A fight to the finish in Osun
In concluding my piece here two weeks ago on the Osun State governorship election that is scheduled to hold on Saturday this week, I had suggested that Governor Ademola Nurudeen…
Adeleke Demands Probe of Fadahunsi Over “Kill Them” Remarks
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has urged security authorities to arrest and prosecute Senator Francis Fadahunsi over remarks in a viral video that the governor described as an incitement to…
Nigeria Must Fix Policing And Get It Right
Nigeria has debated state police for decades. We are now closer than ever to creating it. Yet the harder question is not simply whether policing should be brought closer to…
2027 Polls: Atiku Questions Use of Android 10 on BVAS
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed concern over the operating system reportedly being used on the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), warning that reliance on outdated software could expose…
UEFA, Concacaf and AFC Draw Up Alternative Vision for FIFA Governance
A growing alliance of football’s major continental confederations is preparing a new blueprint for how the global game should be governed, amid an escalating confrontation with FIFA president Gianni Infantino.…
Dangote Refinery Blames Third-Party Crude Sales for Rejection of 15.5m Barrels
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has attributed the rejection of about 15.5 million barrels of Nigerian crude in the second quarter of 2026 to difficulties in securing locally produced…
UK Proposes Air Defence, Military Base Support for Nigeria
The United Kingdom is seeking to deepen its defence and security cooperation with Nigeria through a package of proposed military support that includes air defence systems, counter-drone technology, intelligence capabilities…
Tinubu Unveils New Offshore Investment Framework, Targets $50bn Capital Inflow
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a new policy framework designed to attract as much as **US$50 billion in fresh investment into Nigeria’s deep offshore oil and gas sector**, in…
Obasanjo: Africa’s Winner-Takes-All Democracy Needs Rethinking
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for a rethink of the democratic system practised across much of Africa, arguing that the Western liberal democracy inherited by many African countries does…
Labour Unions Ground Air Peace Flights in Lagos, Abuja
Aviation labour unions on Tuesday grounded operations of Air Peace in Lagos and Abuja, leaving scores of passengers stranded at the affected airports. The industrial action was led by the…