Focus: Nigerian Sovereignty Meets Trump “Donroe” Doctrine
Nigeria has always been prickly about sovereignty. Born from anti colonial struggle and shaped by decades of military rule, the country’s political class instinctively bristles at foreign boots on its…
Trump Deploys 200 US Troops to Nigeria in Expanded Counterterror Partnership
A new phase in US–Nigeria security cooperation began this week as the second batch of approximately 100 American military personnel arrived in Nigeria to support counterterrorism operations against Boko Haram,…
Rivers Assembly Halts Impeachment Proceedings Against Fubara, Deputy
The Rivers State House of Assembly has halted impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu. The decision was reached during Thursday’s sitting after the impeachment process…
Tinubu Signs Electoral Act 2026 Into Law, Says ‘We Need To Avoid Glitches, Unnecessary Hacking’
President Bola Tinubu has signed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026 into law, following the passage of the bill by the National Assembly on Tuesday after months…
NSA Nuhu Ribadu Heads to Brussels for High Level EU Security Talks
Abuja/Brussels — Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, is expected in Brussels this week for a landmark round of security talks with the European Union, in a move that could…
Editorial: Tinubu Turning Nigeria into a One Party State
Nigeria has seen political defections before, but what is unfolding under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is something far more dangerous: the systematic dismantling of multiparty democracy. With Governor Ahmadu Fintiri…
Focus: APC Engineered Most Sweeping Political Realignment Since 1999
When the news broke that Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, the governor of Adamawa State, was preparing to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the political class reacted with a mixture…
Editorial: A House Divided – CAN Leadership Crisis
There are crises that test institutions. And there are crises that expose them. The sordid leadership debacle within the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) falls squarely into the latter category.…
UBA Unveils Diaspora Platform to Connect Global Africans with Investment, Wealth Opportunities
UBA Unveils Diaspora Platform to Power Global African Lifestyle Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has unveiled a diaspora banking and investment platform designed to serve Africans…
Adamawa Governor Fintiri Set to Defect to APC, Reshaping 2027 Political Landscape
ABUJA – Nigeria’s political map is on the brink of a historic shift as Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri prepares to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to…