Wike, Soldiers Face-Off Over Land Issues In Abuja
Things got heated between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, his entourage, and some soldiers when he was stopped from gaining access to a land in the…
Exclusive: Tinubu Scrambles to Calm Tensions as Diplomatic Vacuum Deepens US Nigeria Rift
Nigeria finds itself navigating one of its gravest diplomatic crises in decades after US President Donald Trump’s dramatic designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) on religious-freedom…
Editorial: EFCC Public Shaming of Timipre Sylva
In the gilded halls of Nigeria’s anti-corruption architecture, a shameful spectacle now unfolds – a corrosive ritual in which a former governor and ex-Minister is declared a “wanted” man, his…
EFCC Declares Former Bayelsa Governor Timipre Sylva Wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a former Minister of Petroleum Resources and former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, wanted. In a statement signed by its…
Nigeria’s governance genocide – By Sonala Olumhense
The last time the term “genocide” was applied to Nigeria, it involved a brutal civil war from which she has yet to recover. And now, it is back, United States…
Court to deliver judgment in Kanu’s terrorism case November 20
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed judgment for November 20 in the terrorism trial of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra…
Editorial: Donald Trump’s threat to invade Nigeria
In a world already weary of impulsive interventions and hollow declarations, President Donald Trump’s threat to invade Nigeria represents a grotesque escalation of rhetorical bullying masquerading as moral leadership. On…
Focus: Trump’s Nigeria Threat – Implications for US -Nigeria Relations
When Donald Trump publicly floated the possibility of US troops and air-strikes in Nigeria over the alleged mass killing of Christians, he did more than issue a startling foreign-policy statement.…
We’re Determined To Defeat Terrorism — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has pledged his administration’s resolve to deepen global engagement and intensify the fight against terrorism and criminality. The President spoke shortly after an economic briefing by the…
Trump’s Nigeria war rhetoric exposes America’s double standards
The United States military has reportedly developed a range of contingency plans for potential military action in Nigeria, following a directive from U.S. President Donald Trump. According to The New…