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Nigeria and Insecurity: When prayer is an affront, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

BarandbenchAugust 14, 2025August 14, 20250

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is an animal that eats its curator for lunch. To survive it, either…

BarandbenchOctober 17, 20240

This was tough to write. My heart resisted it, but I yielded to my head. The petrol in my car,…

BarandbenchAugust 12, 2024August 12, 20240

Almost everyone thinks they know what is wrong with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his government, except Tinubu himself. And…

BarandbenchJune 28, 2024June 28, 20240

It was different 16 years ago. Very different. At that time, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was relatively…

BarandbenchApril 26, 2024April 26, 20240

Musings on parties in turmoil, by Azu Ishiekwene Nigeria’s three main political parties – the All Progressives Congress (APC), the…

BarandbenchApril 19, 2024April 19, 20240

It may be convenient to dismiss concerns about a possible outbreak of a Third World War as far-fetched, and perhaps…

BarandbenchMarch 29, 2024March 29, 20240

When Lt. Colonel Abdullahi Hassan Ali, 49, assumed duties as Commanding Officer of the 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian…