Category: Ideology & Social Change
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On May 27, 2026, after Eid-el-Kabir prayers in Lagos, reporters asked President Tinubu about insecurity. Children from Oyo State were still in captivity. A teacher had been beheaded. His response was a theology lesson.
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A man facing N80 billion in money laundering charges was cleared by his party to run for the Senate. Another man under probe for N1.3 trillion allegedly went quiet after defecting to the ruling party. The president’s son was accused of paying Nigerians abroad to cheer. And the government says it is the citizens who…
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ASP Newton Isokpehi of the Anambra State Command went viral on Wednesday after threatening to kill any Nigerian who filmed him on duty. He has served for 26 years. He buys his own uniform. Welcome to the Nigerian Police Force, where the dysfunction is the product.
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A mathematics teacher named Michael Oyedokun was beheaded in Oyo State on May 17, 2026. Two other kidnapped victims appeared on video begging for their lives. Nigerians expressed outrage for about 48 hours. Then they went back to arguing about a celebrity’s personal life. This is political apathy in Nigeria, and it is not a…
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There is a video. That is the part that is different this time. Not the killing, because the killing is not new. What is different is that Nigerians watched it in real time. Saw a man tied up and helpless. Heard him beg. And then watched a uniformed officer in civilian clothes fire at him…
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Terrorists graduated with certificates. Bandits got vocational training and a handshake. Citizens got a press release and a prayer. And somewhere between Jos and Yelewata, families are still digging graves. This is Nigeria’s official response to insecurity in 2026.
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Rice in traffic. Danwake in branded bags. The City Boy Movement. This is not charity. This is the business model of Nigerian politics.
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Before we crown Ozoro as the nadir of Nigerian civilization, let us scroll through the archive. Because Nigeria has a rich and extensive portfolio of cultural practices that violate fundamental human rights, and most of them have been operating quietly and uninterrupted for decades, with the full cultural endorsement of communities, the tacit acceptance of…
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A corruption scandal breaks on Monday. Nigerians argue about it until Wednesday. By Friday the country has moved on to the next outrage. By Sunday the original scandal has disappeared into the graveyard of forgotten headlines.
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Nigeria’s corruption problem begins and ends with politicians. However, the truth runs deeper. Nigeria’s corruption problem sits inside the psychology of its people.