On today's despatch, we break down the news around the suspension of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Minister, Betta Edu, the sacking of Babtunde Irukera of the Federal Competition and Consum­er Protection Commission (FCCPC), and Alex Okoh of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), the Central Bank's regulatory measures against the boards of Titan Trust, Polaris, Union and Keystone banks and more. Subscribe to Stomach Infrastructure ⁠⁠⁠⁠here ..read more

On today's despatch, we break down the news around Nigeria's delegation to COP28t, the battle in Edo state to succeed Governor Godwin Obaseki and the state of affairs in Ondo. Subscribe to Stomach Infrastructure ⁠⁠⁠here ..read more

On today's despatch, we break down the news around President Tinubu's supplementary budget, the godfather-godson battle between Nyesom Wike and Sim Fubara, the first son being on the receiving end of a presidential call out and the forthcoming off cycle elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi. Subscribe to Stomach Infrastructure ⁠⁠here ..read more

In this week's audio briefing, we take a look at what President Tinubu's ministers have been up to, the backlash for the First Son using the presidential jet for his enjoyment, the news of an old attempt to litigate President Tinubu's alleged forgery and the appointment of a new EFCC chair ..read more

The audio briefing is back!!!!!! This week; President Tinubu's academic certificates and their authenticity have been a talking point in the wake of the PDP's Atiku Abubakar beckoning a US court. The President's Tax Reform Committee Chair has made a case for the sale of the country's moribund refineries. Get the breakdown of this and more. Subscribe to Stomach Infrastructure here ..read more

Ademide Adim Akpapunam speaks of capturing the best of both worlds: being born to parents from Delta and Ogun states- an obvious antidote to the tribalist rhetoric that has formed part of the soundscape of Nigerian politics this year.  From growing up in Ikeja to attending the prestigious Adesoye College in Kwara and college in the United States, an interest in the transformative power of digital media would inspire his entry into Nigerian politics.  Akpapunam in his official capacity as the Personal Assistant to the country’s #4 citizen- House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajab ..read more

Aedan Asika bears a last name which means people have predetermined expectations of him. However, his familial heritage in Politics and Entertainment didn’t mean much as he embarked on a journey of self-discovery in his late teens. Fresh out of secondary school, he developed an interest in Politics and found himself interning in the office of then-Senator Bukola Saraki. At the time, Saraki, the scion of an iconic political dynasty had just come to the end of a two-term run as the Governor of Kwara state located in the bellwether North Central geopolitical zone. He’d also built a layer of influ ..read more

Later this week, Nigerians will head to the polls to elect a new President. To ease the decision-making process, we have been digging into the three main candidates to help voters get a better sense of who they are. What do we know about their childhood(s)? What do their pre-political days tell us about their candidacies? How did they get into Politics? What is the case for or against their candidacies? What are their chances? For Atiku Abubakar of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), this is potentially his last shot at an office he first sought about 30 years ago. Oluwamayowa Idowu and Kunle ..read more

In what should be the last briefing before Nigeria's presidential elections, we take a look at some of the most prominent storylines of the last week;  The friction between President Buhari and members of the ruling All Progressives Congress party took a new dimension this week with members of the party advising Nigerians to defy the President’s directives around the Naira redesign policy.  Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has given the campaign of Labour Party’s (LP) Peter Obi a filip by publicly endorsing him for President. Get the breakdown of all this and more. Subscribe to Sto ..read more

Peter Obi's Lagos rally and the boost from the released polls underline his popularity going into the final stretch.  PDP's Chimaroke Nnamani has been explled from the party highlighting the disunity within the party.  Get the breakdown of all this and more. Subscribe to Stomach Infrastructure here ..read more