From Twitter solutions to ministerial excuses – By Bosun Tijani
Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, has once again found himself explaining why governance is far more complicated than campaign rhetoric and social media bravado suggest.…
Editorial: A Security Battalion for Prince Seyi Tinubu
Nigeria is short of policemen, short of patience and short of trust. What it is not short of, it turns out, is armed escorts for the President’s son. When Wole…
Exclusive: Tinubu Monetizes future Nigerian Oil as NNPC, Aramco near $4.7bn Crude-for-Loan Deal
Huhuonline.com can authoritatively report that the state oil company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), is in the final stages of sealing a $4.7 billion crude-for-loan agreement with Saudi…
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…