2023 presidency: How Tinubu, Amaechi, Saraki, others woo delegates

PDP presidential aspirant and former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (right) with former PDP Chairman and former Governor of Kaduna State, Ahmed Makarfi, addressing journalists during a courtesy call by Saraki to Makarfi’s Kaduna home, at the weekend South East APC presidential aspirants may meet next week Groups explain why Adesina, Onu deserve the […]

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Universities: Anxiety as indefinite strike may begin today

Protesting students calling for end of the strike Nnamani, expert task FG, union on ending the deadlock Buhari govt has failed us, says Kogi TUC chairman As the second round of an eight-week warning strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) comes to an end today, the union is preparing to […]

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Emefiele’s 2023 ‘aspiration’ rattles financial experts, lawyers

Photo: Nairametrics Fasua: Injection of CBN chief, Adesina points to more complex game plan He has no moral, ethical reason to remain in office, say lawyers HEDA petitions ICPC to investigate Emefiele After months of speculation, the picking of expression of interest and nomination form by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, to […]

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Singer Tope Alabi, husband celebrate daughter’s 24th birthday

Tope Alabi and husband; daughter Nigerian gospel singer, Tope Alabi, on Saturday showered prayers on her daughter, Ayomiku, as the latter turned 24. Ayomiku, who is the singer’s first child, had announced her birthday in the early hours of Saturday. Sharing new photos of herself on her Instagram page, the 24-year-old wrote, “Happy Birthday Ayaba”. […]

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Davido celebrates daughter on fifth birthday

Popular Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, on Sunday, celebrated his second daughter, Hailey, on her fifth birthday. Sharing pictures of the celebrant on his Instagram page, he showered prayers on her. While expressing his love for Hailey, he also called her his twin. He wrote, “Happy birthday to my darling daughter, Hailey […]

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Tinubu versus Osinbajo, now there’s real realpolitik (2)

By Tunji Ajibade The German word ‘realpolitik’ – ‘real’ (practical) and ‘politik’ (politics) – is often referred to as “pragmatism” in politics, i.e. taking pragmatic steps. While it’s used mostly as a positive term, realpolitik can also imply political steps that are amoral, or Machiavellian (ruthless; the end justifies the means). It’s been said this […]

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Northerners asking Jonathan, others to join presidential race plot to divide South – Edwin Clark

Ijaw national leader and First Republic Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, speaks to Friday Olokor about the 2023 general election, demand for South-East presidency and related issues. You have been in politics for quite a long time. Now, seven years into the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, some Nigerians believe that he has […]

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370 statutory delegates must sign your forms, APC tells presidential aspirants

Lawmakers warn parties not to jettison zoning As a precondition for submitting their expression of interest and nomination forms, presidential aspirants on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress are to submit with the forms the signatures of 10 statutory delegates from each state and the Federal Capital Territory, it has been learnt. One […]

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Maverick politician, Arthur Nzeribe feared dead at 83

Maverick politician and multimillionaire, Senator Francis Arthur Nzeribe has reportedly died. He passed on on Saturday evening or early Sunday morning. According to The Nation,  a source from his family, who preferred anonymity, confirmed the incident and hinted the family is preparing a statement to announce his passage. Until his passage, he had been on […]

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