Zamfara communities protest alleged killing of 100 persons daily by bandits

Hundreds of angry residents from various communities in Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State staged a mass protest on Wednesday over rising insecurity, alleging that bandits kill as many as 100 people daily across affected villages. The protesters—on foot, motorcycles, and in vehicles—brought movement in Gusau, the state capital, to a standstill for over […]

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‘APC has no opposition for now’ –  New chair downplays PDP, LP, ADC strength

Yilwatda All Progressives Congress (APC) new chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, on Thursday, downplayed the relevance and strength of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party (LP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC). “There is no opposition for now,” he said dismissively on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme shortly after he emerged as the ruling party’s […]

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Bala Mohammed taunts Atiku, others: You’re defecting to party without office

Mohammed The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has berated leaders of the party for defecting to a “party that has no office” Speaking at the Consultative Conference of PDP Founding Fathers and Stakeholders in Abuja,  Mohammed also warned that it is not right for leaders […]

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Post-NEC meetings: APC, PDP set stage for epic 2027 face-off

–New APC chair, Yilwatda, vows Tinubu’s return Makinde, Bala lead PDP govs in 2027 power takeover plot Less than two years to the next general election, the ruling All Progressives Congress and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party are already locking horns in what promises to be a fierce battle for the nation’s top political […]

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2027: Yilwatda pick brightens Shettima, North East’s chances

The choice of Prof Nentawe Yilwatda as the new chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has brightened the chances of the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, who hails from Borno State in the North-East. His  emergence on Tuesday is already generating ripples across Nigeria’s political space — and with good reason, Punch reports Yilwatda’s […]

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Again, Buhari nails Femi Adesina to the cross

By Tunde Odesola By some indices of human assessment, such as professionalism, intellect, carriage, humility, handsomeness, etc., the erstwhile Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari (of bitter memory), Mr Femi Adesina, was not cut from the same cloth as many of his colleague editors. There was the tale of a toad-eyed, bosomy and big-mouthed female […]

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OAU rolls out new dress code, outlaws sagging, kissing, dirty clothes, bum shorts

Violation earns suspension By John Dike, Osogbo Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, will henceforth rusticate any of its students found guilty of wearing sagging trousers, hugging or kissing in public, and wearing bum shorts or unkempt clothing, among other infractions. The University’s management announced these disciplinary measures in a revised dress code meant to check […]

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Tinubu seeks extra $47m for Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, $300m for telecom projects

President Bola Tinubu has asked the House of Representatives to revise the federal government’s external borrowing plan for the 2025–2026 fiscal cycle. In a letter conveyed by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen and signed by Finance Minister, Wale Edun, the President is seeking an additional $47 million for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, bringing the total cost […]

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French media giant acquires MultiChoice in $3bn deal, gains full control of DStv, GOtv

French media conglomerate Canal+ has officially acquired full ownership of MultiChoice Group, the parent company of DStv and GOtv, in a landmark $3 billion (approx. 55 billion rand) deal. The acquisition, which gives Canal+ the remaining 55% stake it did not previously own, was approved by South Africa’s Competition Tribunal on Wednesday, July 23. The […]

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