Editorial: El-Rufai, ADC, and the APC’s Meltdown
There comes a moment in the life of every failing empire when it begins to mistake criticism for treason, and opposition for madness. The All-Progressives Congress (APC) appears to have…
Obasanjo Library Threatens Legal Action Against EFCC Over ‘Hotel Invasion’
The Management of the Green Legacy hotel, an arm of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, has threatened legal action against the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), following the “invasion”…
Editorial:Tell Your Papa & Tinubu’s Shameless War on Free Expression
Once again, the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has shown itself to be a sanctimonious and impervious custodian of mediocrity and an unapologetic persecutor of truth. In a profoundly…
Editorial: Nigerian Passport Rises Slightly – But Is That Enough?
Nigeria’s passport has inched its way up the global mobility ladder, climbing to 88th place in the 2025 Henley Passport Index released this month. The HPI ranks 199 passports against…
Someone to trust – By Sonala Olumhense
In 2021, Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission published its “INEC Strategic Plan 2022-2026,” the third of the commission’s such plans since 1999. Introducing it, commission chairman Mahmoud Yakubu described the…
India buys Nigerian crude as Dangote imports US oil
Refineries in India are buying Nigerian crude while the country’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery is largely running on American oil, The PUNCH reports. In a twist that underscores the complexities of…
AfroBasket, Rena Wakama And D’Tigress – By Reuben Abati
In less than two weeks, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has been twice lucky with female sports. The Super Falcons won the Women African Football Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title…
Editorial: That Depressing UNICEF Report on Nigerian Children
There is no eloquence left for this shame. Only rage. Cold, righteous rage. Nigeria, the self-proclaimed “Giant of Africa,” has become a tomb of innocence. A nation where childhood is…
Exclusive: Tinubu Livid as Jupiter Lithium Drags Nigeria to Arbitration Court
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is said to be “incandescent with rage” following reports that Jupiter Lithium Limited, a British mining firm, has formally made known its intention to initiate arbitration…
EFCC Chair Denies Forcing NNPCL Boss To Resign
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has denied reports (not by Channels Television) that he forced the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National…