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Tapped, tracked, tortured: The wiretapping trail to Police Tiger Base dungeon in Imo

By Fidelis Mac-Leva / ICIR May 17, 2026 It was set up in 2011 as a…
The Al-Minuki Killing: Anatomy of a Controversial Victory

By The Searchlight Editorial Team / May 17, 2026 The announcement that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described as…
The Anatomy of a Predatory State: Prebendalism as Nigeria’s Official Operating System

By The Searchlight Chief Correspondent / May 14. 2026 In the annals of political science, few…
The Bank Trail: Did Nigerian Banks Allegedly Became Silent Partners in N800+b Political Heist

By The Searchlight Investigative Team / May 14, 2026 If the alleged over N800 billion diversion…
Alleged N800+b NLNG Fund Diversion For Tinubu’s Reelection Is Tearing APC Governors Apart

By The Searchlight Investigative Team / May 14, 2026 In the murky waters of Nigerian political…
THE PARALYSIS OF POWER: HUNGER AS A SILENCING TOOL – Part 2

By Matthews Otalike, The Searchlight Correspondent / May 13, 2026 But legal repression alone does not…
THE PARALYSIS OF POWER UNRAVELLING NIGERIA’S CULTURE OF ACQUIESCENCE – Part 1

By Matthews Otalike, The Searchlight Correspondent / May 13, 2026 In the five years since young Nigerians stood their…
THE WATCHMEN HAVE FALLEN: HOW NIGERIA LOST ITS INVESTIGATIVE SOUL

By The Searchlight Correspondent / May 12, 2026 There was a time when powerful men in…
Beyond the Ransom: The Industrialization of Terror and Complicity in Nigeria’s Kidnap Economy

By The Searchlight Investigative Desk / Date: May 11, 2026 Nigeria is currently hemorrhaging from a…
Roots of the Monster: Boko Haram’s Origins and the Shadow of Elite Power

By Matthews Otalike, The Searchlight Correspondent / May 5, 2026 Boko Haram did not emerge from…