Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Lagos State Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. (Photo: Wikipedia)

off the hook

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency quietly unfreezes bank accounts of key Tinubu ally

A judge gave the order behind closed doors to release the bank accounts of Lagos Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, who is close to President Bola Tinubu.

Lady Justice statue stands outside the Court of Appeal in Abuja

dashed hopes

Nigerian court upholds Tinubu’s victory; Atiku fights on Nigeria’s presidential election petition court has upheld Bola Tinubu’s victory, deflating hopes of opposition parties for an overturning of the outco...
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu arrives for the venue of the 5th mid-year coordination meeting of the African Union, at the United Nations (UN) offices in Gigiri, Nairobi, on July 16, 2023.

POLITICAL PYROTECHNICS

Tinubu’s first 100 days: Strong start gives way to uncertainty Nigeria has high hopes for its new president, and the markets have rewarded his reforms with a ratings upgrade. But criticism over his cabinet selecti...
Peter Obi, Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar. (Photos: TAR)

verdict incoming

Nigeria: Inside the minds of the judges who will seal Tinubu’s fate As Nigeria awaits the Wednesday verdict in the case against President Bola Tinubu’s election victory, kill the suspense by reading our expert’s analys...

Bola Ahmed Tinubu top stories

Lagos State Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. (Photo: Wikipedia)

off the hook

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency quietly unfreezes bank accounts of key Tinubu ally A judge gave the order behind closed doors to release the bank accounts of Lagos Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, who is close to President Bola Tinubu.
Lady Justice statue stands outside the Court of Appeal in Abuja

dashed hopes

Nigerian court upholds Tinubu’s victory; Atiku fights on Nigeria’s presidential election petition court has upheld Bola Tinubu’s victory, deflating hopes of opposition parties for an overturning of the outco...
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu arrives for the venue of the 5th mid-year coordination meeting of the African Union, at the United Nations (UN) offices in Gigiri, Nairobi, on July 16, 2023.

POLITICAL PYROTECHNICS

Tinubu’s first 100 days: Strong start gives way to uncertainty Nigeria has high hopes for its new president, and the markets have rewarded his reforms with a ratings upgrade. But criticism over his cabinet selecti...

Bola Ahmed Tinubu top stories

Lagos State Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. (Photo: Wikipedia)

off the hook

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency quietly unfreezes bank accounts of key Tinubu ally A judge gave the order behind closed doors to release the bank accounts of Lagos Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, who is close to President Bola Tinubu.
Lady Justice statue stands outside the Court of Appeal in Abuja

dashed hopes

Nigerian court upholds Tinubu’s victory; Atiku fights on Nigeria’s presidential election petition court has upheld Bola Tinubu’s victory, deflating hopes of opposition parties for an overturning of the outco...
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu arrives for the venue of the 5th mid-year coordination meeting of the African Union, at the United Nations (UN) offices in Gigiri, Nairobi, on July 16, 2023.

POLITICAL PYROTECHNICS

Tinubu’s first 100 days: Strong start gives way to uncertainty Nigeria has high hopes for its new president, and the markets have rewarded his reforms with a ratings upgrade. But criticism over his cabinet selecti...

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Lagos state Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. REUTERS/Vining Ogu

cat is away

Tinubu’s relocation to Abuja ignites power struggle in Lagos The Lagos Parliament rejected 17 commissioner-nominees out of the 39 names sent by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Speaker Mudashiru Obasa is behind the ...
Nasir El-Rufai leaving court in 2010 after a case dating back to his time as FCT minister was dismissed. (REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde)

sage or serpent?

In Nigeria, El-Rufai tossed out in political storm In an alternate universe, former governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State would have been Nigeria’s current vice president.
Nigeria’s suspended Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele.

political crucifixion?

Detention of Buhari-era officials dents Tinubu’s democratic credentials, say activists For over 60 days, Nigeria’s suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele and the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulra...
Nyesom Wike, flamboyant showman, imperious bruiser, and now a minister in Nigeria’s government. (All rights reserved)

upwardly mobile

Nigeria’s Nyesom Wike: The Jagaban of the Niger Delta? From PDP funder to Tinubu ally, Wike has dramatically flexed his political muscle. The big question is whether he will try to emulate the president’s ...
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu.

Cabinet bloat

Tinubu increases ministers to 48 despite Nigeria’s economic crisis President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet will consist of 48 federal ministers, a record number since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999.
© File photo of Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (C) in Lagos, Nigeria. (Reuters/Joe Penney)

Lost out

Nigeria: How Fani-Kayode, Faleke and others failed to make Tinubu’s cabinet   With President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet now set, we take a look at 10 key politicians who failed to make his ministerial list, and the politics behind th...