Letters

Letters

Nigeria can study Sri Lanka’s counterinsurgency playbook, but …

For more than a decade, northern Nigeria has lived with overlapping insurgencies that have reshaped rural life, hollowed out local governance and norm

Voter apathy: Lessons from Kano, Rivers and Abuja polls

Saturday, 21 February 2026, came with some not-so-talked-about elections in different parts of Nigeria. Kano and Rivers states had by-elections to fil

Justice demands evidence, not emotion

In recent weeks, there’s been a growing tension over a sensitive issue of rape allegations and false accusations in Nigeria. This arose when a certain

Nigeria and the cost of war

There is an unyielding feeling that Nigeria’s failure to take its place as Africa’s great country and a crucial player in the comity of nations is the

Ramadan meal: Governor Namadi should monitor implementation

We are into another Ramadan fast. Last year we witnessed the palliative programme by the state government which yielded fruitful results.  Though ther