Kidnappers Turning Nigerian Classrooms Into Hunting Grounds–CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has condemned the abduction of pupils, teachers and school officials during attacks on schools in Oyo State, warning that kidnappers were turning Nigerian classrooms into “hunting grounds.” President of CAN, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, described the attacks on schools in Ahoro-Esinele […]
Court grants El-Rufai N100m bail
The Former governor of Kaduna state, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has been granted bail in the sum of N100 million with one surety in like amount. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik who granted the bail outlined strict conditions for the bail, stating that the surety must reside in either Maitama or Asokoro districts of Abuja and must deposit […]
Senate Rule Amendment: Why the Debate Should Be About Institutional Stability and Not Personality
By Hon Eseme Eyiboh The controversy surrounding the recent amendment to the Senate Standing Rules has generated more heat than light. Unfortunately, much of the public conversation has been framed around personalities rather than principles, and emotions rather than institutional logic. Yet the real issue before the Senate is neither about Senator Godswill Akpabio nor […]
2026 WCD: Catholic Bishop honours persecuted journalists
The Catholic Bishop of Katsina Diocese, Most Rev. Gerald Musa, has called for greater protection of journalists facing persecution for speaking the truth, even as he warned that digital technologies and algorithms must not erode human dignity or replace the “human face and human voice” in communication. Musa, who assumed his new position as Bishop […]
The Illusion of Leasehold Loyalty: Why Nigeria’s Godfathers Always Lose the Government House
By Stephanie Shaakaa In Nigerian politics, the word structure is spoken with the reverence of something ancient and immovable. Veteran politicians invoke it the way old monarchies once invoked bloodlines, as though political influence were a hereditary estate passed from one generation of power brokers to another. For decades, godfathers have built vast political machines […]