Beyond Ekiti: Democracy requires more than the absence of Chaos
Nigeria’s off-cycle governorship elections have often served as rehearsals for larger contests. That is why the outcome in Ekiti State matters beyond the boundaries of one south-western state. Governor Biodun…
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Announces Resignation
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer gestures during a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump (unseen) following their meeting at Chequers, in Aylesbury, central England, on September 18, 2025,…
Simon Amadi’s Shadow Syndicate: A Nexus of Narcotics, Fintech, and Sanctions Evasion
For decades, the financial elite of Zurich and London viewed international drug trafficking as a coarse, localized problem. It was a menace measured in street corners, plastic baggies, and gang…
UK Court Acquits Diezani Alison-Madueke of All Bribery Charges After 11-Year Investigation
Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been acquitted of all six bribery-related charges brought against her by the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA), bringing to a…
INEC: The Electoral Umpire That Cannot Guard Its Own Whistle
Every institution has its defining scandal. For some, it is corruption. For others, incompetence. For a few particularly unfortunate organizations, it is both. The latest controversy engulfing Nigeria’s Independent National…
Editorial: State Police – Tinubu’s Historic Opportunity to Rescue Nigeria
Every nation eventually confronts defining moments when history demands not hesitation, but courage. Nigeria has arrived at such a moment. Across the country today, fear has become an unwelcome companion…
How Nigerian Troops Crushed Borno Terrorist Stronghold and Freed 360 Hostages
Nigeria’s counter-insurgency campaign recorded one of its most consequential tactical victories in recent years after troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), stormed a heavily…
Tinubu’s Three Years of Pain, Promises and Perpetual Excuses
Three years into the presidency of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria resembles a patient who was promised corrective surgery only to awaken from the operation poorer, hungrier and still bleeding. The…
EFCC Arraigns Blessing CEO Over Alleged ₦13m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, on Wednesday, arraigned self-styled relationship therapist Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, popularly known as Blessing CEO, before the Federal High Court…
Bandits Abduct 39 Residents On Reconciliation Mission In Zamfara
At least 39 residents of Magamin Diddi village in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State have been abducted by armed bandits during a reconciliation mission. The victims, mostly elders…