By Obas Esiedesa The Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project has reached major milestones with recent Technical and Steering Committee meetings held in Rabat as part of the project’s governance, and in accordance with the Memoranda of Understanding signed among national oil companies. The meetings, organised by Morocco’s National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM)  on July […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Abuja today after a two-nation visit which saw the Nigerian leader engage with leaders in Saint Lucia and participate in the 17th BRICS Summit in Brazil.

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo KADUNA — A Nigerian author and Pan-African advocate, Edeh Benjamin, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to spearhead the creation of a United African Republic (UAR) — a proposed federation of ECOWAS member states — as a bold and lasting solution to Nigeria’s deepening insecurity and regional instability. In a statement issued […]

“The worst part is that this policy would increase the corruption in the process. No embassy, particularly in Nigeria, would tell you that there’s no corruption in visa issuance. There’s huge corruption. So Nigerians pay a lot, and with this new policy, we probably have to pay more”.

On the one hand, these figures bring name recognition, funding, and political strength, boosting the ADC’s chances of challenging the APC in 2027. But on the other hand, their presence raises a troubling question: Can a party led by the same familiar names really represent the people?