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VeryDarkMan threatens Sowore over defence of detained entrepreneur Blord
Social media commentator Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has issued a stern warning to activist and politician Omoyele Sowore over his public defence of detained entrepreneur Linus Ifejirika, also known as Blord. Blord was remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre on Wednesday, facing allegations of criminal conspiracy, impersonation, and the unauthorised use of VeryDarkMan’s identity. Sowore had criticised what…
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‘You have to be serious’: Macron criticises Trump’s mixed messages about Nato and Iran
Emmanuel Macron has sharply criticised Donald Trump’s inconsistent and often contradictory pronouncements on the Iran war and Nato, saying if “you want to be serious” it was better not to come out with a something different every day. “There is too much talk … and it’s all over the place,” the French president said on Thursday during a state visit…
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OAU engineering faculty gets N150m support from family of MicCom founders
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The engineering faculty of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has received a N150 million boost following the establishment of a MicCom Endowment for Engineering Development by the family of the late Engr. Michael and Engr. (Mrs) Comfort Ponnle. The deceased were founders of MicCom Cables and Wires Ltd, Nigeria’s first indigenous cable manufacturing company, and…
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Adeleke summons IBEDC over blackout in Osun, promises relief for rainstorm victims
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has summoned the management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) over persistent power outages in Osogbo and other major towns across Osun State, describing the situation as “unbearable for residents.” In a statement issued on Thursday by the spokesperson to the governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the governor said field reports…
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The politics of status quo bellum ante — by Okoi Obono-Obla
I do not understand the propensity for employing hackneyed tactics such as passing the buck, using red herrings, and blaming others for crises one has clearly precipitated. You claimed to be forming a coalition by coalescing political parties to merge and challenge the incumbent government. Nigerians became expectant, waiting for months, but the coalition never materialized. Instead, you moved en…
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Court adjourns suit seeking to bar Senator Kingibe from ADC membership
A federal high court in Abuja has adjourned a suit seeking to bar Ireti Kingibe, senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), from presenting herself as a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In a ruling delivered on Thursday, the presiding judge, Peter Lifu, held that the senator must first be served with all relevant court processes by the…
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Tolu school complex: A mission accomplished — by Emeka Oparah
Even as the echoes of intercepted missiles and drones reverberate across Dubai, my current home, my mind has been transported to Ajegunle, Lagos-specifically, the Tolu School Complex. The recent images of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu touring the newly transformed facility stirred something deeper than nostalgia. They affirmed a simple but powerful truth: social investment, when done right, can ignite systemic change.…
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The head is never ordinary: Egbaliganza and the Egba language of power — by Lai Labode
A cultural note on history, symbolism, and public memory “If some saw Sparta, I saw something older: the Yoruba truth that the head is never ordinary. Our fathers did not go bareheaded into history, and we should not go bareheaded in memory. If a headgear provokes debate, let it also provoke learning — because heritage is not a museum of…
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ADC to proceed with congresses, convention amid INEC dispute — Abdullahi
The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bolaji Abdullahi, has said the party will go ahead with its congresses and convention despite the position of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on its leadership dispute. Abdullahi spoke on Thursday during an appearance on Arise TV, noting that the party had already notified INEC of its planned activities.…
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Wigwe Estate: London properties, offshore wealth, and a family reckoning — by Kio Amachree
The late Herbert Wigwe built an empire that stretched far beyond the balance sheets of Access Bank. In death, that empire has become something else entirely: a battleground. At the center of the controversy is a startling revelation — links to more than one hundred London properties, held not in simple form, but through a maze of offshore companies and…
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