April 14
Nigeria: Impeachment Saga Rocks Oyo Assembly As Lawmakers Split
Vanguard
Tension is mounting sharply in Oyo State as what began as quiet speculation about an impeachment plot has rapidly evolved into a full-blown political crisis within the State House… Read more »
Nigeria: NDDC, Governor Oborewori Reiterate Commitment to Quality Projects in Delta
This Day
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has assured that his government, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), and Chevron Nigeria Limited will insist on quality execution… Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - I Will Contest, Win Delta South Senatorial Seat, Ejele Assures Supporters
This Day
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Michael Diden, has accepted to contest for the Delta South Senatorial Seat in 2027. Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - Why Ogun Should Rally Behind Yayi's Gov'ship Vision - Groups
Vanguard
Political support groups, Positive Thinkers, a development-driven group and YAYI Progressive Movement, respectively have urged the people of Ogun State to look beyond sentiment and… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Airspace Systems Not Obsolete - Naae Tackles Natca
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The National Association of Air Traffic Engineers (NAAE) has rejected claims by the Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers' Association (NATCA) over proposed nationwide flow control and… Read more »
Nigeria: Faction Suspends Atiku, Babachir As ADC Crisis Deepens in Adamawa
Premium Times
Move by factional leadership sparks backlash as party officials dismiss its legitimacy amid ongoing legal disputes Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorists Demand N150m Ransom Over Kidnapped Katsina Residents
Premium Times
The abduction came two days after the AIG Zone 14 directed police commissioners to dismantle criminal organisations in states. Read more »
Nigeria: Champions League Drama - Can Liverpool Spark a Miracle As Atletico Dig Deep?
Leadership
As the Champions League quarterfinal second legs ignite tonight, two blockbuster ties promise fireworks: Liverpool's desperate bid for Anfield immortality against holders Paris… Read more »
Nigeria: Ajadi Courts Support of Oyo Federal Constituency Leaders Ahead of 2027 Governorship Race
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The leading governorship aspirant in Oyo State under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has intensified consultations with party stakeholders, calling… Read more »
Africa: World Parkinson's Day - Parkinson's Africa Seeks Urgent Awareness, Care, Policy Support
Vanguard
On this year's World Parkinson's Day, Parkinson's Africa has called for urgent strengthening of awareness, early diagnosis and inclusive care for persons living with Parkinson's… Read more »
Nigeria: Convention - Setback for ADC As Event Centre Proprietor Withdraws Permission to Use Facility
Vanguard
The planned national convention of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has suffered a setback after the proprietor of Rainbow Event Centre in Abuja withdrew permission for the… Read more »
Nigeria: When Science Exists but Care Fails - Nigeria's Primary Healthcare in Crisis
Vanguard
Twenty eight-year-old Aisha Sani went into labour in a small community on the outskirts of Benue, only to find the nearest primary healthcare centre locked no nurse, no midwife,… Read more »
Africa: Iran, Ukraine and Africa, a Continent in Search of Food [opinion]
Vanguard
There is no more doubt left: a global famine is on the way. The impact will be monumental. The war in Iran is only the beginning of what is promising to be a sustained global… Read more »
Nigeria: L-Pres - World Bank Reviews Livestock Project in Bauchi, Gombe, Plateau
Leadership
The World Bank has commenced a four-day mid-term review of the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) in Bauchi, Gombe, and Plateau states to assess… Read more »
Nigeria: EMT Foundation Supports Women Entrepreneurs With Grants, 2000 With Free Healthcare
Leadership
The Esther Matthew Tonlagha (EMT) Foundation awarded N500,000 grants each to 30 women entrepreneurs and provided free healthcare to over 2,000 people through recent programs in… Read more »
Nigeria: Aligning Tax Systems to Drive Economic Growth
Leadership
African leaders and tax experts have renewed calls for urgent, coordinated action to tackle illicit financial flows (IFFs) and strengthen domestic resource mobilisation (DRM),… Read more »
Nigeria: When Power Stops Reading History [opinion]
Leadership
History is often less a teacher than a recurring joke told with increasing seriousness, especially to rulers who are convinced they have already understood the punchline. Xerxes,… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Insecurity Worsens Every Political Year - Gen. Christopher Musa
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Nigeria's Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, has suggested that insecurity tends to escalate in the country during political seasons, attributing the trend to both… Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity - Alia Orders Dislodge of Terrorists Herdsmen Camps in Benue Forests
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Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has ordered security agencies to immediately launch coordinated operations to flush out suspected armed herdsmen camps in forests… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Largest Northeast Vote - How Dr Nura Manu Soro Delivered Bauchi [press release]
Premium Times
If the 2023 presidential election was a rehearsal, then 2027 may well be the main stage, and in Bauchi's evolving political narrative, Dr Nura Manu Soro appears determined not just… Read more »
Nigeria: Convention - ADC in Fresh Venue Crisis As Centre Proprietor Withdraws Permission for Use of Facility
Premium Times
"After paying all the fees required, setting up for our convention tomorrow, the owner of Rainbow Event centre has just informed us that he has come under pressure from the FCDA… Read more »
Nigeria: Galadima and Adamawa At the Edge of a New Possibility
Premium Times
Adamawa faces a challenge that is deeply tied to human capital. Read more »
Nigeria: Why 33 Percent Are Jobless and Everyone Else Seems to Be Working
Premium Times
The more policy-relevant measure is the vulnerable employment rate. Read more »
Nigeria: African Football and the Cost of Institutional Credibility
Premium Times
If African football is to realise its full economic and symbolic potential, governance reform must move from rhetoric to reality. Read more »
Nigeria: Public Debt Sustainability and Fiscal Responsibility in Nigeria
Premium Times
I was recently invited to give a lecture with the above title by Professor Jide Oladipo, the erudite Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Nile University, Abuja to mark their… Read more »
