By Nkanu Egbe In 2015, Nigerians discovered that social media could win elections. APC “social warriors” waged relentless online campaigns against the PDP, and their victory entrenched digital warfare in the public sphere. Then came #ENDSARS in 2020: a youth‑led uprising against police brutality, the Lekki toll‑gate massacre, and the impunity of the state. Out Read More…
“Touch not my anointed, and do my prophets no harm.” That is a biblical injunction stated in Psalm 105:15 and 1 Chronicles 16:22, warning against harming or mistreating people set apart for God’s purpose. Right from the beginning of organised Christianity, the Pope, as head of the Roman Catholic Church, is the chief servant and Read More…
Lagos has mastered the art of distraction. At any given moment, the city is discussing at least three unrelated things with equal passion—politics, football, and entertainment—while the real issues quietly adjust prices in the background. This week, it was the entertainment industry’s turn. By the time the matter reached Aguda, it had already matured into Read More…
On Friday, April 10, 2026, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Comptroller-General Kemi Nandap suspended comptrollers at the Lagos-Seme border commands in direct response to viral videos exposing officers’ extortion of traders and travelers, igniting public fury and prompting a formal probe. The Lagos-Seme border, Nigeria’s pulsating gateway to West Africa, has erupted into scandal once again. Read More…
A missionary’s voice cuts through the haze of Nigeria’s economic despair. “And a lot of Nigerians do not know… if you go back to the 1974 Kissinger Report… it says explicitly there, that the Nigerian people must not be given access to their resources—that they must be kept for the rich nations,” declares Prof. Kent Read More…
Every Tamuno, Dike and Hadi knows that the 2027 elections in Nigeria will be primarily between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The recent de-listing of ADC’s officials (Senator David Mark and former governor Rauf Aregbesola) from the INEC portal will not stop the gang-up against the APC. As Read More…
There are weeks when Lagos debates fuel prices, football, or foreign wars. And then there are weeks when the country is forced to confront something heavier—something that refuses to sit comfortably inside humour. This was one of those weeks. News broke of yet another deadly attack in Plateau State. Lives lost. Communities shaken. Familiar headlines, Read More…
At this stage of Nigeria’s development, and considering the financial stress Nigerians are currently undergoing, perhaps the government may want to consider radical suggestions on how to make the burden lighter for the people. It is wrong, in my view, to routinely compare Nigeria with other countries, as politicians often do. When you complain that Read More…
A Lagos Metropolitan News Analysis Lagos has always lived with water. From the lagoon that defines its geography to the Atlantic that shapes its destiny, the city’s relationship with flooding is not new. What is new, however, is how the state is choosing to respond. With its $7.5 million parametric flood insurance deal, the Lagos State Read More…
If poverty, inflation and weak state capacity are symptoms, Nigeria’s governance design is part of the disease. From an oversized cabinet to duplicated agencies and weak local government structure, here are 10 constitutional and institutional reforms that could help cut waste, free up public funds and make growth more inclusive. Nigeria’s poverty crisis has exposed Read More…
