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When Opportunists Wins, Communities Lose

Nigeria, June 1 -- In the previous editions of Season of Political Tourists, I raised concerns about the growing tendency of politicians to move from one platform to another in pursuit of political op... Read More


DSS Arrests Five Arms Couriers Linked to Papiri School Abduction

Nigeria, June 1 -- The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested five suspected arms couriers, including two foreign nationals from Niger Republic, in connection with the November 2025 abduction... Read More


Iru Ekun: Security Initiative or Political Instrument?

Nigeria, June 1 -- In my last article, I argued that all available security and intelligence resources should be urgently deployed to rescue the victims of the recent abduction in Oriire Local Governm... Read More


The Systemic Human Capital Crisis: Disconnecting the Classroom from the Workplace

Nigeria, June 1 -- There is a distinct, exhausting pain that comes with auditing the talent pipeline entering the modern workforce. It is a quiet grief that hits whenever you observe young pupils ener... Read More


Oyo School Kidnap: Tinubu Moves to Secure Oyo Forests, Orders Recruitment of 1,000 Forest Guards

Nigeria, June 1 -- President Bola Tinubu has approved the recruitment of 1,000 forest guards in Oyo State as part of urgent measures to tighten security and curb criminal activities in vulnerable comm... Read More


46 Pupils, Teachers Still in Captivity as Oyo NUT Declares Indefinite Strike

Nigeria, June 1 -- Teachers Shut Schools Across Oyo Over Abducted Colleagues, Pupils The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has directed all public primary and secondary school teachers in Oyo State to ... Read More


Prelate Blasts Tinubu Over Heightened Insecurity, Corruption, Warns Against Nigeria's Relapse Into One-Party State

Nigeria, June 1 -- The Anglican Bishop of Aguata Diocese, the Right Reverend Samuel Ezeofor, has challenged the Federal Government to take decisive steps towards addressing the rising spate of insecur... Read More


A Scorecard of Tinubu's Three Years In Office

Nigeria, June 1 -- President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, May 29, 2026, marked his third-year in office as the number one citizen of Nigeria. In an address to fellow compatriots, Tinubu reeled out his achi... Read More


2027: Obi Names Kwankwaso Running Mate, Promises Security, Power, Economic Reforms

Nigeria, May 31 -- Addressing party leaders in Abuja, Obi who declared that a New Nigeria is Possible, described his emergence as the NDC flagbearer, a defining moment for the nation's future rather t... Read More


Obi Links Nigeria's Worsening Insecurity to Poverty, Exclusion and Unemployment, Vows Policy Shift on Jobs and Inclusion

Nigeria, May 31 -- Obi made the remarks on Saturday in Abuja during his acceptance speech where he formally emerged as the party's flag bearer ahead of the 2027 general election. He said the worsenin... Read More