Jimoh Ibrahim, in broad daylight – By Sonala Olumhense
I have spent time on the Third Floor of the United Nations Headquarters in New York, where the press corps works. It is not a gentle place. The journalists there…
Editorial: A Royal Welcome for Tinubu in London
State visits are usually exercises in diplomatic choreography: polite speeches, polished banquets, and the faint hope that something meaningful might emerge from the ceremonial fog. President Bola Tinubu’s arrival in…
Northern Leaders Blast US Congress Over “Hostile Demand” to Repeal Sharia Law
Northern political leaders erupted in unified outrage over the weekend, condemning what they describe as a “hostile and imperial overreach” by Republican lawmakers in the US Congress who are pressuring…
Tinubu Warned Against Cancelling Tompolo’s Pipeline Surveillance Contract
President Bola Tinubu is facing mounting pressure from Niger Delta stakeholders and civil society groups after fresh warnings that terminating the multibillion naira oil pipeline surveillance contract awarded to Tantita…
Coup attempt, denial and the military’s changing story – By Olalekan Adetayo
It is extremely challenging to practise journalism in Nigeria. I am not even going into the issue of safety—where those who are uncomfortable with journalists’ work declare them persona non…
Tinubu Unleashes $750,000 a Month Counter Lobbying War against Biafra in Washington
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched an unprecedented, high stakes counter offensive in Washington, deploying one of the most expensive lobbying operations in Africa’s modern political history to blunt…
US Court Orders FBI, Anti-Drug Agency To Release Tinubu’s Records
The US District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered top law enforcement agencies to make information about President Bola Tinubu public. Beryl Howell, the judge, made the order…
Editorial: As Tinubu Unplugs Aso Villa from Power Grid
When governments lose faith in their own promises, they do not issue press statements. They install solar panels. The decision by the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration to migrate the Presidential…
Editorial: Rule of Law and the Nigeria Police
When the leadership of a national police force changes, the ceremony is swift; the consequences are not. The appointment of Acting Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu presents Nigeria not merely…