By Ifeanyi Igwebike Mbanefo Nigeria does not need another electoral reform bill to correct every flaw in its democracy. What it needs now is the disciplined use of the legal tools already embedded in the Electoral Act, the Constitution, and the courts’ remedial powers. The uncomfortable fact is that Nigeria’s turnout crisis is not merely […]
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Death toll in Plateau attack rises to 22, health workers among victims More soldiers deployed as search for abducted Oyo students, teachers intensifies Presidential aides, Bayo Onanuga, Dada Olusegun, and House of Representatives member, Philip Agbese, have separately dismissed calls for President Bola Tinubu’s resignation, made respectively by the presidential candidate […]
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Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has commended a former Housing and Urban Development Minister, Chief (Mrs.) Alice Mobolaji Osomo, for her outstanding public service. Eulogizing her on the occasion of her 90th birthday, he described her as a symbol of excellence, integrity and selfless service. The governor, in a congratulatory message, said Mrs Osomo’s life […]
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President Bola Tinubu. Photo: State House THE National Assembly’s decision to extend, for a third time, the implementation of the capital component of the 2025 Appropriation Act, from June 30 to September 30, 2026, is yet another symptom of the chaos that has come to define Nigeria’s budget cycles under the Bola Tinubu administration. Nigeria’s […]
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Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Igboho The Arewa Consultative Forum and the Northern Elders Forum have warned that Nigeria risks sliding into anarchy if the Federal Government fails to rein in Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, over his reported ultimatum to Fulani leaders in Oyo State following the abduction of a […]
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State governors are seeking greater constitutional authority over security operations within their domains and guaranteed funding arrangements for the proposed State Police Services, according to a report of a high-level strategic meeting involving state Attorneys-General, legal experts and senior security officials convened by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Secretariat in Abuja last week. The report, contained […]
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Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose The Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII) has again warned former Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State to stop dragging the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja (Arusa I), into his political battles, describing his recent comments about the revered monarch as “highly provocative and unreasonable.” In a […]
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Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo Nigerians living in the United Kingdom have praised the Federal Government over reforms in the country’s passport application process, saying the introduction of the contactless renewal system has dramatically cut waiting times from several months to as few as five days. Speaking from different cities across the UK, diaspora […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo *Fear is a feeling within a person indicating that something is wrong somewhere.* *Let us look at the simple definition of fear from the dictionary :* *”A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat”.* *Fear is so powerful and threatening to a level that God said […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on Monday said that violence, bloodshed and intimidation cannot guarantee electoral victory, warning opposition parties and their supporters against resorting to thuggery ahead of the 2026 governorship election. He spoke during a condolence visit to the family of late Ezekiel Olapade, a teenager who was allegedly […]
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