Insight

Lagos State’s restrictive abortion laws have contributed to preventable deaths and other life-threatening complications. Yet the true scale of the crisis remains unknown, hidden by inadequate data, secrecy, stigma, and shame surrounding abortion. JULIANA FRANCIS examines the human cost of criminalising abortion, reliving the painful experiences of survivors and trauma…

By Dr. Abdulrahman A. Terab, PhD The contemporary Muslim world, particularly in regions like Northern Nigeria and most of Sub-Saharan Africa, stands at a critical crossroads. While the external infrastructure of the faith—masjids, Islamic schools, and public celebrations—flourishes, a profound internal crisis of understanding persists. Central Islamic doctrines are frequently…

The cemetery has a work ethic. Nothing lies there for long. The rain settles the heavy mound, the mud pulls at a loose stone, and the weeds push through the fence. In a kitchen, a loaf stiffens on the counter, milk studies its own fading, and a houseplant practices departure…

I’m sitting here watching a very expensive lawnmower chew its way through the neighbour’s tall grass, spitting out a fine, green mist that eventually settles on my side of the fence. It’s a beautiful machine, really— the kind of engine that makes a sound like a very large cat purring…

Inside me, a market thrives— microbes haggle over maize and yam, trading enzymes in the heat of the stalls, arguing over the boundaries of oil and water. My pancreas leans against the mud wall, arms folded, waiting for the king’s decree, while the liver paces like a restless chief, measuring…

By Omoruyi Uwuigiaren CHAPTER ONE Ugly Night A blanket of blackness descended upon the city. Bats swooped and swirled across the sky, leaving their silhouettes against the moon. The old wizard’s prophecy of tragedy was about to be fulfilled. The Feast of a Thousand Necks was imminent. Darkness descended upon…

by Omoruyi Uwuigiaren Chapter One The Family `Once upon a time in the old town of Gid, an old farmer called Erasmus had a horse and a son. The boy’s name was Jason, and the horse was Francis. They lived in a farmhouse, and Francis took them everywhere they went.…

By Ibrahim Zikirullahi Introduction History is replete with examples of nations that allowed greed, arrogance and an unrestrained lust for power to erode democratic institutions. Nigeria today stands at a dangerous crossroads. The gale of defections from opposition parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised serious alarm.…

State of the Nation Address by Comrade Ibrahim M. Zikirullahi, Executive Director, Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education (CHRICED), October 2, 2025 – Gwarinpa, FCT, Abuja Introduction: The Silence That Screams Distinguished members of the press, civil society, and fellow Nigerians—Happy 65th Independence Anniversary. Today, we do not…

Being the Text of a Speech Presented by Governor Alex C. Otti, at the Validation and Formalisation of the Abia State Mini-Grid Regulation on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at the Banquet Hall, Government House, Umuahia Electricity is the spark that ignites the fire of progress in human communities. It drives…