Pochettino agrees US manager contract extension
Mauricio Pochettino has signed a contract extension to remain head coach of the United States men’s national team until 2030. The former Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea manager, who took charge…
FG Unveils Seven-Week Roadmap for National Policing Bill, Invites Public Memoranda
The Presidential Working Group on the proposed National Policing Bill has invited Nigerians to submit memoranda and policy proposals as part of efforts to develop a comprehensive legal and operational…
Obasanjo Vs. Atiku: Time For A Truce
There has been quite some drama out there in the lead up to Nigeria’s 2027 general elections and one of the most outstanding episodes would be the unending, protracted feud…
Onaiyekan and Makinde’s fellowship: When discretion takes flight
“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment,” says Benjamin Franklin,…
Infantino opponents to enforce ‘non co-operation’ with FIFA
Opposition to FIFA president Gianni Infantino is intensifying, with senior UEFA sources claiming that some member associations are considering “non-cooperation” with FIFA unless he steps down. According to those sources,…
Nigeria retains heavyweight US law firm to fight arbitration
Nigeria has acquired something that governments usually purchase only after discovering that lawyers are cheaper than losing lawsuits: a renowned international arbitration specialist. Abuja has retained Paul Hastings, a heavyweight…
Backpage: Pricing Nigerians Out of the Courtroom
There was a time when the halls of Nigerian justice were revered as the sanctuary of the aggrieved. Today, under the heavy gavels of an increasingly punitive bench, they resemble…
Crowning Glory: Tony Elumelu Seals UBA’s Paris Expansion as EU Hub
In a crowning stroke to a 12-year tenure that transformed United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc into an international financial powerhouse, outgoing Group Chairman Tony Elumelu is preparing to finalize…
Peter Obi and the Tyrannical 2027 Election Arithmetic
Every presidential election produces a romantic candidate. Nigeria’s 2027 contest has Peter Obi.Every presidential election also produces an unforgiving arithmetic. That, rather than popularity, is Obi’s real opponent. The former…
Editorial: When Bishops Speak Truth To Power
There is something wonderfully revealing about the Nigerian Presidency’s response to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference: when confronted with an uncomfortable diagnosis, it has chosen to quarrel with the physician rather…