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Vol 67 No 1

Published 9th January 2026


Nigeria

Tinubu faces Trump, terror and tax reform

A master of electoral politicking, the president is still threatened by rumbling insecurity and shockingly low federal revenues

Only a fool hell-bent on a suicidal path can dare to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, 73, in 2027, says Vice President Kashim Shettima. Discounting politicians’ default sycophancy, Shettima bases his assessment on the established mechanics of Nigerian elections: that the presidential candidate who has the most state governors in support will win at federal level.

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