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The internal crisis consuming Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), intensified further on Monday as Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike turned the tables on Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, accusing him of masterminding the deteriorating political landscape within the party. Speaking during an end-of-year media chat at his residence in…
The TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations entered its decisive phase on Monday, with the final round of group-stage matches determining which teams progress to the knockout stage and which must pack their bags and leave Morocco disappointed. Only three nations had secured automatic advancement by Sunday, whilst the remaining qualification places became the subject…
Nigeria’s opposition politics plunged deeper into turmoil this week as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) refused to recognise the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing subsisting court judgements and unresolved legal disputes over the party’s authentic leadership. The decision has ignited a fierce debate over the state…
An unprecedented year of extreme weather has left no corner of the globe untouched. From the wildfires that ravaged California to the catastrophic floods that submerged communities across South Asia, climate-related disasters in 2025 have exacted a staggering economic and human toll. According to a comprehensive report released by international relief organisation Christian Aid,…
Imagine you are a teacher in a village where bandits strike with impunity, and the nearest police station is always deserted because its few officers are serving as drivers and bodyguards for a politician miles away in the city. Now, imagine you are that politician, and the constant threat of kidnapping makes an armed convoy…
For years, the dream of a “borderless West Africa” has been grounded not by a lack of roads or willpower, but by the sheer cost of a plane ticket. For a trader in Lagos wanting to reach Dakar, or a student in Accra visiting family in Abidjan, the price of a flight has often felt…
Lagos — Bola Babarinde, a public policy analyst and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, has urged the Federal Government to incorporate Nigeria’s solid minerals sector into its ongoing tax reforms, warning that its exclusion would render the reforms incomplete and unjust. In a statement issued in Lagos on Friday, Babarinde, a former Chairman of…
I am currently researching and writing an independent biography of Muhammadu Buhari – a project I commenced in April 2024 – and I recognise that this places me in a position of potential professional interest: the public perception of Buhari, and the reception of competing works about him, may indirectly affect my own work. It…
In a small candlelit room in western Kenya, worshippers clad in white gathered on Christmas Day to celebrate the birth of whom they revere as the “Black Messiah.” The service was held by members of Legion Maria, an African religious movement that blends Christian theology with messianic beliefs centered on a Black incarnation of Jesus….
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday inaugurated a high-powered Committee on Strategy, Conflict Resolution, and Mobilisation aimed at uniting the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. The ceremony, held in Lagos, brought together key stakeholders to address internal divisions and reinforce cohesion within the ruling party. The 15-member committee is chaired by…
