiary Education By; Aaron Mike Odeh On receiving the baton of leadership from the former executive secretary of TETFund in March 2022, Arc Sonny Togo Echono said in his speech that, “deploying the tools of Information and Communication Technology...

By Gambo Jagindi In response to President Bola Tinubu’s directive to withdraw police officers from VIP protection duties and redeploy them to core policing, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) is stepping up to the challenge. Under the leadership of Commandant General (CG) Professor Ahmed Abubakar Audi, the...

By Sunny Attah The ongoing debate over whether the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) should assume responsibility for VIP protection from the Nigeria Police Force is both timely and necessary. As Nigeria reassesses its security architecture amid evolving internal threats, it becomes crucial to allocate institutional responsibilities in...

By Idris Ahmed In the hallowed halls of the University of Oxford, a defining narrative for Nigeria’s future was being meticulously crafted. The occasion was the prestigious Oxford Africa Governance Forum, a convergence of global intellect, finance, and diplomacy. To this distinguished audience, Senator Mohammed Sani Musa, CON, Chairman of...

By Augustine Aminu On a defining afternoon in Abuja, where 240 lawyers were formally sworn in as Notaries Public of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, one name stood out—Barrister Somayina Chigbue, Esq. For many across the legal community, his inclusion on this prestigious list was not just a ceremonial milestone,...

By David Ochonu A resurfaced video showing Dr. Bello Matawalle, prior to his appointment as Minister of State for Defence, allegedly defending certain bandits during his time as Governor of Zamfara State has once again stirred intense public concern about the penchant for resorting to media trial and vilification of...

By Lawal Itodo I am genuinely amused, bordering on astonishment, at how low some individuals are willing to stoop, and even more entertained by the hastily assembled, yet astonishingly shoddy piece recently penned by Toyin Akinosho. Looking back with a theatrical eye-roll, it becomes painfully obvious that the man is,...

By Alhassan Dantani On the night of 17 November 2025, the people of Danko-Wasagu in Kebbi State went to bed with dread in their hearts. By dawn, 25 schoolgirls had been dragged from their hostels by armed bandits. One escaped into the bush; the remaining 24 vanished into a forest...