By some curious coincidence, the subject of tenure elongation and extension of Presidential term limits caught the headlines in the last few days in Nigeria. In Accra, Ghana, at an event organised by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, President Olusegun Obasanjo, Chair of the occasion, was reported as having said that he did not, ahead of

Malami, who served as President Muhammadu Buhari’s chief law officer from 2015 to 2023, confirmed that he honoured the DSS invitation at the service’s Birnin Kebbi Command. The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday interrogated a former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, over the violent attack on his convoy

The leadership of the 10th Senate has again adjusted its legislative timetable, postponing the resumption of plenary sittings from September 23 to October 7, 2025.  The fresh postponement was conveyed in an internal memo signed by the Chief of Staff to the Senate President.  This move would mean that the lawmakers have an additional two

The military-led governments of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their exit from the International Criminal Court (ICC), describing the tribunal as a “neo-colonial” institution serving imperialist interests. The military rulers had formed the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) since they seized power in Bamako, Ouagadougou, and Niamey between 2020 and 2023. The confederation

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed optimism that the wave of insecurity ravaging Nigeria will be defeated by 2026, even as it urged the President Bola Tinubu-led government to adopt a more coordinated strategy in tackling the crisis. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja, NEF spokesperson, Prof Abubakar Jiddere, lamented the devastating impact