Welcome to Monday’s roundup of Nigerian newspaper headlines, where we scan the papers and then gently remind power that citizens are still awake. The committee’s chair, Afam Ogene, says calling the interim report ‘overtaken by events’ just because certified copies suddenly showed up is a slippery slope that rewards bad behaviour. Nigerians must also demand timelines, transparency, and accountability, because in a democracy, laws are not magic documents that change shape when the lights go off. Nigerians must ask for accountability for decades of failed leadership, civilian and military alike, and push for institutions strong enough to outlive strongmen. Nigerians must insist on transparent security plans, timely responses to kidnappings, support for victims’ families, and real accountability from state and federal representatives who go silent when lives are lost.

Source: The Guardian January 26, 2026 08:36 UTC