President Bola Tinubu has announced a major shake-up in the Nigerian military leadership, appointing General Olufemi Oluyede as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) to replace General Christopher Musa. In the new appointments, Major-General W. Shaibu becomes the Chief of Army Staff, Air Vice Marshal S.K. Aneke takes over as Chief of Air Staff, and Rear Admiral I. Abbas is the new Chief of...

With Ganduje’s resignation, President Bola Tinubu has once again proven his unmatched political instincts—reconfiguring the 2027 chessboard in one calculated move. In mere moments, coalition strategies that took years to build collapsed like a house of cards. Alliances unraveled. Political ambitions were quietly buried. It wasn’t just a shake-up—it was a strategic...

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Salihu Isa Nataro, has called on the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, to consider resigning from office in response to doubts about his relevance to the administration, following President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appointment. Nataro, who was a gubernatorial contender in Kebbi State, disclosed that even before the confusion...

The Nigerian Senate has passed a bill for second reading that seeks to classify all kidnapping and hostage-taking offences as acts of terrorism, prescribing the death penalty without the option of a fine or alternative sentences. Presiding over the plenary, Senate President Godswill Akpabio emphasised the urgency of the legislation and called for its speedy progression through public hearing...

Dr. Rachel Leslie, a renowned Pan-African scholar and historian, believes Nigeria has the potential to surpass the developmental strides of Burkina Faso under the leadership of Captain Ibrahim Traoré — but only with visionary and civilian leadership. Speaking on Channels Television’s Amazing Africans, Dr. Leslie, who was born in Paris and raised across multiple countries...