Nigerian News Leader
First with details then facts 
(The Tinubu/Wike/Ganduje/Lamido Cases)
A NewsLeader Weekend Editorial, Saturday, October 3, 2026
There is an unfortunate and uncomfortable phenomenon increasingly demanding the attention of Nigerians: the growing visibility of the children, spouses and close relatives of politically powerful Nigerians in businesses that appear to intersect with the official responsibilities and influence of their parents.
(A NewsLeader Editorial, Friday, October 2, 2026)
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Independence Day declaration that Nigeria has passed through its “own Red Sea” and is now entering an “age of prosperity” is an ambitious claim. It deserves neither automatic applause nor a scoffing dismissal. Instead, it deserves the harder test of evidence.
(A NewsLeader Newspaper Editorial)
For Nigeria, the reality of the 2027 general election is here. But it must not become another cycle of promises, disputes and post-election recriminations. The time to protect the vote is now!
In what could be described as a half-tenure editorial tribute or assessment of the government of Nigeria's President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Financial Times of London Newspaper gave the following verdict, titled: Nigeria's Shock Therapy:
( A Nigerian NewsLeader Editorial)
Nigerians and indeed the media community in Nigeria woke on Saturday morning, March 16, 2024, to learn of the abduction of one of its citizens and the Editor of First News Newspaper, Mr Segun Olatunji.
Now, in Nigeria, "Justice is for the rich and powerful, not the nameless".
"And keep in mind that this is in a year in which we had not simply a set of elections that were manipulated in full view of observers from around the world, but also one in which the man who emerged as Nigerian leader was internationally-exposed in the most filthy terms. We have a leader who cannot lead, cannot persuade, cannot inspire"
