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Nigeria’s corruption problem begins beyond its leaders — by Folabi Ogunleye
In conversations about corruption in Nigeria, there is a familiar tendency to point upward, in a manner that locates the problem in powerful men and reduce a complex national condition to the moral failures of a few individuals. Figures like James Ibori and Sani Abacha are often invoked as shorthand for this dysfunction, or as symbols of excess, impunity, and…
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Onoruwo ibn Ambali: The garri trafficker at 60 — by Bamidele Johnson
While having a lazy Sunday morning four years ago, I got a call from Onoruwo ibn Ambali of Okeliwo AKA Wale Adedayo. He sounded urgent. Very urgent. “Ogbologbo, nibo lo wa?” he asked. Home. In bed. “Ipata, o kuku ni lo si church,” he said, mocking my well-established church avoidance. The levity lowered my guard. I had thought something serious…
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ADC will prioritise unity, national interest over personal ambition — Obi
Former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi has said that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will prioritise unity and national interest as it proceeds with its planned convention despite internal crisis and court cases affecting the party. He stated this on Monday while appearing as a guest on the Arise TV Prime Time programme. When asked whether he feared not securing…
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US to enforce blockade in Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, note to seafarers says
The U.S. military will enforce a blockade in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea east of the Strait of Hormuz that will apply to all vessel traffic regardless of flag, the U.S. Central Command said in a note to seafarers seen by Reuters on Monday. The note said the blockade would come into effect at 1400 GMT on Monday.…
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Mike Adenuga: The iroko that casts no shadow twice — by Olabode Opeseitan
In the hush of April 29, 2026, as Mike Adenuga turns 73, Nigeria does not merely mark a birthday, it contemplates a phenomenon.His story has long escaped the confines of biography. What do you say of a man who built a telecom and energy empire while speaking so sparingly in public that each utterance becomes an event? Yes, there was…
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Yemi Osinbajo and the prosperity gospel — by Deji Yesufu
The day is Sunday, 5th March, 2026. The venue is the Rock of Ages Christian Assembly in Benin, Edo State. The preacher is Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, the former Vice President of Nigeria under the Muhammadu Buhari administration, which led the country from 2015 until 2023. Yemi Osinbajo also contested the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primaries in 2023, in which…
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BREAKING: APC names Adeola ‘Yayi’ consensus governorship candidate in Ogun
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, as its consensus governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Ogun State. The announcement was made by Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, during an ongoing stakeholders and strategic caucus meeting of the party. Adeola was unanimously endorsed by party leaders at the meeting, which is…
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ADC relocates Abuja convention amid venue controversy
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced a new venue for its national convention scheduled to hold in Abuja on Tuesday. The party disclosed in a statement on its official X handle on Monday that the event would now take place at the Rainbow Event Centre, located in Garki Area 8 of the Federal Capital Territory. According to the ADC,…
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Abuja: Why are the Americans running? — by Lasisi Olagunju
War commanders die cheap deaths; farmers are murdered on their farms, traders in their shops, landlords vanish on their lands, tenants in their rented rooms; students abducted from their studies. What more must happen before we become what Italians would call “Paese dei Morti” (Country of the Dead)? When I read last Thursday that the United States had asked all…
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Commanding officer, six soldiers killed in Borno IED attack — Military
A commanding officer and six soldiers have been killed following an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in Borno State. The incident occurred late on April 12, 2026, when troops of Sector 3, Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, came under what was described as an isolated terrorist attack at the Charlie 13 location in Monguno. According to a…
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