On January 3, INEC, Nigeria’s electoral umpire, denied having published the 2027 election schedule. As often happens, the Nigerian mass media was eager to affirm, “Not me!” But equally ready…
Abubakar Malami, Nigeria’s immediate past Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, spent the Christmas and New Year festivities behind bars. If you are keeping score, this means that by the time…
At dawn on January 3, 2026, the United States executed a military operation on Venezuelan soil that will mark a watershed moment in 21st-century geopolitics. US forces struck targets in…
The acquisition of Maurel & Prom’s 20.07% stake in Seplat Energy by Heirs Energies is more than a corporate transaction. It is a declaration of intent; one that speaks to…
In the theatre of power, nothing corrodes credibility faster than the appearance of confusion. What Nigeria witnessed over the last two weeks; the release, backlash, and hurried withdrawal of President…
When a Commander-in-Chief dismisses his nation’s top military leadership, the country deserves clarity, not cryptic announcements. Yet once again, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has chosen secrecy over statesmanship, opacity over…
In a bold, perhaps audacious, move, Nigeria’s National Assembly has proposed shifting the 2027 presidential and gubernatorial elections from the traditional February–March window back six months to November 2026. The…
By every measure of democratic principle, the recent defections of elected politicians from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are nothing short of a…
There are statistics that wound the conscience of a nation. And then there are those that indict it irrevocably. Nigeria, once lauded as the “Giant of Africa,” now holds a…
Nigeria’s oil sector is a study in paradox, and the Tinubu administration appears content to watch the contradiction unfold. More than a year after the removal of fuel subsidies and…