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The last dance with Corps Marshal Dauda Biu — by Kayode Olagunju
I met Dauda Biu in 1988. He was the Zonal Accountant, Kaduna Zone of the FRSC while i was in charge of the Pubic Enlightenment and Research in the then Benin Zone. Dotun Onifade was also in Kaduna in charge of Operations. We were young officers and there was a national program that brought many of us from the then…
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Rainbow Coalition won’t threaten APC, Wike assures governors
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed concerns that the emerging Rainbow Coalition supporting President Bola Tinubu’s re-election could create divisions within the All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike spoke on Tuesday during a media parley in Abuja, explaining that the coalition accommodates APC members and Tinubu’s supporters from other political parties to strengthen the president’s…
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ARISE News suspends Anthony Kila indefinitely over alleged academic fraud
ARISE News has announced the immediate and indefinite exclusion of political analyst Anthony Kila from its television network following allegations that he falsified his academic credentials. The decision was announced in a disclaimer issued by the channel’s editorial board and read during its morning programme, following an investigative report by Premium Times on Kila’s academic qualifications. According to ARISE News,…
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Prince Olusi at 90: Leadership and symbolism — by Dare Babarinsa
Prince Tajudeen Olusi, the chairman of the powerful Governor’s Advisory Council, who just turned 90, is one of the most influential persons in Lagos State. He is now the Baba Adinni of Yorubaland, a title once held by Chief Moshood Abiola, the late publisher of the Concord Group of Newspapers. I first met Baba during the ill-fated Second Republic when…
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TICC pledges 1.5m votes for Tinubu in Osun, hails Adeleke’s appointment
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) has pledged to mobilise 1.5 million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Osun State in the 2027 presidential election, following the appointment of Governor Ademola Adeleke as the state coordinator of the president’s re-election campaign. The council described Adeleke’s appointment as well deserved, expressing confidence in his ability to…
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Atiku’s INEC offensive: Is his 2027 playbook a threat to Nigeria’s stability? — by Olabode Opeseitan
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is a master of political manoeuvre who understands that, in Nigerian politics, doubt is a weapon. With the January 2027 contest against President Bola Tinubu looking uphill, he has opened a front against the one institution every candidate must trust: INEC. The question is whether he is pressing for transparency or pre-emptively discrediting an umpire before the…
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Adeleke leads Tinubu’s Osun campaign as Wike takes charge in FCT, Rivers
President Bola Tinubu has named Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke as the director of his 2027 re-election campaign in the state, while Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, will coordinate the campaign in the FCT and Rivers State. The appointments form part of the revised composition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, which is scheduled…
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Osun APC plans campaign committee for Tinubu’s re-election
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has announced plans to inaugurate a presidential campaign committee to coordinate efforts towards the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in the January 2027 presidential election. The state chairman of the party, Tajudeen Lawal, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting held at the APC state secretariat in Osogbo,…
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Buratai faults Defence Ministry over silence on $1bn arms funds
Former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai (retd.), has faulted the Ministry of Defence for failing to publicly explain how the $1bn approved for defence procurement during his tenure was disbursed, saying the silence allowed allegations surrounding the funds to persist while service chiefs faced criticism. Buratai spoke on Monday at the Defence Correspondents Association of Nigeria conference…
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Why President Tinubu is building a serious claim to greatness — by Ademola Oshodi
Nigeria’s history offers several examples of exceptional leadership amid profound national difficulty. General Yakubu Gowon presided over post-war reconciliation; General Murtala Muhammed revitalised the public service, despite lacking an electoral mandate; General Abdulsalami Abubakar swiftly restored civilian rule; and Dr Goodluck Jonathan’s 2015 election concession demonstrated democratic maturity. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo led reforms, rehabilitated Nigeria internationally and secured an $18…
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