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‘Peter Obi, go back’ — Thugs stop NDC presidential candidate from visiting Yelwata
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has alleged that suspected thugs blocked his convoy from accessing Yelwata community in Benue State, where more than 270 people were reportedly killed in a recent attack. Obi...
APC legal team denies authorising tribunal petition against Adeleke’s victory
The legal team of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has denied authorising the petition challenging...
2026/2027 academic session: How smart school proprietors are positioning for success
On a quiet Monday morning, the proprietor of a growing private school walks through her compound before the first...
Apology letter: The audacity of saying the uncomfortable truth, and its burden
It is commonplace for the typical African father to imagine that one of his children has disparaged him...
Borno: Kwaya Kusar organises maiden education summit
Kwaya Kusar Local Government Area of Borno has organised its maiden education summit in the council aimed at tackling...
Gov Idris assures victory for Tinubu, APC in Kebbi
By Najeeb Sani Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasir Idris, has expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress (APC), will...
2027: INEC begins six-zone readiness drive, Amupitan demands full preparation
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced a six-zone readiness assessment ahead of the 2027 General Election, with...
Kogi council approves airport, SAPZ, farm support, 5,000-person welfare scheme
The Kogi State Executive Council has approved a raft of projects and interventions covering agriculture, infrastructure, education, healthcare and...
Time for EFCC to reclaim No.555 Adetokumbo Ademola crescent purchased with PTDF funds from Atiku Abubakar, by Anthony Daniel
There are moments in the political history of a developing republic when institutional amnesia threatens to permanently bury the...
N14bn in one month: Kano/Jigawa Customs breaks revenue record, intercepts N2.15bn contraband
The Kano/Jigawa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded its highest-ever monthly revenue collection, generating...
When politics forgets its humanity: The Wike-Amaechi funeral controversy and the moral limits of political rivalry, by Cliff Stanley
There are moments in public life when politics must step aside and allow humanity to speak. A...
Rethinking kidney transplantation in Nigeria, by David Kardi
Kidney failure has become an important public health concern in Nigeria. The burden of chronic kidney disease continues...
EDUCATION
GSU-ASUU gets N148.76m monthly boost as Inuwa approves CATA implementation
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, on Wednesday approved an additional N148.762m monthly subvention for Gombe State University to...
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
Salutation to the Okomu elephant, and others, by Tony Erha
I will employ a poetic licence, coining and expanding the original title of A. Babalola's timeless poem, "Salute to the Elephant". I'm always thrilled and tamed by the Elephant, not only for what its portends, but also due...
2027 campaigns: Time to shelve dangerous rhetoric, by Hassan Gimba
Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should be sincere enough...
Yobe’s new appointments: A strategic investment in competence, continuity and human capital dev’t, by Cliff Stanley
"The true measure of leadership is not the number of offices occupied, but the number of lives transformed...
A call for justice, inclusive governance and equal belonging in Benue State, by Dr Paul Ede Agbo
The Idoma people increasingly perceive themselves as politically and socioeconomically marginalised in Benue State. The pattern they see...
The lion of the opposition: Remembering Chief Dan Osi Orbih’s indomitable legacy, by Erasmus Ikhide
THE political firmament of Edo State and the broader Nigerian democratic landscape dimmed profoundly with the transition of Chief...
CORRUPTION & CRIME
Allegation: Group tasks Army, Police on VDM’s arrest, prosecution
The Security Situation Room has called for the arrest, investigation and prosecution of social media commentator, Martins-Vincent Otse,...
