Tinubu’s Benin Republic Expedition – By Reuben Abati
In the early hours of Sunday, December 7, 2025, there was the shocking news of a military intervention in the Republic of Benin, led by one Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri…
US Lawmakers Strike Conciliatory Tone After Nigeria Visit
A visiting United States congressional delegation has struck a markedly softer and more conciliatory tone toward Nigeria, signaling a reset in bilateral relations after weeks of unusually harsh rhetoric from…
Tinubu’s emergency needs emergency overhaul – By Sonala Olumhense
Last Sunday, I explored the subject of an effective response to the burgeoning insecurity in Nigeria. Soon afterwards, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared a state of emergency. I commend him…
Editorial: A Careless Song – On Your Mandate We Shall Stand.
There are missteps a nation can laugh off, and there are others that expose something far more troubling; a growing indifference to the sanctity of our institutions. What happened at…
Spotlight: Whitewash, Not Analysis – A Rebuttal to Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye
“Two Years of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy Under President Tinubu Administration: An Informed Commentary” by Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs & International Relations is…
Editorial: Why the Senate Must Reject Tinubu’s Ambassadorial List
Nearly thirty months after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu abruptly recalled Nigeria’s ambassadors in September 2023; leaving 109 foreign missions adrift, leaderless, and reputationally stranded, the long-awaited list of replacements has…
Tinubu’s Ambassadors – By Reuben Abati
No one should be surprised at the level of controversy that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ambassadorial list of 35 nominees, whose names have been sent to the Senate for confirmation…
US Congress Convenes Emergency Briefing on Nigeria’s Worsening Security Crisis
The United States House Appropriations Committee is holding a critical joint congressional briefing today, Tuesday, December, 2, 2025, to examine the escalating violence, mass abductions, and targeted attacks gripping Nigeria,…
Tinubu Nominates Ex-CDS Christopher Musa As Defence Minister
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Christopher Gwabin Musa as the new Minister of Defence. His nomination was contained in a letter President Tinubu conveyed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.…
Some Nominees On Tinubu’s Ambassadorial List Should Be In Prison — Joe Keshi
A former permanent secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Joe Keshi, has faulted the ambassadorial list sent to the Senate by President Bola Tinubu for confirmation. Keshi questioned the…