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FILM REVIEW: The Polygamist’s Gomorrah — by Folorunso Adisa
Broken hearts. Broken lives. Shattered homes. Fractured families. At the centre of it all stood one man whose unbridled carnal appetites proved larger than his wisdom. Jonasi’s greatest tragic flaws were his abundance of Rand and his insatiable desire for women. He believed money could purchase anything he wanted, especially affection wrapped in feminine form. To him, every child born…
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Funeral rites in Igbo tradition — by Kelechi Deca
One of the most teary aspect of the modern day apostles of traditional revivalism in Igboland is that it is driven mostly by arrogant ignorance. Tellingly, a culture that does not adapt is a culture that is dead. But a culture that abandons its core is a culture that has been conquered. Dynamism, therefore, is the Igbo way of life:…
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APC’s Oyebamiji faults reports of Tinubu’s support for Adeleke
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the August 15, 2026 election in Osun State, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu endorsed Governor Ademola Adeleke for a second term. Oyebamiji maintained that he remains the president’s endorsed candidate for the election, describing reports of Tinubu’s support for…
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Trans-Saharan highway project will drive growth in South-East, says TDF
The Democratic Front (TDF), a political support group, has said the ongoing Trans-Saharan Superhighway project will drive economic growth and expand trade opportunities across the South-East region. In a statement signed by its chairman, Mallam Danjuma Muhammad, and secretary, Chief Wale Adedayo, the group commended President Bola Tinubu for initiating the 123.6-kilometre project, which it described as a strategic investment…
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Group accuses Atiku of failing to condemn bandits while criticising Tinubu
The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of focusing on criticising President Bola Tinubu over insecurity while failing to openly condemn bandits and criminal elements responsible for attacks across Northern Nigeria. In a statement signed by its chairman, Emeka Nwankpa, and secretary, Dapo Okubanjo, the group expressed concern over what it described as Atiku’s…
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Osun 2026: Hausa community backs Oyebamiji’s governorship aspiration
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Leaders of the Hausa community across Osun State have declared support for the governorship ambition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of the 2026 governorship election. The endorsement was made during a meeting held in Sabo, Osogbo, where 35 Sarkin Hausas drawn from the three senatorial districts of the…
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Babajide Sanwo-Olu: Thank you for not dropping the ball — by Azuh Arinze
Leadership is often a relay race. And the true measure of a leader, as a matter of fact, is not merely how fast he runs his own lap, but how effectively he receives the baton, preserves momentum, and passes it on stronger than he found it. In Lagos State, Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has demonstrated this principle with remarkable consistency,…
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Infrastructural development: How Tinubu is transforming the South-East — by Babajide Fadoju
For decades, the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria has worn the heavy cloak of marginalisation. It has been a narrative repeated in town hall meetings, on radio call-in programmes, and in the corridors of power. The region that gave Nigeria its first indigenous President, its most renowned industrialists, and some of its finest intellectuals has, paradoxically, often complained of being…
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African and Caribbean nations call for formal apology for transatlantic slavery
African and Caribbean countries have called for a formal apology and reparations from countries that benefited from the transatlantic slave trade. The demands come at the end of a three day conference in Ghana which looked to advance the push for reparatory justice. It follows a landmark UN resolution earlier in March which recognised transatlantic slavery as the “gravest crime…
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How to move Nigeria from stabilisation to transformation — by Olufemi Awoyemi
The direction of travel is real, but so are the household pain and fears. This now appears existential to a growing number of citizens, and this is not helped by growing ‘NOISE’ getting in the way more than the govt would like, I suppose. This reality cannot be dismissed, explained away, or buried beneath the language of macroeconomic success. As…
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