Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari arrives at the flag off ceremony of the Kolmani Oil Development in Bauchi State

to the hilt

Nigeria 2023: Are Buhari’s men frustrating Tinubu’s campaign? As Nigeria prepares for next month’s presidential election, allegations have emerged that a cabal within the presidency is undermining the campaign of...
© File photo of Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (C) in Lagos, Nigeria. (Reuters/Joe Penney)

battleground states

Nigeria 2023: Obi and Atiku push to turn Lagos into swing state Lagos represents the largest state in terms of votes… but historically has the lowest turnout. That is set to change as determined supporters of Peter...
© Governor Wike. Source: Facebook

battleground states

Nigeria 2023: Rivers State, fief of spoiler-in-chief Nyesom Wike Rivers State – cash rich with oil money, and a key vote bank for the opposition PDP – is led by Governor Nyesom Wike, a member of the said party. The ...
Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele © Because of high inflation, many had not predicted that the Nigerian central bank, led by Godwin Emefiele, would lower interest rates in March. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

CASH MACHINE 

How Nigeria’s central bank lent $53bn to government and may crash the financial system  Just over a month before national elections, a mega financial scandal has emerged. Nigeria’s central bank stands accused of making up to $53bn of ille...

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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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Nigerian election candidates Atiku Abubakar (L) and Bola Tinubu

split opposition

Nigeria 2023: Tinubu gets major boost as PDP rebel governors dump Atiku With seven weeks left until Nigeria’s Presidential election, five governors of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Nyesom Wike h...
APC party convention in Abuja

meet the candidates

Nigeria 2023: Bola Tinubu – From taxi driver to President?  Bola Tinubu has been many things – an executive at Mobil, a senator, governor, kingmaker and now a Presidential hopeful. But long before fame and fort...
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed attends the joint press briefing on security in Abuja

full bore

Nigeria: Buhari’s quality performance will boost Tinubu’s chances, says Lai Mohammed  The Minister of Information and Culture talks to The Africa Report about the forthcoming presidential election, the performance of the current adminis...
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje

trouble up north

Nigeria 2023: Will Kano’s APC crises derail Tinubu’s presidential push? In the last two election cycles, Kano State has produced the largest number of votes for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). APC Presidential ...
Bola Tinubu on 2 June 2022 (facebook/Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu)

opposition research

Nigeria 2023: Will past US drug cash settlement dent Tinubu’s electoral chances?  Details of a 1993 settlement between United States authorities and Nigerian Presidential hopeful, Bola Tinubu, which led to the forfeiture of $460,000...
The Victoria Island waterfront is seen from the Ikoyi neighbourhood in Lagos

hot air?

Nigeria 2023: Can Tinubu replicate Lagos success at the national level? The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, boasts of revolutionising the economy of Lagos state when he was governor be...