Aliko Dangote: Architect of Africa’s Industrial Awakening
In an era when Africa is too often described by its deficits, Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has chosen to define the continent by its possibilities. Few private citizens…
Dangote’s Troubles
President of the Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has launched a fresh offensive against the regulator, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), insisting the leadership of…
Supreme Court, Rivers And The State of Emergency – By Reuben Abati
Yesterday, December 15, the Supreme Court of Nigeria struck out the suit filed by 11 Governors of states controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the emergency rule imposed…
Seyi Tinubu’s outlandish security escorts
When Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka stepped out of a high-profile hotel in Lagos last week, he was greeted by an outlandish sight. Lined up like a presidential guard were no…
Coup belt: Anatomy of Sahelian upheaval – By Kunle Somorin
The African continent, long a theatre of political experimentation and turbulence, has in recent years witnessed a dramatic resurgence of military interventions in governance. Since 2020, at least nine states…
Editorial: Katsina State and its Peace Deal with Bandits
The declaration last Friday by Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, that the peace deal entered into with bandits has yielded positive results in councils that were affected by insecurity, is…
Spotlight: Violence Against Women – Nigeria’s Private War
Nigeria is a nation fond of grand slogans. “Renewed Hope” is the latest. Yet for millions of Nigerian women and girls, hope ends at home. New data suggest that the…
Editorial: Tinubu Honors Keyamo – A Prize for Presiding Over Failure
In a country already suffocating under the weight of institutional decay, and gasping for credibility and competence, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to confer an “Excellence in Aviation Sector Reforms”…
Editorial: In Defence of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as NSA
The recent call by Senator Francis Fadahunsi, representing Osun East, to replace Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as National Security Adviser (NSA) with a retired military officer is not merely misguided; it…
Exclusive: Nigeria Sued at World Bank Tribunal Over Kaduna Lithium Permits
Huhuonline.com can authoritatively report that, Nigeria is facing a new international legal challenge after British junior mining firm Jupiter Lithium Ltd. formally initiated arbitration proceedings against the federal government at…