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…
Editorial: A Diplomatic Travesty – Tinubu’s Cast of Ambassadorial Jokers
Nigeria’s diplomatic service has always walked a delicate line between professional competence and political patronage. But the latest ambassadorial appointments approved by Bola Ahmed Tinubu push that uneasy compromise into…
ENI & Nigeria Strike Surprise Truce in Billion Dollar Oil Dispute
Abuja — In a dramatic turn that stunned the global energy industry, the Nigerian government and Italian oil major ENI have reached a sweeping settlement to end their decade long…
The poverty pretenders (II) – By Sonala Olumhense
Muhammadu Buhari’s 100-million pledge was made in a country that had already demonstrated its ability to spend trillions on poverty rhetoric while poverty deepened. Halfway through Buhari’s promise, Nigeria’s own…
Editorial: WHO pressure to raise taxes on Booze, Sweet drinks
Few policies flatter governments more than “sin taxes”. They offer the rare pleasure of moral virtue and fiscal revenue in one bottle. Nigeria’s federal authorities, pressured by the World Health…
Tinubu Under Siege as US Lawmakers Demand Sharia Repeal in 12 Northern States
Washington/Abuja – A dramatic geopolitical confrontation is unfolding between the United States and Nigeria after Republican lawmakers in the US Congress demanded that President Bola Tinubu move to repeal Sharia…