“People are asking why are we not killing terrorists even if they have killed others. Well, even in the Bible, the prodigal son was given a chance, so we should give terrorists a chance to repent if they want to… But even in the Bible, we heard about the prodigal son. If there was not…
When Daniel Bwala recently appeared in a televised exchange with journalist Mehdi Hasan on Aljazeera, many Nigerians watched with a mixture of fascination and discomfort. It was not merely a debate. It was something more revealing. It was a public portrait of a deeper crisis in Nigeria’s political culture. It was the tragedy of activism….
On 13 February 1975, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed was killed in Lagos. Fifty years later, the date still matters because his leadership belonged to a moment when Nigeria was moving in step with the wider world. The country was not operating on a private timetable. Decisions taken in Lagos were made at the same time…
Nigeria’s democracy is again at a familiar crossroads: the point where electoral reform is loudly promised, quietly diluted, and then defended as “procedure.” The new controversy around the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2026 is not just a disagreement between the Senate and the House of Representatives. It is a test of whether the country’s institutions…
Over the past week alone, more than 80 people were killed across Nigeria, with Zamfara, Borno, Kaduna, and Niger States emerging as the worst-affected flashpoints. The dominant threats remain banditry, insurgency, and kidnapping for ransom, with armed groups increasingly targeting civilians, markets, and security formations. #NigeriaKillingsTracker#SahelConflictMonitor#LakeChadInsurgency#NigeriaConflictWatch#AfricaCrisisBrief#ElectionSecurityNigeria#WeeklySecurityBrief In Borno State, insurgents linked to ISWAP and Boko…
Across Africa, a familiar argument is making a comeback. It says our problem is not corruption, weak institutions, or poor governance, but leadership turnover. According to this view, Africa needs leaders who stay longer in power—like Singapore’s founding generation or China’s political elite—to deliver development. It is an attractive argument. It sounds pragmatic. It promises…
