Tinubu Under Fire: Fuel at N1,500, Poverty at 63%, and a Nation Losing Patience
Nigeria is a pressure cooker and the lid is rattling. Nearly three years into President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, the convergence of skyrocketing fuel prices, deepening poverty, worsening insecurity, and an increasingly vocal opposition is creating the most volatile political environment the country has seen since the 2023 elections. The numbers tell a brutal story.... Read More
Dangote Warns Middle East Crisis Could Force Nigerians Back to Working From Home
Africa’s richest man says escalating conflict and oil price volatility threaten to upend Nigeria’s fragile economic recovery Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and the force behind the continent’s largest oil refinery, issued a stark warning on Monday about the ripple effects of the escalating Middle East crisis on Nigeria’s economy. Speaking at a business forum... Read More
Trump Claims Iran Talks While Tehran Denies Everything
As US-Israeli strikes enter their fourth week, a diplomatic rift emerges over whether peace talks are even happening The US-Israeli military campaign against Iran entered its 24th day on Monday with no end in sight, even as President Donald Trump insisted that behind-the-scenes diplomacy was making progress. In a Truth Social post early Monday morning,... Read More
Governors Push State Police Plan to National Assembly — Could It End Nigeria’s Security Crisis?
After decades of debate, all 36 state governors have submitted a constitutional amendment framework for decentralized policing — and the Senate says it could become law before the end of 2026. Nigeria may be on the verge of its most significant security reform in decades. On March 22, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum officially submitted a... Read More
Tinubu Orders Political Appointees to Resign Before 2027 Race
President Bola Tinubu has issued a sweeping directive that could reshape Nigeria’s political landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections: all political appointees in his administration who intend to contest elective offices must resign their appointments on or before March 31, 2026. The order, confirmed Thursday by the presidential spokesman, sets the stage for a... Read More
Oil Hits $110 as Middle East Conflict Enters Third Week
The world woke up Thursday to oil prices above $110 a barrel, global stock markets in freefall, and a Middle East conflict that shows no sign of slowing down. The Iran-Israel-US war, now entering its 19th day, has gone from targeted military strikes to an all-out assault on the region’s energy infrastructure, and the consequences... Read More
Senegal Stripped of AFCON Title as CAF Hands Morocco the Crown
In an unprecedented reversal, the Confederation of African Football overturns the January final result, awarding Morocco a 3–0 default victory and its first continental title in 50 years. The Africa Cup of Nations has never seen anything quite like this. Two months after Senegal celebrated a hard-fought 1–0 extra-time victory over Morocco in the final... Read More
Russia Agrees to Stop Recruiting Kenyans to Fight in Ukraine War
Over 1,000 Kenyans were secretly recruited to fight in Russia’s war. Many were tricked. Now Kenya just forced Russia to agree to stop Russia has agreed to stop recruiting Kenyan citizens to fight in its war against Ukraine, Kenya’s Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi announced on Monday following diplomatic talks in Moscow with his Russian counterpart... Read More
Strait of Hormuz Crisis Sends Oil Past $105 as Iran War Enters Third Week
The U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran has now entered its third week, and the economic shockwaves are being felt from gas stations in Ohio to shipping lanes in the Persian Gulf. Brent crude surged past $106 a barrel on Sunday before easing slightly to around $105 on Monday, marking a roughly 40 percent increase since... Read More
Nigeria’s biggest opposition governor set to defect to APC.
The PDP Governors’ Forum chairman reportedly preparing to cross to the ruling party — a move that would gut the opposition at its most vulnerable moment. Nigerian politics is bracing for what could be one of the most consequential party switches in recent memory. Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, who currently chairs the PDP Governors’... Read More