Opinion

November 30, 2025 2:07 PM

In Tinubu’s Nigeria, police protect VIPs, not children

In Nigeria, people are sleeping with one eye open. That's how scared they are. Ask businesswoman Ifeoma Aneke. "Everybody is so scared, even to sleep, if you are sleeping now I don’t think people are sleeping with their eyes closed," she says. A spate of kidnappings and other violent crimes has s...

November 30, 2025 2:06 PM

Another coup in Africa! Guinea-Bissau falls

The African country of Guinea-Bissau falls under military rule. Again! On the morning of 26th November, gunfire erupts near the Presidential Palace. Witnesses describe sustained automatic fire, explosions, and, armoured vehicles sealing off the city centre. By noon, State television flickers to lif...

November 26, 2025 8:51 PM

Gaza Reconstruction Plan: Inside the UN’s Boldest Gaza Bet

On November 17, the UN Security Council approved a United States–drafted resolution backing a “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict,” giving legal weight to parts of Washington’s twenty‑point strategy for the territory. The resolution endorses a Board of Peace as the main transition...

November 11, 2025 11:12 PM

BBC crisis: What caused it and what happens next?

The BBC is battling its biggest crisis in decades after its two most senior leaders resigned over accusations of bias that have prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to threaten legal actionfor "no less" than $1 billion unless he gets compensation. On Monday the BBC apologised for a Panorama documen...

November 11, 2025 3:55 PM

BBC crisis exposes fractures at renowned British institution

Top-level resignations from the BBC over the editing of a speech by President Donald Trump have blown the lid off wider tensions at the British broadcaster over how it is run and whether it still commands public trust in its journalism. Director General Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness qu...

November 1, 2025 9:13 PM

In Bihar, The Election Manifestos Tell Two Stories

The campaign for the Bihar Assembly Elections is underway. Both the NDA and the RJD-led opposition have released their manifestos. Beyond the intricate comparison, narrowed down to every single promise, the manifestos are starkly different. The NDA manifesto focuses on enablement through welfare, in...