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I will not yield to Trump’s pressure on Greenland, says PM
Sir Keir Starmer has said he “will not yield” to pressure from Donald Trump over the future of Greenland, after the US president attacked the UK’s Chagos Islands deal. Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir said the US president had criticised the Chagos deal after previously saying he supported it “for the express purpose of putting pressure on me…
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Trump’s politics are not America first —they’re me first, by Thomas Friedman
I have never trafficked in the conspiracy theories about Donald Trump and Russia. I never thought that he was a Russian asset or that Vladimir Putin had some financial leverage on him or sex tapes to blackmail him with. I have always believed it was much worse: that Trump, in his heart and soul, simply does not share the values…
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Ondo education commissioner steps In to resolve St Louis’ Primary School crisis
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun, has intervened in the dispute between the Parents-Teachers Association (PTA) and the management of St Louis’ Primary School, Ondo, which led to the closure of the school. The reconciliation meeting was held on the school premises in Ondo West Local Government Area and included…
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‘I will not take legal action’ — Shina Peters replies Pastor Ashimolowo
By Folashade Olorunfemi – Renowned Afro-Juju musician Sir Shina Peters has made it clear that he will not take legal action against Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo, describing recent comments about him as false and demeaning. The issue arose from a viral video showing Pastor Ashimolowo, senior pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre, delivering a sermon to his congregation about delayed gratification.…
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Mambilla: How Obasanjo government inflated power project cost by N11bn — EFCC witness
By Kunle Sanni – A prosecution witness on Wednesday told a Federal High Court in Abuja that the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo approved an additional N11 billion for the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project, raising its initial allocation from N6 billion in 2003. The witness, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Umar Hussein Babangida, gave the testimony during the trial…
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Malami denies reports of arms discovery, terror financing allegations
By Kunle Sanni – The Office of Abubakar Malami has dismissed recent media reports alleging that arms and ammunition were found in a residence linked to the former Attorney-General, describing the claims as false and unsupported by any official record. In a statement issued on Wednesday by his Special Assistant on Media, Mohammed Bello Doka, the office said no cache…
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ADC: A coalition without direction, purpose, or political future, by Abdulhakeem Alawuje
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has clearly demonstrated that it is a political gathering going nowhere. This reality is now an open secret, one that has triggered panic, suspicion, and deep internal unrest within opposition camps. ADC members appear eager to move, yet they lack a destination, a compass, and a shared vision. What exists within the party is not…
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Faleke denies report on alleged one-term agreement in Kogi
By Kunle Sanni – A member of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon James Abiodun Faleke, has dismissed as false a media report claiming that the Presidency directed former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, and the incumbent Governor, Usman Ododo, to honour an alleged one-term agreement in the state. Faleke, who represents Ikeja Federal Constituency and chairs the House Committee…
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Rethinking global finance on Africa’s terms – OpEd, by Ade Adefeko
“Africa does not suffer from a shortage of capital. It suffers from a shortage of appropriate financial architecture.” This Op-Ed reflects Africa’s place in a rapidly changing global financial architecture, drawing from discussions at Africa House during the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos. It argues that Africa’s development challenge is not capital scarcity, but the misalignment of global financing…
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Fela Kuti, Africa’s revolutionary struggle and Nigeria’s neglected history, by Oluwadare Ayeni
Fela Anikulapo Kuti remains one of Africa’s most fearless cultural revolutionaries and political voices. He was not merely a musician; he was a movement, an ideology, and a constant reminder that art must speak truth to power. His contribution to the African revolutionary struggle and the birth of Afrobeat stands among the most powerful legacies in modern African history, yet…
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