Bola Ahmed Tinubu

© Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, arrives at a polling unit to cast his vote during Nigeria’s Presidential election in his hometown in Agulu, Anambra state, Nigeria February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

blame game

Nigeria 2023: How Obi handed Atiku’s head to Tinubu on a platter  With President Muhammadu Buhari no longer eligible to contest, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar had believed the coast was clear and decided to ma...
© APC party’s new presidential candidate Bola Tinubu shakes hands with Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari during the party’s convention in Abuja, Nigeria June 7, 2022. Nigeria’s Presidency/

meltdown

Nigeria 2023: Civil war erupts in APC one week to presidential election A decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to redesign the naira ahead of the presidential election has sparked a civil war within the ruling All Progre...

passion politics

Nigeria 2023: The Wike-Tinubu Bromance – where will it end? On Wednesday, Nyesom Wike, the belligerent and never-dull Governor of Rivers State, instructed his acolytes to don baseball caps emblazoned with photo...
Wale Edun, Chairman of Chapel Hill Denham

trusted currency?

Nigeria 2023: ‘Tinubu is committed to removing subsidies but offers a cushion for the hardest hit’ – Wale Edun When sceptics ask how Bola Tinubu, the ruling party’s presidential candidate, will rescue Nigeria’s ailing economy, the name that comes up most freque...

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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 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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Bukola Saraki at a political rally in Kwara State

dynasty reboot?

Nigeria 2023: Bukola Saraki hopes to retake Kwara State from APC Can Bukola Saraki win back the Governor’s seat for the family dynasty in Kwara State? Or will Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq hold on, banking on the strength ...
Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters, and presidential candidate for the 2023 Nigeria elections

Coffee With

Nigeria 2023: ‘I’m the only revolutionary in race for Presidency’, says Sowore He wants to legalise marijuana, probe President Muhammadu Buhari, limit the influence of the west in Nigeria, free separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu and i...
Nigeria’s Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde

awkward situation

Nigeria 2023: Which way will Seyi Makinde jump in Oyo State? Who will win in Oyo State? Normally, the state would be a walk in the park for the opposition PDP, with a star governor, Seyi Makinde, in charge. Howe...
Ademola Adeleke, Governor Osun State

last dance

Nigeria 2023: Tinubu receives major boost as court sacks dancing governor A Nigerian court has sacked Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State nicknamed the ‘dancing governor’ and ordered that Gboyega Oyetola, an ally of front...
Nigeria’s ‘dancing senator’ Ademola Adeleke with Nigerian singer Davido

turning tables?

Nigeria 2023: Will Osun State swing to APC in the presidential election? With a recent legal victory, the ruling APC have clawed their way back into contention in Osun State. The PDP took the state in the gubernatorial cont...
ANPP SUPPORTERS HEAD TO A CAMPAIGN RALLY IN KANO.

northern promise

Nigeria 2023: Kano State remains the key to unlock the north The commercial capital of Northern Nigeria is central to winning elections in the country. It has the second largest number of registered voters after...