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Dollywood, by Chris Anyokwu
You'd walked the dirt-road to Tennessee on Appalachian soles,heart keeping time with Welsh balladry stirring in nascent blood. Life on the fringe was infinite loom of dappled song, wealth and riches would have stifled at genesis. Dirt was...
Opposition summit: G100 urges parties to prioritise cooperation over division
The G100, a political advocacy group, has urged opposition political parties in Nigeria to set aside their differences and...
When salt loses its value: Tinubu, the U.S court, and the shame of a nation, by Destiny O. Enabulele
I woke up this morning in nostalgia with Fela Kuti phrase in one of his albums, “Beasts of...
No handover, no country: Tinubu’s 3-week Europe vacation, by Destiny O. Enabulele
President Tinubu has again proceeded to Europe on a three-week vacation as part of his annual leave for 2026....
When the state enters the campaign: Data, public finance and the ethical test of Nigeria’s 2027, by Cliff Stanley
“The greatest danger to democracy is not merely that elections may be rigged; it is that citizens may gradually...
2027: NDC accuses INEC of replacing candidates, vows legal action
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of allegedly replacing its duly nominated...
Osun poll: Report records 51 cases of online gbv against women
A gender rights organisation, Centre for Redefining Alternative Civic Engagement has documented 51 incidents of online gender-based violence (OGBV)...
2027: The whistle is blown, Buni’s investments and the Kuje threat, by Hassan Gimba
The Arbiter The four-year cycle in our democratic journey is here once again. The whistle for...
WPRF 2026: Neliaku mobilises Kenya, global media leaders forum
President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Dr. Ike Neliaku, has stepped up efforts to secure international participation...
2027: Tinubu campaign council list not withdrawn, more names may join — Presidency
The Presidency has dismissed reports that the All Progressives Congress has withdrawn its 2027 Presidential Campaign Council list, saying...
‘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...
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...
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...
