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Terrorist Funding Carnage: The Dark Economy Sustaining Nigeria’s Terrorist Networks

Sam Agogo23 May 2026

Every terrorist group, no matter how ideologically driven or militarily organised, shares one unavoidable vulnerability: it needs money to survive. From kidnapping ransoms and cattle rustling to cryptocurrencies and shadow networks, extremist groups operating across Nigeria have raised billions to sustain their campaigns of carnage — and the question that now confronts the nation is...

Edged Out: APC Governorship Aspirants Forced to Abandon Their Bids Ahead of 2027

Sam Agogo21 May 2026

The pattern of forced withdrawals from APC governorship races ahead of the 2027 elections tells a striking story about how political power is being consolidated under the Tinubu administration. Across multiple states, aspirants who had invested heavily — financially and politically — found themselves pressured out of races through what the party called “consensus arrangements.”...

The Weaponisation of Identity: How Politicians Exploit Religion, Ethnicity and Regionalism to Escape Accountability in Nigeria

Sam Agogo11 May 2026

NIGERIA – There is an old saying that a hungry man has no tribe. Yet, in the theatre of Nigerian politics, tribalism, religion, regionalism, and outright bigotry remain the most potent weapons in the arsenal of ambitious politicians — weapons wielded not in the interest of the people, but in the ruthless pursuit of power....

The Jonathan 2027 Conversation Is Less About Him and More About Those Behind It

Sam Agogo10 May 2026

A storm is quietly gathering across Nigeria’s political landscape, and at its eye stands a familiar figure — former President Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, the mild-mannered son of Otuoke who once stunned the world by gracefully conceding defeat in 2015. Now, a decade after that historic moment, his name is once again being invoked —...

Consensus Candidates and the Death of Democratic Legitimacy

Sam Agogo6 May 2026

Nigeria’s democracy is being strangled in broad daylight — not at the polling units but in the government houses where governors sit with party machinery and decide who will appear on the ballot. Before the people have spoken, before delegates have gathered, before primaries have been conducted, the outcome has already been scripted. What is...

Xenophobia as Policy: How South Africa Is Exporting Its Failures and Importing Its Excuses

Kingsley Oyong Akam3 May 2026

She spoke with the certainty of a woman who had made up her mind. In a video that spread across the continent within hours of appearing on South African social media in late April 2026, a South African woman made a sweeping claim: that Nigerians are responsible for 60 percent of crime in South Africa....

Nigeria’s Electoral Credibility in Peril: INEC Chairman Engulfed in Storm of Resignation Demands

Sam Agogo22 April 2026

Nigeria’s democracy is standing on dangerously fragile ground as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, faces an unrelenting storm of condemnation, protests, and intensifying calls for his resignation. The uproar was triggered by revelations that the electoral chief allegedly operated a private social media account openly sympathetic to...

Nigeria’s Prosperity Key to Africa’s Stability — Mahama’s Remarks Spark Reactions

Sam Agogo16 April 2026

NIGERIA: Ghanaian President John Mahama has declared that he prays for Nigeria’s success, stressing that the prosperity of Africa’s most populous nation is crucial for regional stability. He noted that if Nigeria thrives, its citizens would not feel compelled to migrate to Ghana or elsewhere. While his words were framed as goodwill, many Nigerians have...

The Rising Epidemic of Underage Sexual Exploitation in Nigeria (2)

Rita Eze5 April 2026

Behind every young girl standing on the roadside at night is a story that rarely gets told. Not a headline. Not a statistic. But a life shaped by circumstances, choices, and often, manipulation. So perhaps the question we should now be asking is not just why they are there, but who is leading them there?...

Security Challenges in Rural Nigeria: Communities Living in Fear — Can State Police Provide a Lasting Solution?

Michael Odunayo Ogunjobi26 March 2026

Marvellous Durowaiye/Reuters. A man stands in front of a damaged and burnt house following a deadly gunmen attack in Yelwata, Benue State, Nigeria, on June 16, 2025.

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