Investigative Series Promises Fresh Insight Into Nigeria’s Most High-Profile Alleged Coup Plot in Decades PREMIUM TIMES has announced the release of an extensive investigative series detailing what it describes as previously undisclosed aspects of the alleged 2025 coup plot against the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, promising readers an unprecedented look into one of […]
By DAVID JOHN-FLUKE Saudi Nuclear Deal Meets Israeli Politics: How Washington’s Strategic Gamble Faces Congressional & Regional Obstacles A Diplomatic Agreement That Quickly Became a Political Contest MAJOR international agreements rarely evolve in isolation. They often become intertwined with broader geopolitical priorities, domestic political calculations and longstanding regional rivalries. Such appears to be the case […]
Why Retired Nigerian Judges Cannot Return to Court as Lawyers An Often-Misunderstood Rule of Judicial Ethics FOR many Nigerians, it appears logical that a judge who spent decades practising law before elevation to the Bench should be free to return to legal practice after retirement. After all, judges are originally lawyers who rise through the […]
The Strait of Hormuz Dilemma: Why Every Military Option Before the United States Carries Enormous Strategic Risks A Strategic Waterway at the Centre of a Global Crisis FEW maritime corridors carry as much geopolitical significance as the Strait of Hormuz. Through this narrow passage flows a substantial share of the world’s crude oil and liquefied […]
For Many Nigerians, Hope Begins With a Click WHEN Mohammed Yusuf resigned from his poorly paid teaching job in Ilorin, Kwara State, in October 2025, he believed starting a Point-of-Sale (PoS) business would provide a stable source of income amid Nigeria’s harsh economic realities. After weeks of fruitless job hunting, he borrowed money to establish […]
Truth Under Fire: A Comparative Analysis of Eraser (1996) & Enemy of the State (1998) When Power Turns Against the Innocent RELEASED just two years apart, Eraser (a movie released in 1996) and Enemy of the State (a movie released in 1998) stand among the defining political action thrillers of the 1990s. While one revolves […]
By LIM TEAN Beyond De-Dollarisation: Is Russia Trading Dollar Dependence for Yuan Dependence? Russia-China Trade Reaches Historic Currency Shift ONE of the most significant developments in global finance since the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict has been the near-complete removal of the United States dollar from trade between Russia and China. According to Russian government officials, […]
Coups, Executions & the Making of Modern Nigeria Introduction BETWEEN the mid-1960s and the late 1990s, Nigeria experienced multiple military coups, counter-coups and alleged coup plots that profoundly influenced the country’s political evolution. Among the most enduring legacies of that period were the executions carried out following failed military uprisings, particularly after the 1976 Dimka […]
The Intervention That Changed Libya Forever IN March 2011, amid the Arab Spring uprisings sweeping North Africa and the Middle East, the administration of then U.S. President Barack Obama played a central role in securing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973. The resolution authorised member states to establish a no-fly zone over Libya and take […]
The Price of a Promise: Ned Stark, Jon Snow & the Politics of Necessary Deception When Truth Becomes More Dangerous Than Lies HISTORY often celebrates those who tell the truth. Yet history is equally shaped by those forced to bury it. One of the greatest misconceptions surrounding Eddard “Ned” Stark is that he was merely […]