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Olakunle Churchill celebrates bond between children, reaffirms fatherhood commitment
By Folashade Olorunfemi – Businessman and ex-husband of actress Tonto Dikeh, Olakunle Churchill, has said he prioritises his children above everything else, while expressing joy over the bond they share. Churchill made the disclosure via his Instagram page on Friday, sharing a video in which his daughter, Racheal, and his son, King Andre—whom he shares with Tonto Dikeh—were seen having…
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Wike waives C-of-O fees for Nigerian Law School, orders urgent staff housing
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved a waiver of fees for the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) for the Nigerian Law School’s Abuja campus in Bwari. Wike announced this on Thursday during a meeting with the school’s management in Abuja, where he also declared an emergency on the construction of staff quarters and…
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US military developing plans to target Iran’s Strait of Hormuz defenses if ceasefire fails
US military officials are developing new plans to target Iran’s capabilities in the Strait of Hormuz in the event the current ceasefire with Iran falls apart, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The options, among several sets of target types under consideration, include strikes with a particular focus on “dynamic targeting” of Iran’s capabilities around the Strait of…
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Military begins trial of 16 officers over alleged coup plot
The Nigerian military has inaugurated a general court-martial to try 16 officers accused in an alleged coup plot, marking the formal commencement of proceedings. The officers were brought to the venue of the sitting, the Guards Brigade Scorpion Mess in Asokoro, at about 8:53 a.m. on Friday, under tight security. Journalists were denied access to the courtroom as proceedings commenced…
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City Boy Movement signals future leadership strength — Okpebholo
The Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has said the City Boy Movement represents a strong signal of future leadership strength in Nigeria, describing it as organised, coordinated and driven by purpose. Okpebholo made the remark on Thursday when he received the leadership of the City Boy Movement at the Government House in Benin City. The governor used the…
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Nigeria reversing years of stagnation, records 3.87% GDP growth in 2025 — FG
The Federal Government has said Nigeria is reversing years of economic stagnation following the recording of a real GDP growth of 3.87 per cent in 2025. Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made this known on Thursday while addressing foreign media organisations at an interactive session in Abuja, where he highlighted the country’s reform agenda and renewed…
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The Edun exit: A dignified transition and a forward step for Nigeria’s fiscal architecture
This is a fiscal-architecture reading of the Coordinating Minister of the Economy’s resignation, based on the evidence, not the Noise. The resignation of Mr Olawale Edun as Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance closes a demanding chapter in Nigeria’s post-subsidy fiscal recalibration. Read on the evidence, and not on the speculative narratives in circulation, the transition is…
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Kenyan leader sparks uproar after mocking Nigerians’ spoken English
Kenyan President William Ruto has faced a social media backlash after publicly suggesting that Nigerian-accented English was incomprehensible and required a translator. Addressing Kenyans living in Italy on Monday, Ruto said: “If you listen to a Nigerian speaking, you don’t know what they are saying – you need a translator,” while boasting that Kenyans spoke “some of the best English…
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Odeda and the cost of power without progress — by Folorunso Adisa
There are journeys that enlighten, and there are journeys that indict. My recent visit to Odeda Local Government, my very own local government area, during my holiday in Nigeria, did both at once. What should have been a quiet homecoming became an encounter with absence. Roads stretch in weary silence, worn and broken, like questions no one in authority has…
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The Araba argument: Why Femi Sanni fits Kwara’s moment — by Babajide Fadoju
The argument for any governorship candidate must begin not with the candidate but with the state. What does Kwara State actually need from whoever occupies Government House in Ilorin after 2027? What are the honest deficits that a new governor must confront? What kind of leadership profile, not rhetoric, but demonstrated character and capacity, does the scale of that task…
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