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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated General Christopher Gwabin Musa as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence, replacing Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar who resigned on Monday. General Musa, a distinguished soldier, served as
Read MoreUmaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló, the 53-year-old former Prime Minister, teacher, soldier-politician and Guinea-Bissau’s 6th President, who called his style of governance “Embaloism,” has a dubious way with military coups, considered by many as suspicious, if not contrived.
Read MoreGovernor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), effective November 4, 2025. In a letter addressed to the PDP Chairman of Ward 2, Sagba Abogunde, Adeleke
Read MoreNigeria’s Defence Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned from office with immediate effect, citing health reasons. In a letter to President Bola Tinubu dated December 1, Abubakar announced his decision to
Read MoreOur crossing of paths left an indelible mark when Banji Adekunle and his bosom friend, Taiye Oladapo, were both undergraduates at the University of Ibadan (U. I.) and I was serving my
Read MoreA highly respected, Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, has died. News of Bauchi’s death started circulating on Thursday morning. A former presidential aide to late President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, revealed this
Read MoreAfrican-led International Observation Missions to Guinea-Bissau’s November 23 legislative and presidential elections have condemned the “blatant attempt to disrupt the democratic process…” and called on “ECOWAS and the African Union to take
Read MoreThe G20 summit in South Africa concluded successfully in South Africa on Sunday with the glaring absence of the United States — the next country to lead the bloc — after the
Read MoreThe Ika Nation Tournament has officially kicked off, marking the beginning of a thrilling football extravaganza. The opening ceremony, held on Saturday, November 22, 2025, was a grand affair, setting the tone
Read MoreIt was a surprise to me that Peter Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, invited former President Olusegun Obasanjo to his birthday bash! Trust me, Fayose must have been up to
Read More“Finally, finally, PDP has held Wike’s bull by the horns…” “You mean with his expulsion from the PDP by the factional PDP convention held in Ibadan?“ “You are partisan! The way you
Read MoreAbuja’s foreign policy response to American criticism over Christian persecution exemplifies how not to manage great power relations in a multipolar world. President Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular
Read MoreThe ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Guinea-Bissau, headed by Ambassador Baba Kamara, has met with candidates for the 23rd November presidential election, including incumbent President Umaro Sissoko Embalo and representatives of opposition
Read MoreA Nigerian government delegation led by Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser (NSA) to President Bola Tinubu, met Congressman Riley Moore in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, 19 November, as part of efforts to counter the “Christian
Read MoreThe Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, has called for “more urgent official measures to curb the alarming rate of insecurity across (Nigeria).” ”The festering terrorists’ attacks in parts of
Read MoreA Federal High Court in Abuja has handed down a landmark sentence in the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra. Justice James Omotosho has sentenced Kanu
Read MoreIs Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, economically broke? It is a question no patriotic citizen wants to confront, yet one that confronts every Nigerian daily at the fuel pump, the market stall, the
Read MoreThe Central Bank of Nigeria’s decision to take full control of government securities issuance has been described by some as a bold move toward transparency and market efficiency. Yet, beneath the surface
Read MoreAn unlikely coincidence of elections in over a period of 45 days period from the middle of September to the end of October 2025 has cast a new light on the state
Read MoreIt was difficult to miss the trending videos, photos and reports of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike and Naval Officer Lieutenant A. M. Yerima staring each other down at
Read MoreThere are moments in public life that reveal far more than the actors involved intend. The embarrassing spectacle staged this week in Abuja, where the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom
Read MoreDr. Ramas Okoye-Asuzu is the Supreme Head, Obu-Ezumezu Of Igbo, President of Foundation for World Peace and Cultural Re-orientation. In this interview with Tony Oraeki at his country home, Nri kingdom in
Read MoreThe Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has reaffirmed his commitment to educational development during a visit to Tansian University, Anambra State, where he
Read MoreFormer Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has reassured the public that he’s in excellent health, attributing his well-being to God’s special grace. In a statement signed by Paul Nwosu, PhD, on
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