THE WEAKEST DOCUMENT IN THE ROOM

The Nigerian passport costs you most in the moments that matter If you’ve ever sat in an airport, watched other nationalities move through a queue, and felt the specific weight of your green passport — this week gave that feeling a name and a location. Qatar....

THE MECCA MONEY

Nigerian pilgrims paid millions for Umrah. A war took it. Nobody has a plan. A butcher from Osogbo saved up ₦13 million. Flights for himself and his wife to Mecca. Accommodation in Medina. Visa fees. Everything arranged, everything paid. Qatar Airways cancelled his...

THE BILL ARRIVES

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 A war Nigeria didn’t start is now inside your pump price, your commute, and your wire transfer home The US and Israel struck Iran on 28 February. Nigeria didn’t fire a single shot. But this week, the bill arrived here. Petrol...

YOUR PETROL IS A WAR TAX

A refinery Nigeria built can’t protect you from a war Nigeria didn’t start Before 28 February 2026, a litre of petrol from Dangote’s refinery cost ₦799. By yesterday it was ₦1,175. Four price hikes in nine days. And PETROAN is now warning...

WHEN THE BASE FALLS TWICE

ISWAP overran Kukawa two times. The second time, they killed the commander who survived the first Lt Col Umar Farouq died on the road to Maiduguri yesterday. His base in Kukawa was overrun around 12:30am Monday. Insurgents stormed from multiple directions, burned the...