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Katsina clash: Aleiro loses son, 8 family members, 30 motorcycles
Notorious bandit kingpin Ado Aleiro has suffered a major setback after his son, eight other family members and about 30 motorcycles were reportedly lost during a security operation in Doma village, Katsina State. The losses are believed to have...
The asset no creditor can seize, by Eyitayo Quadri
In the corridors where money and power meet, integrity is not a soft virtue to be admired from...
US-Israeli war on Iran: The new Sheriff in town (3), by Hassan Gimba
The Middle East will no longer be as it was before the imposed war of choice on...
Ransom trap: Troops kill kidnapper, rescue farmer in Edo
Troops of the 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, working with the Nigeria Police Force, have killed a suspected kidnapper and...
Nasarawa allocation jumps to N16bn monthly, Sule says state spends N90bn without borrowing
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has said the state’s monthly allocation from the Federation Account has surged to between...
INEC extends 2027 candidate deadline, ends Osun PVC downloads Sunday
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended by three days the deadline for political parties to submit their...
From runway to road: The sky origin of “okada”, by Destiny O. Enabulele
The word “Okada” entered Nigeria’s transport lexicon not from the streets, but from the skies. In...
Foreign investors only: The colonial mindset still running our economy, by Destiny O. Enabulele
In our interpretation and understanding of who an investor is, Africans do not count. We do not think our...
One God, two microphones, by Destiny O. Enabulele
The Catholic Bishops have spoken. Boldly. Directly. To Mr. President. They named the hunger. They named the killings. They...
Health minister hails APC chairman over medical intervention in Taraba
By Terna Chikpa The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has commended the National Chairman of...
₦1.2tn Taraba debt claim fake news, says finance commissioner
By Terna Chikpa The Taraba State Government has described claims by opposition parties that the state currently has a debt...
Diaspora investment: Tinubu sends Gbajabiamila, five governors to Toronto
President Bola Tinubu has approved a Federal Government delegation led by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, to represent...
EDUCATION
Gombe begins education restructuring, merges ministries
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, has said his administration will immediately begin implementing recommendations contained in a taskforce report on...
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
From blackout to birth rate? The folklore of Nigerian politics, by Destiny O. Enabulele
Former Governor Ayo Fayose says darkness after 7pm is making Nigerians have more children. His logic: lack of rural electrification leads to early bedtimes, and early bedtimes lead to increased population. Where and how did this man arrive at...
Nentawe Yilwatda at 58: From the classroom to the centre of Nigeria’s political destiny, by Cliff Stanley
A Birthday Tribute to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress At 58, Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda...
From roads to human capital: How Inuwa Yahaya is recasting Gombe’s dev’t agenda, by By Cliff Stanley
An assessment of the 55th State Executive Council meeting and the emerging architecture of infrastructure, education, agriculture and youth...
In saner climes, this is a resignation, by Destiny O. Enabulele
In saner climes, a public rebuke from the President is not just words. It is a resignation letter waiting...
From bags of rice and naira notes to the weaponisation of state institutions: Nigeria’s new electoral crisis, by Cliff Stanley
In Nigeria’s electoral vocabulary, “vote buying” has traditionally evoked familiar images: politicians distributing cash, rice, noodles, clothing, fertiliser and...
CORRUPTION & CRIME
Customs foils arms, drug smuggling, seizes 140 rifle parts, ₦373.8m cannabis
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted components of more than 140 pump-action rifles and cannabis-infused products with a...
