Those expressing sympathy for former Attorney‑General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, over his current ordeal with the EFCC and the DSS may have conveniently forgotten what befell former National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki—arrested barely a day after handing over office. His story remains one of the most troubling indictments of executive overreach in Nigeria’s democratic era: a case study in how personal vendetta, political score‑settling, and institutional disregard for judicial authority can be disguised as the pursuit of justice.
From Ese Oruru to Walida: Exposing Selective Outrage in Child Sexual Exploitation Cases
By Yushau A. Shuaib
I have always resisted being dragged into ethnoreligious arguments. Not because the issues are trivial, but because many of the loudest voices in such debates are not merely passionate—they...
DSS Drags Sowore, Twitter, Facebook to Court Over Anti-Tinubu Posts
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a five-count criminal charge against Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), alongside two global tech companies—X Corp (formerly Twitter) and Meta Platforms Inc.,...
The Department of State Services, DSS, has summoned the management of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, to an emergency meeting following rising tension over an alleged breach of an agreement on workers’ right to belong to the union of their choice.
DSS Summons Dangote, NUPENG Over Alleged Breach of Pact
The Department of State Services (DSS) has summoned the management of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, to an emergency meeting following rising tension over an alleged...
