Why is Africa playing with fire?
There is fire in Ouagadougou. And who’s to say where it’s catching next? For the second time in eight months, the military in Burkina...
Anatomy of Wike’s endgame
When the row between Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), spilled onto the streets after the party’s...
Do campaigns have to be bloody to win?
If this were a compulsory exam question, a number of politicians would simply answer: it depends. On what? On what is at stake. What...
How Meghan, the Witch of Windsor, Killed the Queen
The only thing that compares in recent tweet villainy with the post of US-based Nigerian professor Uju Anya on Queen Elizabeth II, was perhaps...
Have the Hustlers Finally Ousted Kenya’s Dynasties?
One of the ironies of politics is how easily fiction becomes reality, and reality, precedent. Before our eyes, the president-elect of Kenya, William Ruto,...
On the Podium with Tobi Amusan
When a proud Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan climbed the podium in faraway Eugene, Oregon in the United States, as the World Champion in Women 100m...
To solve a problem like Wike, fix Atiku
Seven weeks after the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar announced Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate, the man...
Asking for trouble
After BBC Africa service promoted a story on Friday of an interview with the bandit warlords of Zamfara State, a senior Nigerian journalist, Kadaria...
Will machines replace journalists, too?
The advent of any significant changes in technology has often triggered concerns about the fate of journalism. Even at the infancy of social media,...
Tinubu, Shettima and the Christian vote
If the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu thought a placeholder would be a lightning rod, and...
EFCC, Malami differ on probe over alleged Abacha loot, corruption, abuse...
By El-ameen Ibrahim
Apparently referring to the alleged bias and politicisation of its activities by errant opposition politicians including the former Attorney-General of the Federation...
Senate decries multiple budgets as 2025 revenue shortfall hits N30trn
By El-ameen Ibrahim, Abuja
The Senate, through its Finance Committee, on Monday expressed strong dissatisfaction over the recurring practice of implementing multiple budgets within a...
At his biography launch: Tinubu celebrates late Buhari’s legacy of discipline,...
By El-ameen Ibrahim, Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has reflected on a life defined by quiet strength, integrity, and service to Nigeria in a poignant tribute...
Alleged N2.26bn fraud: Ngige to remain in prison as court fixes...
By Mabeline Amara
Justice M A Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Gwarimpa, Abuja has fixed Thursday for his ruling on...