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2027: APC chairman Nentawe meets Emir Sanusi, seeks support for party
By Hadiza Yusuf The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, on Tuesday met with the Emir of Kano, Khalifa Muhammadu Sanusi II, in what is
Lessons From Osun 2026 and the road to 2027: Parties, personalities and the coming contest (2), by Usman Sarki
The first part of this article concluded with the observation that while all politics may indeed be local, the economic hardship confronting Nigerians today is anything but local. But before examining how
“Anambra House” and other bigotries, by Ochereome Nnanna
If you go to Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State (alias the “Zion” of Ijawland), you will see a quietly-developing city. Apart from government edifices and mansions/hotels owned mainly by indigenous politicians
Subsidy Removal: Atiku disowns aide, says ‘my position has not changed’
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has disowned comments by one of his media aides, Paul Ibe, on fuel subsidy, insisting that
So much song and dance over the APC’s Presidential Campaign Council, by Rotimi Fasan
It is not quite clear if the ruling All Progressives Congress party has indeed withdrawn the membership list of its Presidential Campaign Council for the January 16, 2027 elections. What is not
The South African and immigrants question: Unbundling causal factors not to ignore
By TONY ALABI Introduction: We are often quick in our divides to defend the arguments for the attacks of immigrants as South Africans, on occasion of perceived immigrant nuisance value and
Armed forces personnel and social media exposure
Social media has become a torchlight and a tripwire for Nigeria’s armed forces and security agencies. It has enabled the public to expose alleged oppression, corruption, and abuse that might
Tinubu: Terror Won’t Cow Nigeria, We’ll Defend Our People and Protect Our Society
• Directs military, police, other security agencies to rescue victims of Niger abduction •Tasks service chiefs to regularly brief him on rescue operation, decries the dastardly act •Report: Surrender of
United States EIA: Dangote Refinery Driving 7-fold Surge in Nigeria’s Petroleum Exports
• Seaborne shipments hit 561,000bpd in Q2 2026 •Exports jump from 46,000bpd in 2023 to 350,000bpd • Shipments to Europe rose from 15,000bpd to 130,000bpd in Q2 •Imports plunge from
Dolly Parton, Queen of Country Music, Dies at 80
• Late superstar wrote 3,000 songs, recorded 450 •Trump, Clinton, Kamala Harris, Oprah Winfrey, others pay tributes •President orders flag flown at half-mast for one week Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
