Nigeria, Jan. 9 -- "I forecast that by 29 May or earlier, the president will replace ministers, especially those who have since outlived their IOU value. As pressure mounts ahead of the pre-election year, no fewer than five of them will be replaced or reassigned by the end of 2025." - What you might expect in 2025, 10 January, 2025

This seventh edition of my special yearly forecast might be the last. I've enjoyed doing it - the hits and the misses - especially the big hits.

From twice forecasting that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar would lose (2019 and 2023, he'll lose again in 2027), months before the election, to predicting that at least five ministers would be fired in 2025 (seven were fired), nothing has given me greater pleas...