By Abraham Ogbodo The battle is not finished. But enough of it has been fought to take stock of the casualties. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been killed. It is awaiting a not-so-befitting burial by family members. The Labour Party has been fatally wounded and waiting to die in the intensive care unit of […]
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By Moyo Okediji The University of Ife professors who agreed to share the high table with Fela—on that fateful day in 1973—should have known it wasn’t going to end well for them. The Oduduwa Hall, where the event took place, was bursting at the seams with spectators—packed like a Roman gladiator amphitheater. That symposium gave […]
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By Abimbola Adelakun Last Thursday brought the curtain down on the multi-decade quest for justice for Alhaja Kudirat Abiola—wife of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, the late Chief MKO Abiola—who was assassinated during a dark era in our nation’s history. The circumstances of her killing, during agitations against the annulment […]
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PDP national chairman, Kabiru Turaki The Kabiru Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party has announced plans to appeal a judgment delivered on Friday by the Federal High Court in Ibadan, following the court’s refusal to grant an order of mandamus. The court held that granting the mandamus would amount to “sitting on appeal” over […]
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The Senate has constituted a seven-member ad hoc committee to harmonise and distil senators’ inputs on the proposed amendment to the Electoral Act, as lawmakers intensify efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s electoral framework ahead of the 2027 general elections. The decision followed a three-hour closed-door executive session held on Thursday, during which senators further scrutinised the […]
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Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti has received a major global honour nearly three decades after his death. The BBC reported on Friday that the Recording Academy will posthumously confer a Lifetime Achievement Award on the Nigerian music icon at the Grammy Awards, making him the first African to receive the honour. The award recognises Fela’s […]
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By Banji Ayoola No longer shall mankind be allowed to rule irresponsibly with our free will; which, over millennia, we had seriously abused, and misused. Our free will, which we had used to terrorise ourselves, to turn ourselves, countries and peoples in them against one another. People, human beings created by the Almighty Father, and […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has called for deeper collaboration between government and citizen-led organisations, stressing that strong community institutions and empowered teachers are critical to inclusive governance and sustainable development. He made the call on Thursday in Osogbo during the foundation-laying ceremony of the Osun Development Association (ODA) House at […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Executives of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ward 01, Ibokun, Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State, have suspended a former member of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Bosun Oyintiloye, over alleged gross misconduct. His suspension was contained in a letter dated January 29, 2026, and jointly signed by […]
Continue ReadingOnitsha Main Market Indigenes of Ebonyi State trading in Anambra State have distanced themselves from any planned protest over the closure of the Onitsha Main Market, declaring full support for Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo’s insistence on full commercial activities on Mondays. The Ebonyi Town Union in Anambra State made its position known in […]
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