Badaru resigns as defence minister citing poor health
Amidst uproar over rising cases of criminality and insecurity, Nigeria’s defence minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned his appointment with immediate effect. In a letter dated December 1, sent…
Mahmood Yakubu: Public Service for God and Country –
By Suleiman A. Suleiman, PhDOf the 35 or so Nigerians nominated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the past week to represent Nigeria at various foreign missions and embassies across…
Ehichioya Ezomon: Insecurity, ‘powerless governors’ and unexplainable dithering on state police (2)
By Ehichioya EzomonAmid the exexigencies, and declaration of a state of emergency on security across Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, finally approved State Police, which he's…
Lasisi Olagunju: Idiocracy, senators and children of food
By Lasisi Olagunju For ten clean years (November 2015 to 7 October, 2025), Mahmud Yakubu was the chairman of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). On 29 November, 2025, fifty…
Cash-strapped Britain to sell off embassies, reduce staffing – report
Britain’s Foreign Office has concluded plans to offload some of its overseas embassies and diplomatic housing as part of deep spending cuts, Politico reported on Friday, citing newly released government…
Prof Eugene Bope: Learning from Transitional Justice in Bama, Borno State: Processes, Challenges and Victims’ Rights
By Prof. Eugene Bakama Bope Transitional justice in Bama, Borno State, represents one of Nigeria’s most complex and locally driven attempts to address the legacies of mass violence inflicted by…
Jude Dike: If not now, when? What the nomination of Reno Omokri says about Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidency!
By Dr. Jude Dike, Ph.D. When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu named Reno Omokri, a former Presidential aide-turned-critic who once labelled him a “known drug lord” with purported “verified documents from…
Russia celebrates 65 years of ‘unshakeable friendship’ with Nigeria
The Russian Federation says its sixty-five years of diplomatic ties with Nigeria are unshakeable, a constant reminder of unbreakable fellowship, perseverance and unwavering commitment. Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, stated…
Ondo North stakeholders applaud as Engr Adeyanju rolls out another empowerment for farmers, youths, others
The scheduled empowerment and operational support from business mogul and grassroots benefactor Nigerian of South West extractions, Engr. Michael Abayomi Adeyanju, have been successfully kick-started on Saturday November 29, 2025.…
Chevron strengthens its global collaboration with TotalEnergies
Further to an ongoing discussion of global opportunities between Chevron and Total Energies, Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, a Chevron company, has signed an agreement to acquire a 40% Working…
