Politics
Is South Africa Punishing the Wrong People for Its Own Failures?
Thousands of African migrants are sleeping in open fields in the middle of a South African winter. Others are barricaded inside their homes. Some are already dead. A self-appointed vigilante movement has told every undocumented foreigner to leave South Africa by June 30. It has no legal power to enforce…
Read More »Court Adjourns Sowore’s Cybercrime Case to June 30 as DSS Prosecution Continues
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the ongoing cybercrime case involving activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, to June 30, 2026, for further hearing. The case, filed by the Department of State Services (DSS), continues to attract national attention due to its political sensitivity and implications for…
Read More »DSS Orders Probe After Operatives Drag Sowore Out of Court
The Department of State Services has ordered an immediate investigation into the conduct of its operatives after viral footage showed security officials dragging activist and African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, out of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The incident followed a court order remanding Sowore at the…
Read More »El-Rufai To Remain in Prison Custody After Court Rejects Bail Review
Former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai will remain in prison custody after a Federal High Court rejected his bail review request in the alleged wiretapping case.
Read More »Presidency, Peter Obi Clash Over Call for Tinubu’s Resignation
The Presidency and Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress for the 2027 election, have traded words over Obi’s call for President Bola Tinubu to resign. Obi made the call after reacting to the resignation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. He argued that leaders who fail to…
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Debt Relief or Debt Trap? Nigeria Moves Ahead With $5bn UAE Loan
Nigeria has moved ahead with a $5bn UAE financing facility despite IMF concerns over transparency, collateral risks and the country’s long-term debt exposure.
