TWO VOICES, ONE FAMILY

Simi and Adekunle Gold just quietly became a family of four. On Wednesday, Simi posted on Instagram. No announcement. No build-up. Just maternity photos. Clean, spare, denim-themed. And a caption that said what it needed to say. “+1. 3.10.26. God bless my...

The Machine Picks Its Moments

Thursday 02 April, 2026 INEC moved in 24 hours. The salary agreement has waited four months. The Nigerian state is not slow. It is selective. INEC had a Court of Appeal order in hand for three weeks. It reviewed it, filed it, and continued engaging the ADC as normal....

Wednesday, 01 April 2026

1. THE SOLUTION THAT BECAME THE PROBLEM  The Dangote Refinery hiked petrol five times in March 2026, reaching N1,285 per litre, as the Iran war exposed Nigeria’s deregulated fuel market’s absence of any price buffer. 2. THE LOAN THAT HELPS BRITAIN  Nigeria...

THE TIMING IS THE STORY

Thursday 02 April, 2026 INEC had three weeks. It moved the day after Kwankwaso joined the opposition. The Court of Appeal delivered its ruling on 12 March. INEC read it. Filed it. Then continued doing exactly what it had been doing before the ruling arrived. On 24...

THREE AGENCIES, ONE MAN

Thursday 02 April, 2026 El-Rufai walked out of court. DSS was already parked at the door. The vehicles were there before the hearing started. DSS operatives had positioned around the Federal High Court in Kaduna before former Governor Nasir El-Rufai arrived at...