Em ‘Orho: Celebrating the new yam in Edo

Yams The New Yam Festival is an annual feast celebrated by almost every ethnic group in Nigeria, yam being a staple food not just in Nigeria but also in West Africa and other regions. It is usually celebrated in August or September just as the rainy season is coming to an end and crops are …

The US Targeted His Assets. Nigeria Made Him Budget Minister by William Clowes

Atiku Bagudu Atiku Bagudu in talks with US Department Of Justice over forfeiture complaint Politician settled with the Nigerian government in 2003 Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appointed Atiku Bagudu, who the US has accused of helping a former dictator loot the country of billions of dollars in the 1990s, as his budget minister. Bagudu hasn’t been …

The Mobster Cosplay of Donald Trump By David Remnick

He’s been indicted on rico charges, but how does the former President stack up against actual dons? Murray Kempton, the greatest newspaper columnist New York has ever known, was both a moralist and an ironist, particularly as he chronicled the lives, the crimes, and the decline of the Cosa Nostra in the pages of Newsday and the Post. …

Ex-Nigerian politician charged in corruption case by UK National Crime Agency

Diezani Alison-Madueke A former Nigerian minister has been charged with bribery offences following a National Crime Agency investigation. Diezani Alison-Madueke, aged 63, who also served as president of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), was a key figure in the Nigerian government between 2010 and 2015. The NCA suspects she accepted bribes during …

Nigeria Ministers

Atiku Bagudu Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy - Bosun Tijani, Minister of State, Environment and Ecological Management - Ishak Salako Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy - Wale Edun Minister of Marine and Blue Economy - Bunmi Tunji Minister of Power - Adedayo Adelabu Minister of State, Health and Social …