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Re: Phantom coups, secret trials? No, please

DSuleiman Aear Dr Suleiman, I have read your take on the alleged coup case carefully, and I want to say upfront that I agree with you on some key poin

Phantom coups, secret trials? No, please

When I read the news and commentary about an attempted coup in Nigeria since October last year, I have asked myself many times if this is nothing more

Ribadu, Nigeria-U.S engagement and narrative framing

So much has changed in Nigeria and the world since I wrote in these pages about Nigerian supporters of President Donald J. Trump five years ago in lat

Tinubu for all Nigerians

Last week, Africa Confidential, a geopolitical intelligence newsletter, reported an unusual foreign lobbying contest between the Nigerian federal gove

Nigeria: One-party or one-man state?

Since at least late 2024, when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had been in office for barely 18 months, politicians and other Nigerians have been saying t