Image caption, Nyesom Wike is widely regarded as one of Nigeria's most powerful government ministers A young Nigerian soldier has been widely praised on social media after footage of him standing his ground against a powerful government minister went viral. The soldier, identified as Lt AM Yerima, was part of a unit that prevented Federal Capital …
Every now and then, a new wave of hysteria washes across Nigeria’s political landscape — often imported, poorly digested, and then regurgitated by individuals who think WhatsApp broadcasts count as PhD-level research. The latest flavour of nonsense borrows from the American “Trump-style” threat politics: exaggerated claims of religious warfare, persecution fantasies, and fear-mongering designed to …
Emperor Wike In the grand theatre of Nigerian politics, Nyesom Wike never misses his cue. His latest press conference, staged with all the theatrical pomp of a Roman emperor granting audience to trembling subjects, was no exception. Perched loftily above the journalists—who gazed up as if awaiting crumbs of imperial wisdom—Wike radiated Abuja-Emperor energy. If …
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Protesters have disrupted a preview event at a major new museum in the Nigerian city of Benin that has become embroiled in a row over the restitution of artefacts looted by British colonial forces. The demonstrators asserted that the opening of the Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) is a violation of Benin City’s cultural heritage, which …
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Emperor Josephine Donald Trump is living his best political life: Republicans control Congress, Republicans control the White House, and he controls the Republicans. It’s the kind of power alignment that makes astrologers weep with joy. With such cosmic convenience, you’d think Trump would glide through governance like butter on a hot biscuit. Yet here we …
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