All political appointees in the President Bola Tinubu administration seeking to contest elective offices in the 2027 elections have been directed to resign their appointments on or before March 31, 2026. The president gave the directive pursuant to the provisions of Section 88(1) of the Electoral Act, 2026, and the timetable issued by the Independent […]
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By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu There is only one introduction for the man: “Odia Ofeimun is Odia Ofeimun!” Enough said. Poet, publisher, editor, activist, polemicist, mentor, politician, columnist, factory worker, writer, dance-drama exponent, public intellectual, critic etc, Odia ofeimun has packed uncountable lifetimes into one tumultuous lifespan. Born on March 16, 1950, in Iruekpen, an Esan-speaking […]
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By Reuben Abati “Bros, looks like President Trump’s Operation Epic Fury in Iran is beginning to look like an Operation Epic Mistake. Three weeks after, Iran is still standing strong, and threatening not to negotiate. The country’s Defence Minister, Abbas Araqchi insists they are ready to keep fighting for as long as it takes. The […]
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Ondo State Governor, Dr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Tuesday rallied stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state to secure at least one million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. Besides, he called on the party’s members in the state to intensify mobilisation at the grassroots. He made […]
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The Nigerian Bar Association is concerned about reports of an incident that occurred on Monday, 16 March 2026, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, involving Honourable Justice Mohammed Umar and a legal practitioner, Mr. Marshall Abubakar, who appeared as lead defence counsel to Mr. Omoyele Sowore. According to reports, the learned trial judge, in response […]
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Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center and a far-right political figure and supporter of Donald Trump, resigned from his position on Tuesday in protest of the war in Iran. “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” Kent wrote in a resignation letter posted to X. “Iran posed no imminent […]
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Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo The Federal Government has declared Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20, 2026, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Fitr celebration. Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the announcement as he congratulated Muslim faithful across the country on the successful completion of the holy month of Ramadan. According to a statement issued on […]
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Amid rising fuel prices, Nigeria is expecting about 129,000 metric tonnes of imported petrol and diesel at Lagos ports between March 14 and 17, 2026. Already, as show by the shipping position data of the Nigerian Ports Authority, a vessel, Mosunmola, carrying 20,000 metric tonnes of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), arrived at Lagos through the […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the families of the victims of Monday attacks in Maiduguri, describing the development as profoundly upsetting. He said, in a statement issued on Tuesday, that he sympathised with those injured and reaffirmed the Federal Government’s solidarity with the people of Borno State amid the security challenges. However, hebdescribed the […]
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has provided financial support to selected communities in Ondo State as part of efforts to discourage the cultivation of illicit crops and promote legitimate economic activities. The intervention, under the agency’s Alternative Development Project, saw three communities — Ifon, Eleyowo and Ilu-Abo receive funding to encourage residents to […]
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