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Ukraine targets St. Petersburg as ‘Putin’s Davos’ gets underway
Moscow downed hundreds of drones over its territory late Tuesday, regional officials said, after Kyiv launched a major attack reaching as far as the Russian capital as an economic forum drawing thousands of attendees gets underway. Three districts were targeted in the overnight Ukrainian drone assault, according to St. Petersburg governor Aleksandr Beglov, wounding several people and damaging infrastructure facilities.…
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Putin remains uncompromising on Ukraine, but is public discourse on war changing in Russia?
If Vladimir Putin’s Russia had an official slogan, what would it be? “Russia is what it is, and we’re not ashamed of showing it,” Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov once told me in an interview. That fits. But I recently heard an updated version from veteran pop and folk singer Nadezhda Babkina. After receiving an award from President Putin, Babkina told…
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Lagos, Ogun, Kaduna emerge Nigeria’s top-performing states in new report
Lagos, Ogun, and Kaduna states have emerged as Nigeria’s best-performing subnational governments in the 2025 edition of the Phillips Consulting State Performance Index (pSPI), a new assessment that evaluates governance, fiscal strength, service delivery, and citizen perception across the country. According to the report, Lagos ranked first nationally, followed by Ogun in second place and Kaduna in third, making them…
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Aiyedatiwa’s proposed 2.36km Akure flyover and the challenge of execution — by Tosin Oluwalowo
I have been thinking about the proposed 2.36km flyover from Adégbolá to St. Matthias in Akure, announced by the Ondo State Government yesterday and I must say I like the idea of the project. If this project eventually sees the light of day, it will undoubtedly be one of the biggest legacies of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. It will completely change…
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Powerful Iran-backed militias in Iraq say they will start handing in weapons to authorities
Two of Iraq’s most powerful Iran-backed militias said on Tuesday they would begin handing in their weapons to the authorities, a major step in the new government’s effort to rein in militias that have long operated on their own even though they were nominally under state command. One of the groups, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, said it had formed a committee…
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Ogun police confirm safety of schools, residents amid bandit attack rumours
By Folashade Olorunfemi – The Ogun State Police Command has dismissed claims of bandit attacks in the state, assuring residents of their safety and security. The command was reacting to reports circulating on social media alleging attacks on schools and communities within the Ota and Ifo areas of Ogun State, as well as claims that suspected bandits were arrested in…
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When ‘Sango Olukoso’ came, calling at Ojude-Oba — by Tinuade Ogunlesi
Discourse around special features at the Ojúde-Ọba, the famous Ìjẹ̀bú cultural festival, featured the near nudist abroadarian last year. This year, a cigar-smoking woman was frequently spoken about. Most likely a Grandma. Perhaps, somebody’s wife. May be a chieftaincy title holder somewhere too. Her pictures and videos dominated the internet. She demonstrated her smoking skills like a Pro. Dressed in…
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Tinubu at three: Between reform, reality and the restless Nigerian street — by Ortamen Manz-Denga
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s third anniversary address was, by every intellectual standard, one of the most structured and economically literate speeches delivered by a Nigerian leader in recent years. It was not merely a political speech; it was an attempt to construct a governing philosophy and a historical justification for one of the most painful economic transitions in Nigeria’s democratic…
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Iran’s supreme leader appears more active as talks continue: US’s Rubio
Addressing US lawmakers, Rubio said Tehran has agreed to discuss previously off-limits aspects of its nuclear programme. United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei appears to be taking a more active role as negotiations between the two countries continue following an April 8 truce. Testifying before the US’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee on…
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LGAN seeks FG support for 2026 All-Africa Challenge Trophy in Abuja
The Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria (LGAN) has sought Federal Government support for the hosting of the 2026 All-Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) in Abuja through a proposed partnership with the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy. The request was presented on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by LGAN President and Chairperson of the AACT 2026 Local Organising…
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