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Summit ahead of 2027: Uncertainty trails opposition parties’ single candidate plan against Tinubu
• Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso, Makinde, others remain on separate platforms • G-100 in search of structure as Wike predicts easiest election yet for president By Clifford Ndujihe, Omeiza Ajayi &
IGP DISU: The man, the frigatebird
By Gab Ejuwa The Inspector General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, is steadily redefining the Nigeria Police Force through visionary leadership, modern technology, strategic partnerships and renewed attention to
OTUARO: Tribute to a man rewriting the story of the Niger Delta
By Pere Kazeem Iyebotei There are moments in the history of a people when leadership is no longer measured by the noise of promises, but by the quiet evidence of
Atiku’s subsidy push & echoes of desperation
By Tunde Rahman Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s new policy shift toward bringing back the fuel subsidy is a welcome return to proper political debate and the path of rectitude. It contrasts
Millions licensed to die under power lines: How govt planning failures put lives, investments at risk
By Nnamdi Ojiego For more than two decades, pupils of Clementine Schools in Agbado Oke, Lagos resumed each morning beneath the shadow of twin high-voltage electricity transmission lines.Parents dropped off
Before Pointing at Governors, Abuja Must Lead
President Bola Tinubu’s challenge to governors to deploy rising revenues to projects that directly affect ordinary Nigerians is timely. However, the federal government must demonstrate the same discipline by prioritising
Rising Costs Threaten Nigerians’ Last Glass of Consolation
As soaring energy costs and rising taxes threaten another increase in beer prices, even the bottle in which many Nigerians drown their economic sorrows may soon drift beyond their reach,
Petrol price heads to N1,500 per litre as crude prices drop
By Udeme Akpan & Ediri Ejor The price of premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, appears headed for N1,500 per litre after it jumped from N1,205 to N1,310 yesterday. The development
Uzodimma’s Dual Mandate Dilemma
For Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, the ambition to move from the executive arm of government to the legislature comes with a significant constitutional and political dilemma, as Section
Not even a chicken left in village, Zamfara woman recounts bandit terror
•Says ‘run, they shoot you; stay, they abduct you’ •’22 children abducted in IDP camp’ By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo A 55-year-old woman, Fatima, has recounted the horror of bandit attacks in Zamfara State,
