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Jimoh Ibrahim Files ₦50 Billion Defamation Suit Against Punch, Sonala Olumhense Over UN Appointment Critique

Global UpfrontMar 17, 2026March 17, 20260

A major legal battle is unfolding in Nigeria’s media and political landscape after Senator Jimoh Ibrahim filed a ₦50 billion defamation suit against Punch Newspapers

Jimoh Ibrahim, In Broad Daylight

Global UpfrontMar 15, 2026March 15, 20260

By Sonala Olumhense I have spent time on the Third Floor of the United Nations Headquarters in New York, where the press corps works. It

MacArthur Foundation’s Nigeria ‘Big Bet’

Global UpfrontFeb 22, 2026February 22, 20260

By Sonala Olumhense Last year—2025—MacArthur Foundation did not offer grants to Nigerian mass media organizations: the first time in nearly 10 years that would happen.

As Nigerians Confront Deportations And Hunger

Global UpfrontFeb 15, 2026February 15, 20260

By Sonala Olumhense Just days after the US President took office in 2025, the story began to spread: Nearly 4,000 Nigerians were about to be

The Case Against Abubakar Malami

Global UpfrontJan 4, 2026January 4, 20260

By Sonala Olumhense Abubakar Malami, Nigeria’s immediate past Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, spent the Christmas and New Year festivities behind bars. If you are

As Nigeria Slides Deeper

Global UpfrontNov 23, 2025November 23, 20250

By Sonala Olumhense If you enter Nigeria legally, the first thing you must do is prove that you are not an enemy of the government.

2027: Someone To Trust

Global UpfrontAug 10, 2025August 10, 20250

By Sonala Olumhense In 2021, Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission published its “INEC Strategic Plan 2022-2026,” the third of the commission’s such plans since 1999.

Putting Need Ahead Of Greed

Global UpfrontAug 3, 2025August 3, 20250

By Sonala Olumhense The Government of Nigeria, as I understand it, is upset: the United States Mission in Nigeria last week called it a hypocrite.

End Of A Pretender-patriot, Muhammadu Buhari

Global UpfrontJul 20, 2025July 20, 20250

By Sonala Olumhense In the end, the worst thing that could have happened to Muhammadu Buhari: he died days after his successor finally denounced him

Birthday Toast to Nduka Obaigbena @ 66

Global UpfrontJul 14, 2025July 14, 20250

By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu In my charged life as a ragged-trousered philanthropist one of the phenomenal potentates I’ve known happens to be Nduka Obaigbena. Back