Articles and op-eds

There is a kind of fatalism in our public conversation nowadays. It resurfaces in group discussions, on panels; you hear it in the weary asides of professionals who have done their best to the...

In the last quarter of 2025, Nigeria faced credible threats of American intervention over allegations of Christian persecution. The Federal Government reached for its diplomatic arsenal and found the storeroom empty, exposing Nigeria's acute...

On Tuesday, 13 January 2026, the UK House of Commons held an important adjournment debate on Nigeria’s Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), a critical human rights issue that has deep implications for peace,...

To Those Who Hold the Power to Act:   We write not with statistics alone, but with the weight of 166 families who do not know if their loved ones will return home. We...

“We used to live peacefully. But before we left our home, fear consumed us. Bandits were killing and kidnapping people. My parents allowed us to go to school until one of our neighbours was...

It was meant to be the sound of school bells, but it was gunshots that rang louder at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri on that fateful day. Children as young as six were...

Every few months, a photo makes the rounds — British and Nigerian officials smiling beside flags, signing another “strategic security partnership.” The language is always the same: shared goals, mutual respect, renewed cooperation. But...

A Catholic Bishop in Niger State, Most Rev. Dr. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, has issued a public appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging urgent action to address persistent insecurity in Agwara and Borgu Local...

Evidence has proven that the Nigerian government can move swiftly and decisively against any threat if it wants to. For one, the president did not stay quiet but declared a full state of emergency...

Troops of the Nigerian Army under Joint Task Force North East (Operation Hadin Kai) were targeted in a drone attack by terrorists operating in Borno State, leaving three soldiers wounded. The engagement took place...