By ANDERSON (ANDY) CLIFF International Relations and Human Rights Lens THE Nigerian government has hired US lobbying firm DCI Group in a $9 million agreement aimed at addressing international concerns over alleged attacks on Christians and strengthening cooperation with Washington on security matters. The contract, disclosed in filings with the US Department of Justice, was […]
Plot to Kill Traoré Exposed as Intelligence Fracture BURKINA Faso’s security establishment has revealed that it thwarted what officials describe as a carefully planned assassination and coup attempt against military leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré — just days into 2026. Security Minister Mahamadou Sana said intelligence services detected the operation in the “final hours,” preventing an […]
Strategy, Psychology, and the Politics of Fear The Strategy is Not Just Military—It’s Psychological TRUMP’S strike on Venezuela was the climax of months of surveillance. US spies reportedly studied not only Maduro’s security patterns but his lifestyle—what he ate, wore, and even details like pets. Elite troops rehearsed entry routes using a full-scale replica of […]
By ANITA KNIGHT Welfare Use Among Immigrant Groups: Nigerian Households in Context DATA making the rounds on social media suggests that approximately 33.3% of Nigerians in the United States live in households receiving welfare support — a figure that places them in the middle tier compared with other immigrant communities, some of which report significantly […]
International Reactions Pour In After US Removes Maduro from Power THE US-led capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has prompted intense global reactions, ranging from outright condemnation to guarded approval. The operation, which involved large-scale military strikes on Saturday, resulted in Maduro and his wife being removed from Venezuela and transferred to the United States […]
A Bounty on a President, But No One Used It WASHINGTON had publicly offered a $50 million reward for actionable intelligence leading to Maduro’s arrest. Yet, when the capture finally happened, it bypassed bounty-driven informants entirely, relying instead on classified assets, deep surveillance, and special-mission military units. Investigators note the irony: the most expensive arrest […]
AI Image Tools and the Governance Vacuum Feature Rollout, Safety Fallout ELON Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, triggered global outrage days after unveiling a new “edit image” feature integrated into X in late December 2025. Designed to let users manipulate images directly on the platform, the tool was swiftly accused of being weaponised for explicit harm—most […]
By ANITA KNIGHT NIGERIA and China entered 2026 with bilateral relations strengthened by a remarkable expansion in trade, investment, cultural diplomacy and defence cooperation in 2025, according to diplomatic and economic observers. Data from the first 10 months of 2025 showed that trade between both countries hit $22.3 billion—exceeding the total for […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE MOHAMMED Daki, Vice President of Morocco’s National Association of Media and Publishers (ANME), has called for the establishment of a strong and cohesive network of African journalists to project the continent more positively on the global stage. Speaking in an interview on Thursday in Casablanca, Daki said African journalists must work more […]
ABUJA has confirmed that coordinated airstrikes hit terrorist targets in Nigeria’s Northwest, formalising a U.S.–Nigeria security partnership that has quietly expanded from training and intelligence sharing into kinetic strike support. Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, validated the operation in a statement released by ministry spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa. According […]