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‘Which borders will you open?’ Presidency fires back at Atiku
The Presidency has challenged the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to identify the Nigerian land borders he intends to reopen if elected, insisting that the country’s borders are already open. The Presidency described Atiku’s campaign pledge as...
Expulsion made Singapore hungry, independence made Nigeria lazy, by Destiny O. Enabulele
Nigeria, Nigerian leaders and Lee Kuan Yew. Singapore was expelled from Malaysia in 1965 and wretched. No natural...
From 44th to 56th: Nigeria’s free fall into poverty, by Destiny O. Enabulele
Nigeria ranks 56th among the world’s 60 poorest countries by GDP per capita at purchasing power parity, according to...
When the mothers open the door, by Destiny O. Enabulele
"They said you should leave their daughters alone. You should rather come for the mothers as they are ready...
Taraba govt to arrest, prosecute livestock owners over sanitation, traffic violations
By Terna Chikpa The Taraba State Government, through the Environmental and Sanitation Agency, on Saturday said it would arrest...
Why I advocate a united state of Taraba — Gov Kefas
By Terna Chikpa Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, on Friday said collective unity among the various religious and ethnic...
Taraba @35: NBA hails Gov. Kefas over judicial reforms, urges sustained efforts to improve legal services
By Terna Chikpa The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Jalingo Branch, has called on the Taraba State Government to sustain...
The effects of fuel subsidy removal and the need to restore public confidence ahead of 2027, by Khalifa Umar Bappah
Your Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I write this open letter as a concerned Nigerian and as one...
Nigeria’s perpetual cycle of legislative parasitism, by Oto’ Drama
NIGERIA'S political ecosystem functions as a closed-circuit penal colony where the architects of state-level ruin are routinely promoted to...
The Dotun Oladipo I knew, by Rasheed Bolarinwa
The news of the passing of Dotun Oladipo hit me this morning with a profound sense of loss....
Benin-Ogba zoo and park: A global monument, being wrecked by govt’s neglect, “part two”, by Tony Erha
This is the second and concluding part of last week’s thesis, as the above-named title of its first...
NSC, others unveil official mascot ahead of November festival
The National Sports Commission in partnership with the Local Organising Committee (LOC) and Main Organising Committee (MOC), on Friday...
EDUCATION
ASUU Gombe suspends planned strike over salary implementation
By Ben Ngwakwe The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Gombe State University branch, has suspended its planned total and indefinite...
AGRICULTURE
IFAD distributes farm inputs to 476 farmers in Taraba
By Terna Chikpa The Federal Government, through the International Fund for Agricultural Development Value Chain Development Programme (IFAD-VCDP),...
FEATURES & INVESTIGATIONS
How dare VDM, by Douglas Ogbankwa
"How dare you, VDM, say that all those cows that are roaming the streets are based on money laundering? I have clients who have cows. They have specifics. They have nothing to do with government or anything whatsoever. You can...
Beyond limits: When the Nigerian Bar listened to a voice from outside the traditional legal space
"A nation does not move beyond it's limits by silencing unconventional voices, it move forward when institutions possess...
As Dolly Parton parted, by Erasmus Ikhide
THERE are rare souls who walk across the terrestrial plane not merely as inhabitants, but as meteorological events—forces of...
The aroma of polling unit dev’t fund (kudin akwati) and its exigencies: Gwaram LGA as a case study, by Yunusa Hamza
Some government policies are announced; others are implemented, but only a few become deeply rooted in the consciousness...
Yobe govt, UNDP train vigilantes, hunters on mental health, peacebuilding
As insecurity continues to strain communities in the North-East, the Yobe Government and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have begun...
CORRUPTION & CRIME
Osogbo shooting: One killed after Adeleke-Davido palace visit, Police vow arrest
One person has been killed in a shooting incident in Osogbo, Osun State, shortly after Governor Ademola Adeleke and...
