Why Adaobi Nnani Remains Central to Russia’s Denials
Adaobi Nnani was a bombing survivor. She did not make it through the war. That's the simple truth of it and all the rest...
Foreign Education and the Contradictions of Nigeria’s Modern Leadership
Late literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe, in his influential book “The Trouble with Nigeria” identified failure of leadership as the singular core problem of...
Oriire Abduction: Beyond the Rescue, Time for Accountability
Growing up in Ijebu-Ode, my job was to join other children in defending each family’s hens and their chicks from predators. We were guided...
Between Police And Developmental State: Balancing Security And Growth
Arise TV on Thursday, July 9, 2026, had a Dialogue on building national consensus for state police and national security. Quickly done. Well done....
Probe Of NNPCL’s N210 Trillion Shortfall Must Ensure Accountability
While the Senate’s move to set aside its committee’s directive for the arrest of the former Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Nigerian National...
OPINION: Inside Narco-Presidencies and How They Come to an End
Merchants of psychotropic substances, regardless of the jurisdiction of their operations, do not take prisoners. “Obi fere ha azu” as my igbo people would...
How the Attorney General of the Federation’s Office Is Being Quietly Restored
For many years, the Attorney General of the Federation's (AGF) office was embroiled in disputes that frequently eclipsed its constitutional significance. Whether the position...
Xenophobia In South Africa: Do Recent Attacks Validate Botha’s Assertion?
In 1988, as international pressure against apartheid reached a crescendo, South Africa’s then State President Pieter Willem Botha reportedly said that Black Africans were...
Silent but Effective: DSS Strategy Delivering Results in Security Fight
Because an arms shipment was stopped last week, a market is open somewhere in Nigeria today. There is less noise in the village because...
Party Chieftain: Tinubu Faces Discontent Among APC Ministers, Governors
According to Alwan Hassan, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), most governors and ministers don't really like President Bola Tinubu.
He said...
