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‘Nobody else is responsible’: Trump to blame for Iran crisis, ex-CIA chief says
Leon Panetta calls president ‘naive’ over strait of Hormuz closure and says ‘the chickens are coming home to roost’ Donald Trump is stuck between “a rock and a hard place” after three weeks of war in Iran and “sending a message of weakness” to the world, Leon Panetta, a former US defence secretary and Central Intelligence Agency director, has told…
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The Ozoro festival — by Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi
A long time ago, there was an annual festival in a community in Ekiti. Its purpose was to highlight anti-social behaviour and to serve as some form of accountability mechanism. The young people would dance around the community and visit homes of ‘offenders’, those who had stolen farm produce, cheated their labourers, slept with the wives or husbands of others…
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Osun 2026: Tinubu not backing Adeleke’s re-election bid — AMBO media
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo –The Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO) Media Fronts has dismissed claims allegedly being circulated by allies and agents of the Osun State Government that President Bola Tinubu has entered into a pact with Governor Ademola Adeleke to secure his re-election in the August 15, 2026 governorship election.In a statement signed by the Coordinator of AMBO Media…
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Alake advocates energy hubs to strengthen Africa’s mineral supply chain
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has called on the United States and African nations to prioritise the establishment of regional energy hubs to strengthen Africa’s mineral supply chain and accelerate cross-border mining industrialisation. Alake made the call while speaking at a high-level panel titled “Critical Minerals in Africa: Meeting Global Demand” at the ongoing Powering Africa Summit…
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G7 ready to act to protect global energy supplies, backs Hormuz Strait security
The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries said on Saturday they stood ready to take necessary measures to support global energy supplies and reaffirmed the importance of safeguarding maritime routes, including in the Strait of Hormuz. “We … express support to our partners in the region in the face of the unjustifiable attacks by the Islamic Republic of…
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Oyintiloye seeks Tinubu’s intervention over worsening power supply
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo –A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has expressed concern over the declining electricity supply in Nigeria, describing it as a setback to ongoing power sector reforms.Speaking in Osogbo on Sunday, Oyintiloye noted that despite repeated assurances and reforms, the situation continues to deteriorate, leaving Nigerians facing increasing hardship.He…
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The Tanker War: How history is repeating itself on the Strait of Hormuz
As President Donald Trump looks at ordering US Navy ships to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, for naval analysts and historians, there’s a distinct feeling of “been there, done that.” Almost 40 years ago, US Navy warships were facing the same enemy they’d be facing now, the navy and the sea forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
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Technocrat or politician: Tinubu’s 2027 Lagos dilemma — by Mathew Ekeinde
Day after day, the shadows of 2027 continue to lengthen over the political landscape of Lagos State. As Nigeria’s most important state, and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s home base, the riveting attention is on who will get his backing among the long list of prospective and suitable candidates. Those who matter are watching, weighing every step, and waiting with bated…
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The substance, symbolism of President Tinubu’s UK state visit — by Tunde Rahman
It is said that no one does ceremonies quite like the British. This much was obvious last week when Nigeria literally strutted the red carpet rolled out in her honour on the ancient and hallowed grounds of Windsor and 10 Downing Street. By the time the curtains were drawn on President Bola Tinubu’s two-day official visit to the United Kingdom…
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The glory of Tinubu’s London state visit vis-a-vis his ambassadorial list reproach — by Bolanle Bolawole
“Do you think President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will revisit his ambassadorial-nominee list, seeing the avalanche of criticisms that have trailed some of the names on the list? Some of them have even been rejected by the countries they were posted to!” “Haba! People! Why can’t we for once see something positive in Emilokan? Should the ambassadorial list be the topic…
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