TUESDAY 14 APRIL, 2026

THE MARKET AT JILLI  Nigeria’s Air Force killed over 100 civilians at a Borno-Yobe border market on April 11, calling it a terrorist hub while Amnesty International confirmed the dead included children. WHEN THE BOMB FINDS THE COLONEL  Colonel I.A. Muhammad was...

Monday, 13 April 2026

THE DOOR THAT JUST CLOSED  US-Iran peace talks collapsed Saturday, Trump ordered a Hormuz naval blockade, and oil jumped 7%, leaving Nigeria earning windfall crude revenue while citizens faced petrol approaching ₦2,000 per litre. TWO NIGERIAS IN ONE HEADLINE  The...

Sunday 12 April, 2026

THE VERSION THAT SURVIVED  Nike came home from university with a nose stud, and Folake’s answer collapsed when her daughter held up the tribal marks and tattoos the family had left behind in Lagos. THE MEDICINE  Chibuzor took the bus to collect her own...

Saturday, 11 April 2026

THE ROOM  Seven Nigerians moved through the same financial journey across seven stages, from Demilade pulling the income lever that never closes the gap to Taiwo standing at the last door she can’t bring herself to open. DEMILADE  Demilade’s salary went up...

Friday 10 April, 2026

THE OTHER MAP  The US declared 23 Nigerian states “Do Not Travel” and pulled embassy staff from Abuja, two days after gunmen killed at least 60 people in Niger and Kebbi. ELEVEN DAYS  Resident doctors struck and suspended within hours on a government...

Thursday 09 April, 2026

THE UNINVITED GUEST  A US-Iran ceasefire sent Brent crude crashing 17% overnight, beginning to deflate the oil windfall that had been padding Nigeria’s 2026 budget above its $64.85 benchmark. YOUR VOTE IS A QUEUE  Atiku, Peter Obi, Kwankwaso and Amaechi marched...