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JUSUN boycotts peace talks in Osun judiciary row, cites security concerns
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The lingering crisis in the Osun State judiciary deepened on Sunday as the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) leadership boycotted a peace meeting convened by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) with the State Chief Judge, Justice Adepele Ojo, to resolve their six-week-old strike. JUSUN, which has kept courtrooms across the state under lock and…
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Public barred as Tanzanian president sworn in
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in for a second term amid tight security, following an election marred by violent protests and rejected by the opposition as a sham. The inauguration ceremony is being held at a military parade ground in the capital, Dodoma, instead of a stadium as in previous years. It is closed to the public…
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Fayemi, fuel subsidy, and the danger of a single story, by Tosin Durodola
There is a familiar pattern in Nigerian politics. A short clip travels fast, gains outrage, and becomes the version of events that sticks. Nuance rarely survives that journey. The latest target of this treatment is Dr Kayode Fayemi, former Governor of Ekiti State, following the renewed circulation of a brief video in which he appears to dismiss the Occupy Nigeria…
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America and its hypocrisy, by Muyiwa Akintunde
Yes, there are killings in Nigeria, regrettably so. Every human being deserves to be protected from harm. But tell me if there are no killings in Trumpland. Meta Technology company, headquartered in Menlo Park, California in Trump’s United States of America, owns Meta AI, which reports that “killings in the United States are a pressing concern, with various factors contributing…
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Trump threatens military action against Nigeria: Musings on real intentions, by Yusuf Bangura
The article, ‘’Hypocrisy as Policy’’, by Global Geopolitics (attached) is a good reaction to Trump’s insane, but self-serving, threat to invade Nigeria under the pretext of stopping a so-called Christian genocide in that country. However, his insanity may not be without material foundations. As the Global Geopolitics article notes, Nigeria is located within a resource-rich region that is highly important…
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Presidency denies report of President Tinubu’s planned visit to U.S. on Tuesday
By Kunle Sanni – The Presidency has dismissed as false a report by Sahara Reporters claiming that President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to travel to the United States on Tuesday to meet with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance. In a statement on Monday, Tope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Media and Public Affairs, described the report as…
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Police arrest six suspected armed robbers, kidnappers in Oyo
By Adejayan Gbenga – The Oyo State Police Command has arrested six suspected armed robbers and kidnappers in Ikoyi-Ile, Orire Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were apprehended during a coordinated operation conducted around 6:00 a.m. on Saturday in the Igbo-Awe forest near Iboran village. The operation was carried out by operatives from the Ikoyi-Ile Divisional Police Headquarters,…
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Governor Soludo dismisses religious angle to Southeast violence
Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has dismissed claims that insecurity in Nigeria’s Southeast is religiously motivated, insisting that the violence is largely driven by internal conflicts among people of the same faith. Speaking on recent international comments about Nigeria’s security situation, Soludo said while the United States and other countries have a right to express views on global…
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Trump’s ignorance about Nigeria: The dangers of a manufactured “Christian genocide”, by Phillip van Niekerk
If Trump had paused to consult the American military, he might have learnt that Nigeria’s conflicts are real — but they are not religious wars.by Premium Times November 2, 2025 Reading Time: 4 mins read President Donald Trump Trump’s outburst exposes more than his ignorance of Africa. It reveals how easily American domestic politics can be weaponised to distort African…
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Politisation of war against Boko Haram and the Nigerian multiculturalism, by Oluwadare Ayeni
The Boko Haram insurgency, which began in 2009, has evolved from a religiously motivated rebellion into a complex web of political, economic, and ethnic interests that reflect the contradictions of Nigeria’s multicultural society. While the group’s violent campaign against the state has claimed thousands of lives and displaced millions, the response of the Nigerian state, both politically and militarily, has…
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