It was bemusing to read in the news that Nigeria has joined the Red Sea Alliance, an ostensibly “maritime security” coalition cobbled together by Saudi Arabia, along with 12 other predominantly Muslim countries in tow. The announcement exposes our current approach to foreign policy: episodic, sentimental, and reactive rather than deliberate and strategic. It has…
There are not a few who see Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, former Minister of Interior and onetime Osun State Governor, as an enigma. A politician that would not shy away from a fight he considers necessary, even if it appears unwinnable. A man who would yield no ground unless confronted with a superior argument. A…
By Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics Nigerians should be honest enough to acknowledge progress when progress has been made and courageous enough to say when progress has not yet become prosperity. The Tinubu administration deserves credit for taking decisions that many Nigerian governments postponed for years. The removal of the petrol subsidy, the movement toward…
Five suspected drug dealers have been arrested during a joint operation by troops of the 90 Amphibious Battalion and officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. The development was disclosed in a post shared on X by security analyst Zagazola Makama on Sunday. According to the…
Barcelona have opened a two-point gap at the top of LaLiga table following their 5-0 thumping of Valencia on Sunday. The Spanish champions watched on Saturday as their rivals Real Madrid lost 1-0 to Real Betis. Madrid’s defeat presented Barca with an early chance to establish an advantage in the title race. It was an opportunity that Hansi…
By Dapo Akinrefon, Gabriel Ewepu, James Ogunnaike, Shina Abubakar & Adeola Badru The ongoing moves by opposition political parties to present a single presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections on the understanding that the candidate would serve only one four-year term have triggered fresh concerns over the feasibility and credibility of the proposal. There…
By Efe Onodjae The controversy over alleged links between influential Nigerians and armed groups in the North took a fresh turn as a man identified as Hassan explained how his childhood relationship with notorious bandit leader, Dogo Gide, allegedly gave him unusual access to people within Gide’s circle. Hassan, whose allegations against a senator (name withheld) have…
The Anambra Police Command says a new suspect, allegedly behind the murder of a nursing student in Alor, Idemili South LGA of the state, is now in its custody. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued in Awka and made available to newsmen on…
Former CIA Director David Petraeus has admitted that maintaining functioning United States bases in the eastern Gulf states is ”no longer viable.” In an interview with Global Gambit, the retired Army general cited Iran’s attacks on U.S. bases, saying the military locations and critical infrastructure were used as “leverage.” Petraeus, however, noted that America has…
Russian leader Vladimir Putin held around three hours of late-night talks in the Kremlin with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff on ending over four years of war with Ukraine on Saturday, ahead of their first visit to Kyiv on Sunday. US President Donald Trump has said his son-in-law Kushner and business ally Witkoff…
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