Written by The US District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered top law enforcement agencies to make information about President Bola Tinubu public. Beryl Howell, the judge, made the order on Tuesday. Responding to a motion by Aaron Greenspan, an American who is seeking a reconsideration of an earlier ruling, Howell said protecting … Continue reading “US Court Orders FBI, Anti-Drug Agency To Release Tinubu’s Records”
This morning like many other mornings, I opened my Twitter app and I checked my direct messages. I saw a message from PIDOM NIGERIA, who is a familiar face in my inbox and I opened it. Thus began a long and winding story that has occupied my entire day, and is still far from over. … Continue reading “SOS Alert: PIDOM NIGERIA Is Missing (And I Think We May Know Who Has Him)”
The date was May 15, 2023, and the venue was the ILEC Conference Centre in West London. I was preparing to deliver my keynote address at a press conference organised by the Coalition of Nigerians Living in the United Kingdom. Nigeria’s 2023 ‘elections’ had allegedly taken place a few weeks prior, and amid the flurry … Continue reading “A Story About Dele Farotimi And Why I Cannot Stand The Nigerian Law Expert”
Exactly 2 years ago, I took a decision that completely upended my life in ways I could not begin to anticipate. That decision led to a diplomatic incident involving my birth country and my adopted one, an international abduction attempt commissioned by the (now former) Director of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, and … Continue reading “Hotel Hokaa”
I am not a superstitious person. Far from it.In fact, I started self-identifying as atheist at the ripe old age of 17, despite living in a country that is as friendly to atheism as outer space is to swimming. I’ve never been big on any of the spiritual/religious stuff, but I do have something. Call … Continue reading “#EndSARS”
Flat 2, 58 Jagunmolu Street, Bariga, Lagos.That was my address back in 2018, when I was a fresh-faced 28 year-old finally making a name for myself in the media and journalism spaces I had always dreamed of breaking into. At the time, I was a writer on Channels TV’s hit political satire show The Other … Continue reading “The Night I Drove Home With A Dead Child In The Back Seat And What Happened Next”
When people think of World War II, they imagine tanks, rifles, and massive armies clashing across Europe. But one of the most unusual and effective U.S. units fought with none of those things. Known as the Ghost Army, the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops used art, sound, and illusion to convince the Nazi high command that … Continue reading “Ghost Army of World War II: They Fought with Art, Not Guns—and It Worked”
February is Black History Month in the United States, a time to look back at stories that shaped the country, but often left out of discussions. One of those stories unfolded during World War I, when the U.S. military faced a simple reality: it needed soldiers—fast. What followed was a contradiction that still feels familiar. … Continue reading “Black History Month: The WWI Black Soldiers America Needed—but Didn’t Trust”
In the history of American warfare, no single enemy has inflicted more consistent, agonizing, and preventable damage than the weather. While history books focus on the strategic maneuvers of the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944, a darker reality is found in the raw numbers: of the nearly 90,000 American casualties recorded during that … Continue reading “Around 50,000 Cold Casualties: The Battle That Proved Winter Is America’s Deadliest Enemy”
While the 2026 Winter Olympics turn Cortina d’Ampezzo into a global postcard, the mountains around the finish area are holding a second story—one carved into rock, ice, and silence. The women’s Alpine races are running on Cortina’s Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, on the legendary Olimpia delle Tofane course. Photo Credit: Michael Kappeler/ picture alliance/ Getty … Continue reading “The “White War” Peaks: WWI Tunnel Fortresses Still Standing Above the 2026 Olympic Slopes”