House of Representatives passes State Police establishment bill
The path to the establishment of the long-awaited state police in Nigeria widened today as the House of Representatives passed the state police bill.
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Worsening insecurity: Nigerian youths storm National Assembly
A group of young Nigerians staged a protest at the National Assembly on Tuesday, urging the federal government to take immediate, decisive action to combat the nation’s escalating insecurity
How school kidnap crisis forced teachers’ nationwide protest
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesTeachers in Akwa Ibom State public schools joined their counterparts across the country on Tuesday to shut down schools, protesting the continued detention of more than forty students terrorists kidnapped from three schools in Oyo State a fortnight ago. While teachers in Akwa Ibom observed the strike through school closures, many of their colleagues…
The heft of helplessness
Helplessness is a lived reality for many across the globe, but it is particularly acute in Nigeria, where economic decay and insecurity have become its primary expressions.
When silence is suicidal
he Nigerian security apparatus, especially the military, cleansed of sectarian and political pollution, is capable of ending the violence in the land in less than a year. Our soldiers, in spite of fifthcolumnists, have the capacity to do that.
Armed Forces Remembrance Day & The Enemy Within
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares Editorial Armed Forces Remembrance Day & The Enemy Within Another Remembrance Day for our men and women under arms is here. Nigeria celebrates the Day on 15 January every year. The date replaces the Armistice or Poppy Day which used to be celebrated on every 11 November when the country was under British…
As the Christmas approaches
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares Editorial (24 December, 2025) As the Christmas approaches The birth of Jesus Christ of Nazareth is a critical part of the faith of those who believe in Him. Even beyond such believers, the birth of the Saviour is a landmark shift in the human calendar. Christianity teaches us that Jesus…
Our self-sabotage and the foreboding future
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Concourse Our self-sabotage and the foreboding future By Soney Antai, a serial awards-winning columnist Whatever folks allow or relish in over a long time oftentimes become a culture that may define them and shape their future. At that point of ritualised usage, the utility of activities, practices, and observances may not count, but…
I will stop terrorism in the North – Tinubu
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesI will stop terrorism in the North – Tinubu In what sounded like a tough death notice to terrorists running riot over the northern region of the country, President Bola Tinubu has pledged his government’s determination to stop the concerning situation. He vowed that no part of the country would be allowed “to bleed…
Trump again blasts Nigeria, says country “is a disgrace”
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