Circular execution by former governors of Edo and Rivers States by Lawson Akhigbe

Senator Adams Oshiomole Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze made allegations against the former governor of Edo State, Senator Oshiomole in a press statement while defending former Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi. Allegations against Senator Adams Oshiomole Adams Oshiomole left in Edo, a legacy rooted in ruthless looting of public funds running into hundreds of billions of naira.It …

How to Actually Stop the Violence in Nigeria by Alexander Noyes and Richard Bennet

Joris Bolomey—AFP/Getty Images The African Union chief did not mince his words. On Wednesday he rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s accusation that “record numbers” of Christians were being killed in Nigeria. “Think twice before... making such statements,” Mahmoud Ali Youssouf told reporters at the U.N. headquarters in New York. “The first victims of Boko Haram are Muslims, …

Beyond The President’s Charge by Leadership Newspapers

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu There is no doubt that many Nigerians today have their opinions about the country's judiciary. For most, it borders on confidence betrayed, while for many, despondency has become the attitude towards that institution which ought to reflect the best to be expected of a presumed temple of justice. Over the years, …

In the US and the World at Large, There Isn’t Any Question for Which Trump and the GOP Are the Answer by Lawson Akhigbe

There are many great mysteries in the universe — like where socks go after you wash them, or how Nigerian politicians manage to get re-elected after four years of “ghost projects.” But perhaps the greatest riddle of our age is why anyone still asks questions for which Donald Trump or the modern GOP could possibly …

An Expedition to the Heart of WestminsterA Tourist’s Guide to the Native Political Species

Robert Jennick On a recent expedition to the legendary ecosystem of Westminster, I went in search of the fabled "Normal Human." Alas, none were to be found. Instead, the terrain was dominated by a particularly performative subspecies, let's call them Politicus dramaticus, or as the locals refer to them, "Halfwits."The most sighted specimen was a …