THE PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT

Goodluck Jonathan told a London court he personally approved Diezani’s private jet use and that third-party payments for ministers on overseas duties were standard practice. The jury is now deciding. Was she innocent? Or does the evidence make the whole system...

WHAT THE COURT CAN’T DO

The institutions made their calls this week. Courts. Central banks. Juries. The decisions landed in rooms most Nigerians will never enter. But the costs are arriving right on time. The Supreme Court gave PDP and ADC their leaders back. The 2027 question just got...

THE JOLLOF TRUTH

Nigeria’s inflation rose for the first time in a year in March. The number that tells you what it actually means is ₦30,435. After eleven consecutive months of declining annual inflation, March broke the streak. Nigeria’s headline inflation rose to...

THE WEEKEND BRIEF

Three signals from this week worth carrying into the weekend. The courts gave the opposition its leaders back. PDP and ADC both have recognised leadership structures again after yesterday’s Supreme Court rulings. What they don’t have is a strategy, a...

OBOCHELLA

Davido played Coachella twice as the only Nigerian artist on the 2026 lineup. Then Justin Bieber brought Wizkid and Tems onstage for “Essence,” unannounced. Nobody was surprised. On April 11 and April 18, Davido performed at the Gobi Stage at...