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Opata Defends Tinubu’s ‘All Is Fair in Politics’ Remark
Linus Aleke in Abuja A Professor of African Literature at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Damian Opata, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s recent remark that “all is fair in
Women Groups Condemn Senate Over Confirmation of Prof. Fasina as Ambassador
Kuni Tyessi in Abuja Over 300 women’s rights organisations have rejected the Nigerian Senate’s confirmation of Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina as Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, citing alleged disregard
Osun 2026: Strengths and weaknesses of Adeleke, Oyebamiji, Salaam as voters head to polls
By Shina Abubakar, OSOGBO As the Osun State electorate prepares to vote for a governor on August 15, several factors—chief among them the personalities and track records of the candidates
FG Tasks Diaspora Nigerians On Socio-economic Roadmap
Tony Icheku in Owerri Nigeria’s Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr. Bernard Doro, has invited Nigerians resident overseas to join the federal government in a strategic national partnership and play a central
EU, PLAC Charge Nigerian Youths to Demand Transparency, Accountability
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja The European Union Delegation to Nigeria and the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) have asked Nigerian youths to demand transparency and accountability from public institutions. Speaking
Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji and Nigeria’s Historical Amnesia
By Mobolaji Sanusi “We live in a society of imposed forgetfulness, a society that depends on public amnesia.”— Angela Yvonne Davis (1944 – present) Sometime last week, news filtered in
Budgets Without Results: Nigeria’s Implementation Crisis
By Ugo Inyama Nigeria knows how to budget. We know how to announce trillions, make grand speeches and celebrate appropriation figures as though development has already happened. Every year, the
Senegal intensifies crackdown on homosexuality, charges 71
Senegal has charged 71 men with “unnatural acts” as it intensifies a crackdown on homosexuality, the public prosecutor’s office said late Friday. The men were brought before a court while
Navy recovers 24,000 litres of stolen crude oil in Rivers
By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigerian Navy, in a sustained offensive against crude oil theft and illegal bunkering under Operation Delta Sentinel, has recovered approximately 24,000 litres of product suspected to
Crush bandits, Kebbi gov Idris urges military
By Haruna Aliyu Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has thanked the Chief of Army Staff for deploying additional military units to the state to strengthen the fight against banditry. Governor
