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CLOSE-UP: Babafemi Taiwo, the UI product leading US search for COVID-19 drug

    CLOSE-UP: Babafemi Taiwo, the UI product leading US search for COVID-19 drug

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began over four months ago, about 3.6 million people have been infected while 250,000 have died from the disease globally. For what started as a novel

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PUZZLE: Buhari’s draft speech leaked ahead of broadcast — but who did it?

    PUZZLE: Buhari’s draft speech leaked ahead of broadcast — but who did it?

Hours before President Muhammadu Buhari delivered his address to the nation on Monday night, a version — full of errors — was already circulating on social media. Although the version

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Mamman Daura: How Abba Kyari almost became Obasanjo’s VP in 1999

    Mamman Daura: How Abba Kyari almost became Obasanjo’s VP in 1999

Mamman Daura, a nephew to President Muhammadu Buhari, says Abba Kyari was recommended as running mate to Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999.  Obasanjo was president from 1999 to 2007. Kyari, who

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FLASHBACK: Orkar’s speech in failed coup against Babangida on April 22, 1990

    FLASHBACK: Orkar’s speech in failed coup against Babangida on April 22, 1990

On Sunday, April 22, 1990, the voice Gideon Orkar, a major in the Nigerian army, welcomed Nigerians to the 7am news bulletin of Radio Nigeria. His mission: announcing the overthrow

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OBITUARY: Akinjide, legal mathematician whose ’12 two-thirds’ defence sealed Shagari’s victory

  OBITUARY: Akinjide, legal mathematician whose ’12 two-thirds’ defence sealed Shagari’s victory

On September 26, 1979, weeks after the presidential election that saw the emergence of Shehu Shagari of the National Party

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OBITUARY: Abba Kyari, Cambridge product who resisted joining the army but died ‘a loyal soldier’

  OBITUARY: Abba Kyari, Cambridge product who resisted joining the army but died ‘a loyal soldier’

Since 1999, Nigeria has had five chiefs of staff to the president: Abdullahi Mohammed, Gbolade Osinowo (acting), Mike Oghiadomhe, and

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‘I hope to be back at my desk soon’ — Abba Kyari’s last statement to the world

  ‘I hope to be back at my desk soon’ — Abba Kyari’s last statement to the world

Six days after he went on self-isolation following the confirmation of his COVID-19 status, Abba Kyari, former chief of staff

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TheCable says… China should give Nigeria debt relief

  TheCable says… China should give Nigeria debt relief

On Sunday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced immediate debt relief for 25 countries — 19 of them in Africa.

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REVEALED: Enahoro was indicted by a military panel in 1976

  REVEALED: Enahoro was indicted by a military panel in 1976

Anthony Enahoro, one of Nigeria’s foremost nationalists who was granted pardon by Presidential Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, was indicted by

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ENA-ERROR? Confusion reigns over why Buhari pardoned Enahoro

  ENA-ERROR? Confusion reigns over why Buhari pardoned Enahoro

On Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari granted pardon to some convicted persons including Anthony Enahoro, one of Nigeria’s foremost nationalists who

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