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Oil-rich Alberta votes to remain part of Canada in historic referendum
Alberta has voted to remain part of Canada in the province’s first-ever referendum on separation A small but vocal group of separatists has campaigned for months for an independent Alberta, arguing that the province’s energy wealth is subsidising poorer parts of Canada and that it would be far richer without what they describe as interference from Ottawa. The result is…
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UPDATE: Sanwo-Olu reportedly replaces Gbadegesin with Sanuth as LAWMA MD
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reportedly appointed Dr Hassan Sanuth as the new Managing Director of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) amid persistent waste management challenges across the state. The reported appointment follows claims that the incumbent, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, was asked to resign over the accumulation of refuse on major roads, residential streets and drainage channels. However,…
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Trump’s approval ratings plummet: what that means for the US midterms
United States President Donald Trump’s approval ratings have fallen to a record low, a sign that Americans angry about rising living costs amid the deeply unpopular US-Israel war on Iran could punish his party at the upcoming midterm elections. Most Americans are unhappy with Trump’s performance, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Monday, with more people saying they plan…
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Why I wrote a Hausa book on Tinubu? — by Mukhtar Sagir Dambatta
I spent more than one and a half years researching and writing a Hausa book on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, documenting his political journey, leadership, projects and achievements across Nigeria’s 19 Northern states, as well as political appointments given to people from the region. My decision to write the book in Hausa was deliberate. Hausa is widely spoken across Northern…
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2027 elections: Folarin declares support for Alli, seeks unity in Oyo APC
Former Senate Leader Teslim Folarin has declared support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, ahead of the 2027 general elections. Folarin made the declaration on Monday while addressing APC supporters at his residence in Oluyole, Ibadan, where he raised Alli’s hand in a show of support and urged aggrieved party members to…
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Peter Obi: Telling hungry family no is un‑African — by Olabode Opeseitan
Mr. Peter Obi told Nigerians in the UK to say “No” to relatives asking for help, even as his own supporters urge the same diaspora to send money to mobilise voters. At a Manchester town hall he said: “You have people at home in Nigeria today who are begging you for money. Tell them no.” Weeks earlier, Obidient Connect, a…
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$6bn Mambilla contract was not approved by FEC, Imoke tells court
Former Cross River Governor Liyel Imoke on Monday told the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja, that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) did not approve a memo recommending the award of the $6 billion Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project contract to Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited. Imoke, the sixth prosecution witness in the trial of former Minister of…
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Exiled critic of Rwandan president found beheaded in Uganda
Ugandan police say a male body has been found in a village near Kampala, and his head has yet to be located. An exiled vocal critic of the Rwandan government has been found decapitated near Kampala, south-central Uganda, according to a police spokesperson, in a case that remains under investigation. Ugandan police said on Monday they were investigating the “murder…
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Peter Obi’s most annoying lie — by Michael Chibuzo
NDC Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi has claimed several times that as Governor of Anambra State, he moved Anambra from No. 26 in Nigeria to the No. 1 position in education in Nigeria. For me, this is Obi’s most annoying lie. In 2022, many were too blinded by Obi’s packaging to really pause for a moment to interrogate most of…
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RE: Blair “has questions to answer” over support for Britain while advising Nigeria — by Kehinde Bamigbetan
After reading this article, particularly the denials from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and the Federal Government of Nigeria, one is bound to question the editorial judgment that gives this piece any value. In short, what did Gordon Rainer set out to do with this publication? Put a shine on Jupiter’s false and thoroughly empty narrative? Set up…
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