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…
War in The Middle East, Uncertainty in The World – By Reuben Abati
On Saturday morning, February 28, the world woke up to learn of “Operation Roaring Lion” by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) and “Operation Epic Fury” by the American military forces…
Ribadu and Air Force Chief Clash Over Helicopter Suppliers; Presidency to Intervene
Abuja – Nigeria’s urgent search for combat helicopters has exposed an unusual fault line at the apex of its security establishment: a growing disagreement between National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu…
Focus: Tinubu, Tompolo and the $35million Battle for Nigeria’s Pipelines
For a country that lives and dies by oil, the guardianship of its pipelines is never merely a technical matter. It is a question of who holds the balance of…