An Open Letter To The Chief Justice of Nigeria On Transparency And Accountability In Court Proceedings by Adebowale Aluko

My Lord,I write, as a concerned member of the Nigerian bar, regarding a subject which has generated controversy among members of the bar and indeed the larger public in the…

West Africa Weekly Aviation Special [Part 1]

Nov 7, 2022, 9:52 PMGood day, Mr Hundeyin. My name is Robert Emmanuel and I am a journalist from Antigua and Barbuda working at the Antigua Observer. I am messaging…

West Africa Weekly Aviation Special [Part 2]

The Audacity Of Fraud: The Incredible Story Of Nigeria Air“For the services Fairfax has provided and will continue to provide, Fairfax will have one seat on the Board of Nigeria…

Passenger Alert: Nigeria is About to Record Another Air Disaster

Subscribe nowOn Wednesday June 14, 2023, an Aero Contractors Boeing 737-500 with the tail identifier 5N-BLE took off from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja shortly after dark on a scheduled…

Following Yesterday’s Story, The NCAA Has Finally Suspended Max Air’s 737 Fleet

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has responded decisively to yesterday’s exclusive report on West Africa Weekly, which spotlighted alarming safety and procedural breaches at Max Air and Aero Contractors.…

Nigeria’s “Danfo” Airline And The NCAA’s Dance With Death

Subscribe nowOn Sunday May 7, 2023, a Boeing 737-400 prepared to take off from Yola Airport on a scheduled local service to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. Carrying 143…

GUEST POST: Tinubu’s Regime and Democratic Terrorism by Raphael Adebayo

It should by no means be surprising that the 2023 general elections have unravelled in the most controversial, heart-rending, and unprecedentedly flawed manner that they have. At the decisive juncture…

MohBad, Gangs of Lagos, and Justice in Nigeria by Raphael Adebayo

On the recent recommendation of a friend, I decided to watch Gangs of Lagos, and like any movie I find myself watching lately, I started by increasing the playback speed…

Tinubu Chicago – US Judge Nancy Maldonado Rules in Favour of Atiku, Orders Chicago University to Release Bola Tinubu’s Academic Records

BREAKING NEWS: Judge Nancy Maldonado Rules in Favour of Atiku, Orders Chicago State University to Release Bola Tinubu’s Academic Records, Gives Monday 2nd October 2023 As Deadline. Judge Maldonado also…

Bola Ahmed Tinubu: From Drug Lord To Presidential Candidate

Bola Ahmed Tinubu: From Drug Lord To Presidential Candidate From Gary, Indiana to Abuja, Nigeria via a stopover in Chicago. Here is how the bagman for a 1990’s Chicago drug…