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The Quiet Revocation — Why Is the U.S. Embassy Silently Canceling Nigerians’ Visas?

By Olufemi Soneye In recent weeks, an unsettling trend has quietly unfolded: the United States Embassy in Nigeria has begun revoking valid visas...

Remembering Nigeria’s Victims of Terror By Dakuku Peterside

Every year on 21 August, the world pauses to honour victims of terrorism. In Nigeria, that pause is never a simple act of...

US Visa Applicants and Social Media Disclosure: A Risky Overreach with Dire Consequences for Nigerians

By Olufemi Soneye The United States has recently implemented a sweeping immigration policy requiring nearly all visa applicants to disclose their social media...

From Politics to Terrorism? Canada’s dangerous redefinition of Nigeria’s democracy

By Olufemi Soneye When a Canadian federal court recently declared Nigeria’s two largest political parties, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the...

New Wave of Malnutrition and the Road to 2027 By Dakuku Peterside

As political season begins in Nigeria ahead of the 2027 elections, we are beginning to see another round of promises, slogans, and declarations...

What Can Nigeria Learn from China’s Electricity Revolution?

By Dakuku Peterside The moment of revelation came unexpectedly on a high-speed train leaving Beijing, where a screen showed that 36% of the...

‘More Than a Goalkeeper’ Soneye Recalls Personal Bond with Late Peter Rufai

By Tayo Olu Veteran sports journalist and respected communications strategist, Femi Soneye, has paid a heartfelt tribute to late Nigerian football legend, Peter...

Japa: The Courage and Cost of Nigeria’s Great Exodus

By Dakuku Peterside I still remember the evening I first heard the term “Japa.” It came in the form of a meme—“If you’re...

The Giving Game: What’s Seyi Tinubu’s Endgame?

By Chibuike John Nwosu In a country like Nigeria where political waters swirl with cynicism and suspicion, it is natural to ask: what...

In Rivers State – A Republic of Anomaly Renews its Methods

By Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In Nigeria, history tends to repeat itself with unerring accuracy and in tiresome syntax. When he wrote his...

Nasir el-Rufai: The Bloodlust of a Presidential Wannabe

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In the week in which former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai abandoned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to...

In Rivers State, A Supreme Iniquity?

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The political control of the resources of the territory known as Rivers State in Nigeria’s Niger Delta has been...

NNPC LTD Leads the Charge: Transforming Nigeria’s Maritime and Energy Sectors Through Landmark Joint Venture

By Olufemi Soneye Before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took office in May 2023, Nigeria’s previous governments had been hesitant to implement meaningful and...

Is Regional Development Commissions the New Deal? by Dakuku Peterside

Before and since Nigeria gained independence, the quest for balanced regional development has been a persistent challenge. The vast disparities between the country’s...

Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Elected African Union Commission’s New Chairperson

By Paul Ejime Continental leaders at their 38th ordinary summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Saturday 15 February 2025 elected Djibouti’s Foreign Minister...

The Black Sheep in ECOWAS

By Paul Ejime ECOWAS is struggling to whip its wayward member States into line, but the list of leaders undermining the principles and...