THE ONLY REAL SOLUTION TO INSECURITY IN NIGERIA: WHY TRUE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY CAN NO LONGER BE IGNORED Nigeria is once again confronted with an alarming resurgence of insecurity, ranging from insurgency to kidnapping especially that of school children, banditry, armed robbery, rape of victims, killings of captured victims, and the senseless threats of more...
Is Justice Truly for Sale in Nigeria? A Necessary Balance to Senator Ojudu’s ‘How They Buy the Judges & Break the Country’ By Olukayode Ajulo I read the recent piece by Senator Babafemi Ojudu with mixed feelings. Senator Ojudu is a big brother, a believer, and a man I deeply respect, an activist of uncommon...
REFRAMING NIGERIA’S VIOLENT SECURITY CRISIS: STRATEGIC POLICY PATHWAYS FOR DE-ESCALATING ETHNIC TENSIONS AND ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE NATIONAL PEACE By Sylvester Udemezue The persistent crisis and widespread violence in many parts of Nigeria continue to reveal a central underlying issue: the unresolved question of cattle management and the long-standing tensions surrounding pastoral mobility, land use, and agricultural...
“I Thought He Was an Armed Robber Until He Said ‘All of You, Outside’” – A Harrowing Assault That Exposes the Perils of Vigilante Overreach The recent testimony by NYSC member Elohor Jennifer Edema, recounting how she was traumatized by the actions of armed operatives of the Agunechemba Vigilante Group (also known as Operation Udo...
… Driven to dismantle bottlenecks, she has championed full digitization of public administration by December 31, 2025. By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue As John C. Maxwell rightly puts it: “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way”. True leadership lies in guiding others to success. It lies in ensuring...
ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITS OF EGBE AMOFIN RESOLUTIONS IN NBA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: QUESTIONS FOR MY BELOVED FRIEND, OLAYINKA SOKOYA, ESQ By Sylvester Udemezue (A). STATEMENT BY LEARNED OLAYINKA SOKOYA _”@SYLVESTER UDEMEZUE (airtel)y leader sir, all members of Egbe are bound by the constitution of Egbe Amofin Oodua and the resolution at the AGM. This resolution...
NOTHING IS AS SWEET AS GOOD GOVERNANCE – OTTI’S EXAMPLE Recently, some opposition figures in Abia politics accused Governor Alex Otti of not being transparent about his total expenditure on the school project, with figures running into billions of naira being thrown around. Sahara Reporters further amplified this narrative, hoping to stir public outrage. But...
AN OPEN LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCY, SENATOR HOPE UZODIMMA: URGENT DEMAND TO SWEAR IN THE MOST SENIOR JUDGE OF THE IMO STATE HIGH COURT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NJC’S DIRECTIVE OF 29 AND 30 APRIL 2025, TO AVERT FURTHER JUDICIAL ANARCHY IN IMO STATE His Excellency, As a staunch advocate for a formidable judiciary and...
“The Attempt at Impeachment of Fubara by Wike and his 27 Law-Makers: The Self-Exposure of Wike as a Rainmaker with Little Regard for the Laws of Nigeria and for the Welfare of Rivers State Indigenes” By Tonye Clinton Jaja Rain is supposed to a natural phenomenon, that falls after the clouds have absorbed enough vapour...