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Why Nigeria must study Russia's Sahel experiment, By Rinu Oduala

Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- Russia is selling a 'security now, ask questions later' bargain across the Sahel. In Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, military juntas pushed out long-standing Western partners and le... Read More


My role in $6.23m cash withdrawal from CBN vault during Emefiele's tenure - Official

Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- A sum of $6.23 million was withdrawn in cash from a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) vault in one day in February 2023, during the tenure of Godwin Emefiele as the CBN governor, a pro... Read More


Why Nigeria's future depends on people-centred justice, By Ijeoma Nwafor, Kemi Okenyodo & Foluso Idumu

Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- For decades, our national conversation about justice has been stubbornly state-centric. We debate the independence of the bench, the number of new courts built, and the process of ... Read More


Nigeria at the threshold: Elections as state design, not elite ritual, By Dipo Baruwa

Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- Nigeria was founded on democratic promises; an egalitarian society anchored on freedom of movement, the sanctity of the law, guaranteed safety of lives and property, and assured ec... Read More


Ex-minister Ngige awarded NSITF contract to company that didn't bid for it - Witness

Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Gwarimpa, Abuja, heard on Wednesday that former Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, who is standing trial over alleged N2.2 billion f... Read More


Ex-House of Reps member vows not to abandon PDP, gives reason

Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- A former member of the House of Representatives from Akwa Ibom State, Onofiok Luke, has vowed not to abandon the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). "This party has given me all my po... Read More


Osun local government impasse: Tenure elongation alien to the constitution, By James Bamgbose

Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- In every functioning democracy, power comes with a timer. It starts ticking the day an oath is taken, and it stops the day the law says it must. That timer is not symbolic, it is t... Read More


Sowore's Trial: Court admits video clip showing Reno Omokri calling Tinubu 'drug lord'

Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday admitted in evidence a video clip showing Nigeria's newly appointed ambassador awaiting deployment, Reno Omokri, calling President Bola T... Read More


Sowore's Trial: Court admits video clip showing Reno Omokri calling Tinubu a 'drug lord'

Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday admitted in evidence a video clip showing Nigeria's newly appointed ambassador awaiting deployment, Reno Omokri, calling President Bola T... Read More


Reserved Seats for Women Bill and the fierce urgency of now!, By Osasu Igbinedion Ogwuche

Nigeria, Jan. 27 -- In her book, Love Does Not Win Elections, Aisha Osori, a woman who attempted to run for a seat in the House of Representatives, makes a simple argument about Nigerian politics that... Read More