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Argentine Football Scout Houseman Discovers Pam after Kaduna Screening
Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja Nigerian U-20 player Jahmang Pam has signed a contract with a renowned Argentine international football scout and agent, Marcelo Houseman, following a weeklong scouting programme. Pam signed
Okuama: When Political Blame Ignores the Constitution, Fuels Blackmail
By Ufuoma Egbe The tragedy of Okuama has left deep wounds. Families have lost loved ones, a community has suffered devastation, and several Okuama leaders have remained in detention for
At 23, Glo Inspires Nigerians to ‘Never Settle for Less’
By Kayode Akinyemi The story of Globacom, Nigeria’s symbol of indigenous excellence, is one of determination, innovation, service and a commitment to giving customers more. At the heart of that
Atiku’s Petrol Subsidy Proposal Fails The Economic Test and Raises More Questions Than Answers
• Nigeria needs credible safety nets and immediate relief—not another inadequately costed petrol subsidy By Gloria Fraser Any presidential candidate promising to restore petrol subsidy without publishing its cost, funding
NOW THAT THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS ARE ON…
Who will answer Nigeria’s national question? asks SAMUEL AKPOBOME OROVWUJE Nigeria is once again entering the familiar theatre of political campaigns. Slogans will multiply, manifestos will be launched, rallies will
Tompolo’s ‘manumission’ mission, the ironies and the joys of life
By ENEWARIDIDEKE EKANPOU The state of being swept into oblivion after a sacrificial engagement to free a people from developmental enslavement sounds retrogressive and meaningless. It sounds retrogressive and meaningless because
THE TRIAL OF EL-RUFAI
Let the law take its course, contends ADAMS SHAMSILDEEN There is a point at which advocacy ceases to be advocacy and looks like an unnecessary intrusion into a matter that
NIGERIA’S IMMUNISATION GAP
Nigeria must move beyond campaign-style vaccination towards routine protection, argues PAT ONUKWULI Nigeria’s routine immunisation story presents a troubling contradiction: vaccines remain available and services continue, yet too many children
STAFF WELFARE AND THE STATE UNIVERSITIES
State universities should do well to implement agreement with ASUU Failure to implement the 2025 agreement between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the federal government is once
Peace on paper, peril in practice: Why 2027’s elections remain at risk, by Dakuku Peterside
There is something reassuring about political rivals gathering beneath one roof to sign a common promise of peace. In a country where elections have too often been accompanied by intimidation, inflammatory rhetoric,
