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Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has on Thursday dismissed a suit challenging the Senator David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Presiding judge, Justice Musa Liman dismissed the suit while delivering ruling in the preliminary objection filed by the defendants. A House of Representatives member from Kogi State, Hon. Leke Abejide, […]
Continue ReadingA new report, ‘The Shadow Owners,’ published by the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics Limited (AERE) has confirmed how the worsening insecurity in our country is being fuelled by powerful forces that are linked to illegal mining that is now effectively a multi-billion dollars organised crime. Last November, ‘Daily Trust’ published a similar report of […]
Continue ReadingSenior medical consultant based in Kano State, Nigeria, has died after collapsing barely 15 minutes of arriving a hospital in Kano State to attend to patients who had been waiting for his evening clinic. The sad incident happened last Saturday at Arewa Surgery Hospital, Hotoro, Kano, where the doctor reportedly responded to a request to […]
Continue ReadingCentral Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operating licenses of forty-six (46) Microfinance Banks with effect from July 1, 2026, in accordance with its powers under Sections 12 and 13 of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA), 2020,” the statement read. The CBN said the revocation was approved after the affected institutions […]
Continue ReadingUche Nnaji, former Nigerian Minister of Science and Technology, was arrested on Wednesday morning by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria. Security sources say Nnaji was arrested while preparing to board a private jet bound for Abuja. The sources said the arrest […]
Continue ReadingAs Nigeria moves closer to the 2027 general elections, it is important to remind all the actors involved in this process to act in a responsible manner and not engage in any untidy or sharp practice that may raise doubts or anxiety about the integrity of the elections. An impression that our democracy is under […]
Continue ReadingA divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. By a 6-3 vote, the court struck down Trump’s order. A bare majority of five justices, in an opinion written […]
Continue ReadingThe words, “hunger” and “Onanuga” are almost homophones; words of similar sounds. I am goaded on by the Yoruba epistemology which counsels that likes should be compared with likes. As tortoise’s head safely compares with the big toe, so does a groundnut shell compares with the cocoon of the world’s tiniest rat Yoruba call the eliri. But comparison is not my bother here. My interest […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, admitted activist, publisher, and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, to fresh bail in the sum of N200 million, weeks after revoking his earlier bail over his failure to appear for trial. Justice Umar, in a ruling, directed Sowore to provide two sureties. One of the sureties […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government will phase out the policy separating Junior Secondary Schools from Senior Secondary Schools after data showed more than 20 million pupils dropped out before reaching the senior secondary level. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, announced the decision Tuesday in Abuja at the inauguration of the UBEC Ministerial Implementation and Monitoring Committee. Alausa […]
Continue ReadingHow staff theft is quietly killing Nigeria’s service economy — and what it will take to stop it There is a saying Nigerians know in our bones: every day for the thief, one day for the owner. It is meant to be a reassurance. Justice is slow, the proverb suggests, but it is coming. Sit […]
Continue ReadingIsaac Fayose, public affairs commentator, and junior brother of ex-Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, has rewarded an Ekiti woman with ₦1 million after she turned down an alleged ₦15,000 vote-buying offer from the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the recent governorship election in the state. Isaac Fayose announced the reward on social media after a […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement on Monday, the National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced that the party has uploaded the name of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nomination portal. The party leader said the NDC had filed an appeal against a recent court ruling alongside an […]
Continue ReadingBoldness, be my friend. Arm me, audacity, from head to foot.” Some live by that Shakespearean creed. They say aloud what society only whispers. They speak the unsayable, damn the world and make a difference. Northern Nigeria had the late Dr Yusuf Bala Usman. I think there is another one in Dr. Bashir Kurfi. Kurfi […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has congratulated Osasere Okundaye on emerging as Nigeria’s youngest chartered accountant at the age of 16. In a statement on Monday, Olawande described the feat as a remarkable demonstration of hard work, discipline, resilience and commitment to excellence. Olawande said: “I heartily congratulate Miss Osasere Okundaye on her […]
Continue ReadingFemi Afolabi-Brown, husband of the television show host, Morayo Afolabi-Brown, believes men who choose to practise polygamy should wait for years, not just a few years, but decades before marrying a second wife. Taking another wife too soon after the first is a recipe for conflict because both women are likely to be in the […]
Continue ReadingTobi Amusan, the world record holder equalled her season’s best of 12.28s to win the women’s 100m hurdles at the Paris Diamond League on Sunday. The spectacular athlete stormed to victory ahead of American pair Grace Stark, who finished second in 12.38s, and Alaysha Johnson, who placed third in 12.39s. She produced a strong finish […]
Continue ReadingThere is a detail buried in a press briefing in Kaduna last Thursday that I found rather troubling. It was offered by the former National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Director General, Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga (rtd). He was in the state to honour the memory of his late colleague, Major General Rabe Abubakar (rtd), who […]
Continue ReadingSeveral mouthwatering encounters headline the Round of 32, including Brazil against Japan, Netherlands versus Morocco, Portugal against Croatia, Belgium against Senegal and France against Sweden. A release on the FIFA website on Sunday disclosed all these. Nine out of 10 African nations booked their spots in this knockout phase. The knockout stage also reflects Africa’s […]
Continue ReadingTales by moonlight thrives on call-and-response give-and-take. “Story, story,” the storyteller invites the audience, honey in his voice, suspense in his eyes. “Story!” the audience booms back. “Who knows the meaning of this proverb? A fish rots from the head,” the storyteller asks. Under this moonlight, I am the storyteller. I can see some eager […]
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