West Africa: Of Niger, Breathing Problems and Other Matters

"Bros, you dey town?" Read more »

Nigeria: Selling Babies At Orphanages

The culprits should be brought to justice Read more »

Nigeria: NLC Threatens to Embark On Strike Without Notice If Govt Increases Fuel Price Again

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned that its members will commence a nationwide strike without any formal notice if the Federal Government approves another increase in the… Read more »

Nigeria: Bandits Kill 13 Soldiers in Niger State, Military Loses Helicopter in Operation

No fewer than 13 soldiers were killed by bandits in Niger state on Sunday. The military also lost helicopter during the evacuation of the casualties. Read more »

Nigeria: Central Bank Vows to Crackdown On Currency Speculators

The downward slide of the exchange rate of the naira to dollar has attracted the attention of the government at the centre as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday expressed… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Oil Output Slumps to 3-Month Low On Forcados Leak, Crude Theft

There appears to be no relief for Nigeria's struggling oil and gas industry as the country's crude production shrank to a three-month low of 1.081 million barrels per day in July,… Read more »

Nigeria: Revamping the National Parks (11)

The parks should be repositioned as tourists' destinations Read more »

West Africa: At Ecowas Leaders' Summit, Tinubu Canvasses Dialogue to Resolve Niger's Political Impasse

.Says initial ultimatum issued to military junta to restore democracy didn't yield desired result Read more »

Nigeria: The Menace of Prophets and Our Future

It seems to me, with due respect, to every party concerned, that while we are all obsessed with the contemporary, topical issues of Ministerial nominations, the likely conflict… Read more »

Nigeria: The High Cost of Floods

Major stakeholders should do more to minimise the impact of floods Read more »

Nigeria: Atiku Files Fresh Case in U.S. Court Seeking Release of Tinubu's Academic Records After Withdrawing Suit From Lower Court

Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 election, Atiku Abubakar, has filed a separate case at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District… Read more »

West Africa: As ECOWAS Ultimatum Expires, Tinubu Mulls Options, Meets Governors of States Bordering Niger

President Bola Tinubu, last night, met with governors of five Nigerian states sharing boundary with Niger Republic at State House, Abuja, to consider options in the bid to restore… Read more »

Nigeria: Appeal Court - Govt, LG Have Authority to Celebrate, Contract, Register Marriages

The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has set aside the judgement of Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, which restrained the federal government from further… Read more »

Nigeria: Niger Crisis - in Search of Resolution, Tinubu Dispatches 3-Man Team to Niamey

*Abdulsalami Abubakar leads delegation Read more »

Nigeria: NLC Threatens Nationwide Strike From August 14 Over Govt's Contempt Charge

Barely 24 hours after its decision to suspend its nationwide protest, the organised labour has issued fresh warning that it may declare nationwide strike if it's leaders are… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu's Ascension to the Presidency (I)

Fellow Nigerians, let me tell you from the outset and without equivocation that I voted "against" the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the… Read more »

Nigeria: Court Grants Emefiele's Request to Serve Bail Order On DSS

Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High in Lagos Tuesday granted the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, leave to serve the Director General,… Read more »

Nigeria: Tribunal Reserves Judgment in Atiku's Petition Against Tinubu's Election

The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has reserved judgment in the petition filed by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu as President. Read more »

Nigeria: Allen Onyema, Niia and the Sports Wall of Fame

One of the major sore points in the Nigerian story has been the negative role played by non-state actors in the making and the unmaking of Nigeria - those characters who drag the… Read more »

Nigeria: DSS - Stamping On the Rule of Law

Coup d'État Read more »

Nigeria: A Plea to Resident Doctors

The strike is bringing untold hardship to many Nigerians Read more »

Nigeria: Defects in Our Economy Immensely Profited 'Tiny Elite of the Elite' - Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has said the defects in Nigerian economy immensely profited a tiny elite, which he further described as the elite of the elite. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Announces Measures to Make Food Prices Affordable, Discloses How N500bn Approved By National Assembly Will Be Spent

President Bola Tinubu has announced measures targeted at ensuring that prices of food items remain affordable, adding that his government have had a multi-stakeholder engagement… Read more »

Nigeria: Niger - Trouble in the Neighbourhood

Niger Republic is Nigeria's next-door neighbour. She is not the best neighbour Nigeria would desire but, as a sovereign nation, we have no control over her. Her economic… Read more »

Nigeria: Super Falcons Qualify for Last 16, Play Goalless With Ireland

Nigeria's Super Falcons Monday booked their place in the last 16 round of the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Brisbane, Australia with a goalless draw with the Republic of Ireland. Read more »