Opinions

Nigeria has seen political defections before, but what is unfolding under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is something far more dangerous: the systematic dismantling of multiparty democracy. With Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa now preparing to cross over to the APC, the ruling party is tightening its grip on the country with a speed and aggression […]

Few policies flatter governments more than “sin taxes”. They offer the rare pleasure of moral virtue and fiscal revenue in one bottle. Nigeria’s federal authorities, pressured by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) new evangelism on alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages, now appear eager to join the global crusade. Yet in a country grappling with fragile industrial […]

There are tragedies that wound. And there are tragedies that indict an entire system. The death of 21-month-old Nkanu Nnamdi Adichie-Esege is not merely a private grief for his parents; it is a public scandal for Nigeria’s medical profession. A toddler taken into a hospital for what were described as routine, preparatory procedures – an […]

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 to quote and take the power’s word for it, many outlets widely published the denial.   But INEC was wrong, and so were the […]

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 his bail application is heard by the Federal High Court in Abuja this Wednesday, Malami would have been without his liberty and swagger for […]

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 and around Caracas, seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flew them to New York to face federal charges; while President […]

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 Africa’s growing ambition to finance, own, and shape its energy destiny. At roughly $500m, backed by a $750m loan from Afreximbank, the deal is a […]