EID MUBARAK

The moon wasn’t sighted. Ramadan completed 30 days. Eid is tomorrow. The Sultan of Sokoto confirmed it Wednesday night: the Shawwal crescent was not sighted on the 29th day. Muslims completed the full 30 days. Eid al-Fitr is Friday, March 20. The federal...

THE CONDITION

Nasir El-Rufai says ICPC told him: quit politics, or stay in custody Nigeria’s anti-corruption system works like this. You get arrested. You’re moved from one agency to another. The first remand order expires. The second one comes. You try to challenge it...

THE LAST NIGHT

Ramadan ends tonight. Nigeria watched for the moon at dusk. The Sultan of Sokoto designated today, March 18, as the nationwide moon sighting day for Nigeria. If the crescent is sighted this evening, Eid begins tomorrow. If not, Ramadan completes its 30th day and...

DIPLOMACY WITHOUT WARSHIPS

The EU voted no. The countries that said no are buying oil again. On Monday, EU foreign ministers formally rejected expanding the Aspides naval mission to the Strait of Hormuz. The bloc’s foreign policy chief said there was “no appetite” for...

THE GAP

Tinubu is at Windsor. Maiduguri just buried 23 people. Yesterday evening, just after people broke their fast, four bombs went off in Maiduguri. Monday Market. The Post Office. Kaleri. The gate of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. One eyewitness says...

THE BUDGET THAT FORGOT THE WAR

N58.47 trillion passed today. The assumptions expired three weeks ago. Nigeria’s Senate passed the 2026 budget today. N58.47 trillion. Named, with a straight face, the “Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience, and Shared Prosperity.” The...