WHEN THE POINT IS THE POINT

Nigeria sent a male senator to a women’s rights summit, replacing its most prominent female legislator The Nigerian Senate’s delegation to CSW70, the UN’s global summit on access to justice for women and girls, currently running in New York...

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...

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...

₦47.5 BILLION RICHER, THE WEEK PETROL HIT ₦1,175

Four Nigerians made Forbes’ list. One of them owns the refinery that raised your pump price Forbes released its 2026 Africa Billionaires ranking yesterday. Four Nigerians: Dangote, Rabiu, Adenuga, Otedola. Worth $47.5 billion between them. Africa’s 23...