Setting the record straight: A gentle correction to Obasanjo’s claims on Ghali Na’Abba
By Abubakar Bawa Bwari
Let me state at the outset that we recognise that the original intention of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter was to reply to what he called “the inaccurate posture” of former governor Segun Osoba in an!-->!-->!-->…
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Senator Yayi at 57: The man, the mandate, the momentum
By Segun Olatunji
Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, celebrates his 57th birthday today, August 10, 2026, marking another milestone in a formidable political career. The distinguished lawmaker, who currently!-->!-->!-->…
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Beyond the roads, bridges: Wike’s emerging youth development agenda in the FCT
By Dr. Jumai Ahmadu
Much of the public conversation around the Federal Capital Territory Administration in recent years has understandably centred on roads, bridges, interchanges and other major infrastructure projects reshaping Abuja.!-->!-->!-->…
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ONICCIMA holds August council meeting, tours Vegas Astoria hotel in Onitsha
By Sunny A. David, Awka
The Onitsha Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ONICCIMA) has held its August 2026 Council Meeting at Vegas Astoria Hotel & Suites, opposite the Stock Exchange, GRA, Onitsha, Anambra State.!-->!-->!-->…
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Nasarawa: Adamu campaign council reaffirms to run issue-based, peaceful campaign
By Oboh Linus, Lafia
The Director General of the former Inspector General of Police(IGP), Mohammed Adamu, governorship Campaign Council, Mr Abdullahi Yammani, has reaffirmed that the council would run an issue-based campaign focused on!-->!-->!-->…
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Italy-based businessman excretes 98 cocaine wraps at Enugu airport
A 30-year-old Italy-based businessman, Joseph Cyril, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after he allegedly ingested 98 wraps of cocaine and attempted to smuggle them out of Nigeria through!-->…
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Rooting Nigeria’s, Duke-Abiola prospects for UN Secretary-General seat
By Fortune Abang
The recent endorsement of Prof. Akasoba Duke-Abiola, the widow of democracy icon M.K.O. Abiola, by the pan-African think tank, African Policy and Research Consortium (APRC), for consideration as candidate for the!-->!-->!-->…
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NDCCITMA raise alarm over plans to scuttle Delta investment summit
The Niger Delta Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Trade, Mines and Agriculture (NDCCITMA) has raised alarm over plans to destabilise the forthcoming Niger Delta Economic and Investment Summit scheduled to hold in September 2026.
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2027: Major PDP faction in Kebbi declares support for Governor Idris
The political landscape in Kebbi State has received a major boost for the re-election bid of Comrade Governor Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu, following a formal declaration of support by the strongest faction of the Peoples Democratic Party,!-->…
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Boko Haram: Zulum hosts Sahel countries, ambassadors for high-level security retreat in Maiduguri
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has rallied Nigeria’s neighbours and key diplomatic partners to forge a stronger regional security alliance against Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and other terrorist!-->…
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