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    Category: Opinion

    Opinion: Nigeria’s Insecurity Crisis and the Urgent Need for a National Reset

    December 7, 2025 (updated December 7, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    By Gift Chapi Odekina Nigeria is once again standing at a dangerous crossroads. From the North-West’s relentless banditry to the Middle Belt’s farmer-herder clashes, from IPOB-linked attacks in the South-East to kidnapping rings spreading like wildfire across the country, insecurity has become the nation’s most stubborn and crippling burden. Yet, what is most troubling is not just the violence itself... Read more

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    The Real Before the New INEC Chairman

    October 10, 2025 (updated October 10, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    By Henry Ezekiel  With the appointment of a new Chairman for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria finds itself once again at a familiar crossroads — between cautious hope and deep skepticism. While the identity of the new electoral umpire matters, the realities confronting him are far more important. The institution he inherits is bruised, distrusted, and entangled in... Read more

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    Nigeria at a Crossroads: The Urgency of Leadership, Policy, and Citizens’ Responsibility

    October 3, 2025 (updated October 3, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    By Mark John (PhD) Nigeria is once again at a critical juncture. The promises of economic transformation, social justice, and national renewal continue to ring loud in speeches, yet ordinary citizens still battle the daily realities of insecurity, joblessness, inflation, and a cost of living crisis that grows more unbearable by the day. The question that haunts our collective conscience... Read more

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