The diplomatic cold war that has simmered in West Africa for two years has effectively turned hot. In the span of 48 hours, the Nigerian government has moved from a doctrine of “strategic patience” to active military intervention, triggering a standoff that threatens to rupture the region’s security architecture entirely. The events of this weekend—a Read More…
By Joy Essien, Contributing Editor, Lagos Metropolitan. Constitutional order was upended in the Republic of Benin, Nigeria’s neighbour, when a faction of the military, led by Lt-Col Pascal Tigri, who is now on the run, made a broadcast, saying they had ousted President Patrice Talon and suspended the constitution. The group, which labelled itself the Read More…
By Joy Essien, Contributing Editor, Lagos Metropolitan. On Saturday, 29th November, 2025, Gratitude Outreach, set out to reach a specific community in Abuja. Gratitude outreach is an initiative under the Cause A Smile Initiative, a registered NGO in Nigeria. The Gratitude Outreach is designed to meet some of the dire needs of communities providing Food, Read More…
By Joy Essien, Contributing Editor, Lagos Metropolitan. One of the things we kept hearing during election campaign season about President Tinubu was that he had a generous reward system and was known to reward political loyalists. So it really comes with no shock at all at the names that emerged on the ambassadorial list. Lacking Read More…