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BREAKING: Court grants El-Rufai ₦100m bail, orders monthly DSS reporting
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the sum of ₦100 million with one surety in like sum. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, who delivered the ruling on Monday, imposed several conditions the former governor must fulfil before perfecting the bail. The court ordered that the surety must reside in either Maitama…
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Netanyahu ‘blunder’ threatens US-backed Israel-UAE alliance at critical moment with Iran: analyst
The U.S.-brokered alliance designed to counter Iran in the Middle East is showing signs of strain amid tensions between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, an analyst says, as the possibility of a broader conflict with Tehran intensified Sunday. The friction first surfaced May 13 after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he held a “historic breakthrough” meeting with…
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The DAP Experience Centre: A reflection of Nigeria’s ever-evolving spirit — by Dayo Adedayo
Its dramatic angular form and sweeping lines symbolise movement, ambition, and the courage to challenge convention, much like the nation itself, shaped by centuries of history, diversity, struggle, and triumph. Rising like a sculptural landmark against the skyline, the structure echoes the rugged beauty of the Olumo Rock formations, the rolling hills of Mambilla, the ancient walls of Kano, and…
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Bukata Economics: Nigeria’s dependency ratio has a name everyone already knows — by Kemi Adeosun
Every language has words that travel. Wahala needed no translation when it crossed from Yoruba into Nigerian English and then into global consciousness. Everyone knows what wahala is. You need no dictionary. You need only to have lived. Bukata is wahala’s quieter cousin. Less dramatic, more structural. Where wahala announces itself — the crashed deal, the relative who arrives unannounced…
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Why the elimination of Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki marks a turning point — by Sani Usman
The reported neutralisation of Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki, described as the second-in-command of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group, globally and one of the most influential commanders of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), along with scores of other terroristts, through a joint operation involving the Armed Forces of Nigeria and the United States military, represents an extraordinary milestone in…
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Obi, Kwankwaso failed to join PRP over presidential ticket guarantees — Baba-Ahmed
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has explained why former presidential candidates Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso did not join the party, citing demands for presidential ticket assurances and concerns over electoral administration. PRP National Chairman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, disclosed this during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. He said the former candidates raised concerns over whether the party could…
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APC clears Yahaya Bello for Kogi Central senatorial primary election
Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been cleared by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to participate in the party’s primary election for the Kogi Central Senatorial District. The clearance puts to rest earlier speculations that the former governor had not successfully passed the party’s screening exercise. Bello is among three aspirants contesting the APC ticket in Kogi Central…
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In defence of President Tinubu’s debts-for-infrastructure-policy — by Niyi Akinsiju
The nation’s policy space is once again inundated with claustrophobic imputations by politically minded individuals and advocacy groups that stridently demonise the federal administration’s infrastructure policy debts, with a devious objective to disorient the masses against the administration. Our review of all imputations made in this regard points to a fallacy of generalisation, lacking an alternative workable solution to the…
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IMPI backs Tinubu’s borrowing, says Nigeria needs $14.2bn yearly for infrastructure development
One of Nigeria’s foremost policy groups, the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has justified the borrowings of the President Bola Tinubu administration on the ground that it is the most realistic way to bridge the country’s massive infrastructure gap. In a policy statement signed by its Chairman Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju, the think tank argued that Nigeria’s infrastructure challenges were…
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Oyo kidnapping: Adeleke orders revitalisation of Safe School Initiative in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo –Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed the immediate revitalisation of the Safe School Initiative in Osun State following recent cases of school kidnappings in neighbouring Oyo State.The directive, contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the governor’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, is aimed at preventing any possible spillover of such incidents into Osun.Adeleke instructed the ministry…
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