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PHOTO NEWS: Musawa celebrates resilience, courage at African Creators’ Summit 3.0 in Lagos
The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has praised the resilience and courage of content creators and other creative talents. The minister spoke on Thursday at the third African Creators Summit in Lagos. Musawa lauded the creative output and ingenuity of content creators, charging them to use their productions and talents to positively project and…
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Portugal propose friendly match with Super Eagles in Lisbon
The Portuguese Football Federation has proposed a friendly match against Nigeria’s Super Eagles, scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 6, as part of preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The proposed venue for the encounter is Lisbon, Portugal’s capital. According to reports, the football federations of both nations have reached an agreement in principle, with final details expected…
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Mandara’s coup plot against President Shehu Shagari — by Richard Akinnola
In 1981, it was a coup plot masterminded by a Maiduguri businessman, Bukar Mandara. Whether the current one is a hoax or not, l say NEVER AGAIN! We have passed this way before but no matter our challenges, the military government is NEVER an option. This is the story of the MANDARA’S COUP AGAINST SHAGARI Barely two years after Alhaji…
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FG completes 60% of 90,000km fibre optic project — Information minister
By Kunle Sanni – The Federal Government has completed 60 per cent of its planned 90,000-kilometre fibre optic infrastructure rollout across Nigeria, according to the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani. Tijani disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while speaking at an event to mark Global Privacy Day, organised by the Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC). The…
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Between Abiola Kosoko and Jide Kosoko: The Oloja of Lagos debacle — by Kayode Badmus
Just as everyone continues to raise concerns about the drama going on in Ijebu and its quest for a new Awujale, the announcement of a new Oloja of Lagos greeted us days ago. The Kosoko family announced legendary actor Jide Kosoko as the Oloja-elect, a decision that threw observers in a frenzied mood. For starters, the Oloja of Lagos, which…
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APC governors unfazed by impeachment moves against Fubara — Sule
By Kunle Sanni – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has said governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are not alarmed by the impeachment process initiated against Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. Sule made the remark on Thursday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he dismissed suggestions that APC governors were anxious over…
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National Security reflections on Maitatsine, Bullum-Kuttu and Boko Haram uprisings — by Samuel Aruwan
The purpose of this reflection is to review the chronic inaction and absence of decisive approaches that have undermined national security, resulting in bloodshed and immense human and material loss. This review interrogates three violent uprisings which history reveals were avoidable from their infancy through their gestation and bloody birth in Northern Nigeria. A further aim is to examine the…
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Where is Nigeria’s Paul Kagame? A reflection on leadership, reform, and national renewal — by Solomon Dalung
The tragic experience of Rwanda in 1994 remains one of the darkest moments in modern African history. For over three months, following the assassination of President Juvénal Habyarimana in an air crash, Rwanda existed without a functional government. The country descended into genocidal anarchy as nearly one million people, predominantly Tutsis and moderate Hutus, were brutally murdered, while state institutions…
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NEWS ANALYSIS: The ban on ‘sachet alcohol’ — by Chris Adetayo
I just watched the DG of NAFDAC, Prof Moji Adeyeye, give a spirited defence of her Agency’s clampdown on production and sale of alcohol in sachet packages. I was shocked to realise that the battle has been going on for nearly a decade. It’s a shame that, in a bid to make money at any cost, we do not care…
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Late gospel singer Bunmi Akinnanu laid to rest in Lagos
The remains of Nigerian gospel singer Bunmi Akinnanu, widely known for her hit song Omije Oju Mi, arrived in Lagos on Thursday for burial, marking an emotional farewell for family members, friends, and colleagues. Her body was conveyed to Atan Cemetery in the Yaba area of the state, where she was buried in an open grave beside the late Nollywood…
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