
Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, Nigeria’s Defence Minister, resigned on December 1, 2025, citing health reasons. President Bola Tinubu accepted the resignation, which comes...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 4, 2025The government has released a new ambassadorial list. It contains thirty‑two nominees who may represent Nigeria abroad if confirmed. The non‑career nominees are:...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 30, 2025Nigeria’s worsening security crisis has prompted fresh criticism from former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate Yusuf Datti Baba Ahmed,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 29, 2025Nigeria’s political landscape is descending into a full-blown cult of personality around President Bola Tinubu, as politicians, appointees, and public officeholders increasingly appear...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 29, 2025Nigeria has gone mad again. The signs are everywhere, as kidnappings, deaths, poisoned communities, collapsing institutions, reckless governance, and the central force driving...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 27, 2025Nigeria’s decision to reject the use of private military contractors sits at the intersection of principle, politics and national insecurity. President Bola Tinubu...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 26, 2025In a dramatic turn after a week of mass kidnappings across Nigeria, security agencies announced the safe release of key abductees. Yet heavy...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 26, 2025The administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu faces a painful crisis of priorities in Nigeria following the killing of Brigadier General Musa Uba...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 24, 2025President Bola Tinubu’s government is facing political scrutiny following the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) appointment of a new collecting agent, with allegations...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 24, 2025The presidency of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is going through one of its most severe moments as the worsening insecurity, controversies surrounding governance,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 18, 2025A United States congressman, Riley M. Moore, has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of minimising what he describes as a campaign of Christian...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 17, 2025President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerians to be cautious about spreading misinformation online, warning that social media, while empowering, has also accelerated...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 13, 2025