Kwankwaso dumps own party, joins ADC
Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and ex-Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). By this act, the former minister has dumped his own party which he founded and used as a vehicle to win Kano State in the 2023 elections. […]
2027: Ondo pledges stronger support for Tinubu
Commissioner hails convention. The Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Idowu Ajanaku, has reaffirmed the state’s commitment to supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Speaking during a media engagement with journalists following the just concluded APC National Convention in Abuja, Ajanaku said the Governor, Dr. Lucky Orimisan […]
CAPPA asks govt to raise Tobacco Control budget
Faults industry for targeting youths Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has renewed its call on the Federal Government to significantly increase funding for tobacco control, warning that Nigeria’s current budgetary allocation remains grossly inadequate to address the growing public health threat posed by tobacco and emerging nicotine products. In a statement […]
Netanyahu orders access to Jerusalem church after cardinal barred
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered authorities to grant the Catholic Church’s top representative in the Holy Land immediate access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre after police blocked him, prompting sharp criticism. Netanyahu said on X on Sunday that he had instructed relevant authorities to ensure Cardinal Pierbattista […]
It’s discriminatory to exempt private varsity students from NELFUND, Trinity Varsity VC declares
By Olayinka Oyegbile The Vice Chancellor of Trinity University Yaba, Lagos, Prof Clement Kolawole has decried the exemption of private university students from benefitting from the Federal Government’s Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Speaking ahead of the institution’s fourth graduation ceremony on Monday, March 23, 2026, the Vice Chancellor said it was discriminatory of […]
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Jowitt’s odyssey from London to Jos
By Olayinka Oyegbile Maybe your country is only a place you make up in your own mind. Something you dream about and sing about. Maybe it’s not a place on the map at all, but just a story full of people you meet and places you visit ― Hugo Hamilton (A review of David Jowitt’s […]
Nigeria: Is Siollun’s recommendation the way out?
By Olayinka Oyegbile History is for human self-knowledge … The value of history, then, is that it teaches us what man has done and thus what man is – R. G. Collingwood (A review of The Forgotten Era: Nigeria Before British Rule, Max Siollun, Roving Heights Ltd, Lagos, 2025) For a very long […]
China calls for ceasing military operations after Iran attack spillover
China has urged all parties to stop military operations and prevent further spread of the current conflict in the Middle East, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday. Mao made the remarks after Iran retaliated by firing missiles and drones at U.S. military installations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and […]
