Nigeria’s 2027 presidential race is moving from speculation to hard political tests: court rulings, candidate eligibility battles, opposition fragmentation, regional vote strategy and the practical machinery required to win a nationwide election. #Nigeria2027#The2027Race#AtikuVsTinubu#ElectoralAct2026#NorthCentralVotes#NigeriaDecides2027 In this edition of The 2027 Race, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum examines the developments reshaping the contest as Nigeria approaches the January 16,…
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Plateau Attacks · Sokoto Bandits · Lakurawa Crisis · Katsina Ambush · Sahel Cross-Border Threat
Your weekly Nigeria and Sahel security briefing — 13 events, fully sourced, fully analysed. This week: nine people killed across Plateau State. Bandits abduct 28 in Sokoto — 16 still missing. A military intelligence ambush kills 18 bandits in Katsina. Security forces rescue 94+ kidnap victims in one week. The Nigerian Navy recovers 182,000 litres…
Causes of the Middle Belt Conflicts Nobody Tells You Middle Belt Files epi 3.
How does a cow walking into a farm turn into 50,000 deaths? In Episode 03 of The Middle Belt Files, we go underneath Nigeria’s deadliest ongoing conflict to ask the questions most people aren’t asking. Why did this crisis escalate so sharply after 2015? What does Lake Chad’s collapse have to do with villages burning…
Nigeria 2027: 18 Presidential Candidates, but the Real Contest Is for the States and Votes
Nigeria’s 2027 presidential contest has entered a more defined phase following the publication of INEC’s final candidate list. Eighteen candidates are in the presidential field, including President Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde. But the clearer candidate list does not necessarily make the eventual political contest easier to understand….
What Is the Middle Belt? The Nigerian Region 60 Million People Call Home — and No Official Map Will Name
A new documentary series from Ndeya Live opens with the question Nigeria has avoided for over a century: what do you call the land between the north and the south? By Rimamnde Shawulu | The Middle Belt Files, Episode 1 There is a region of Nigeria that does not appear on any government map, has…
Nigeria 2027: Can Atiku, Obi & Makinde Unite? Inside the G100 Opposition Talks
Can Nigeria’s opposition unite behind one presidential candidate against Bola Tinubu in 2027—or will competing ambitions and policy differences keep Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Seyi Makinde and other challengers apart? #Nigeria2027Election#G100Coalition#NigeriaElectionWatch#ElectoralGeography#OppositionPolitics#RoadTo2027 In this edition of The 2027 Race, hosted by Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum, we examine the G100 talks involving six opposition parties and separate the…