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1 week, 2 days ago Politics

ADC convention to hold today despite venue scare — Melaye

A former lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, has said the national convention of the African Democratic Congress will proceed on Tuesday despite earlier concerns about the use of the Rainbow Event Centre in Abuja. Melaye, a chieftain of the ADC, stated this whi…

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Vanguard Verified

1 week, 2 days ago Politics

PDP crisis: Supreme Court okays speedy hearing of appeal by Turaki-led faction

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, ordered an accelerated hearing of an appeal challenging the nullification of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16, 2025. The post PDP crisis: Supreme Court okays…

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1 week, 2 days ago Politics

Will refining more oil help Nigeria’s currency problems? - Africa at LSE

By producing more refined petroleum products at home, Nigeria can help reduce its trade imbalance and protect itself against external shocks. But premonitions of a magic bullet are overplaying its significance, writes Ayo Agbaje and Kwabena Anim. The Dangote refinery’s capacity is due to be expande…

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Deadline

1 week, 2 days ago Politics

Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Unveils Starry 2026 Lineup

Kantemir Balagov’s New Jersey-set drama Butterfly Jam, starring Barry Keoghan and Riley Keough, will open the 58th edition of Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. It is among 19 features, selected from 1,800 submissions, and nine short and medium-length works announced on Tuesday by the parallel section fo…

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New York Post Verified

1 week, 2 days ago Politics

How Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade puts Iran’s military on the ropes

Team Iran, perhaps fatally, miscalculated in Islamabad last weekend. Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf believed he could play out the clock and give a battered Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps breathing room to regroup. Ghalibaf naively bet that Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz …

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The Punch Verified

1 week, 2 days ago Politics

VIDEO: I pray daily for Nigeria to get its act together - President John Mahama

Ghanaian President John Mahama has emphasised the bond between Ghana and Nigeria, stating that Nigeria is of “keen security interest” to the Ghanaian people. Speaking as the Special Guest of Honour and Chief Host at the 4th edition of the African Heritage Awards in Accra on Saturday, Mahama combine…

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1 week, 2 days ago Politics

Police arrest 146 suspects in Ogun

Ogun State Police Command has arrested 146 suspects during a coordinated security operation in Sagamu as part of its efforts to curb crime and maintain public order. The arrests were carried out under a special raid codenamed “Operation Keep Sagamu Safe,” led by the Sagamu Area Command in collabora…

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1 week, 2 days ago Politics

70% of Lagos new businesses founded by youths — Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that young people account for about 70 percent of new businesses in Lagos State, describing them as a key driver of the state’s economic growth. He made the disclosure on Monday at the Abuja Dialogue, organised by the Office of the Vice President i…

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Vanguard Verified

1 week, 2 days ago Politics

Six months enough to tackle insecurity if FG is serious — Ndume

He said, “It is not about complaining. It is not about asking somebody like me, as a senator, to say why these things. I always believe that if the President and the Federal Government of Nigeria are serious about this, we can end this thing (insecurity) in s…

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The Punch Verified

1 week, 2 days ago Politics

Edo pays gratuities to teachers, LG retirees

Teachers and local government workers in Edo State who retired in 2012, on Monday, received their gratuity paid from the N1 billion recently released by Governor Monday Okpebholo. Many of the beneficiaries who are now old and weak wept as they collected their cheques. Some pensioners, who retired b…

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1 week, 2 days ago Politics

3.38m IDPs recorded across 14 states in 2023 — NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics says no fewer than 3,381,228 persons were internally displaced across 14 states in Nigeria in 2023. This is contained in the Demographic Bulletin 2023 released on Tuesday in Abuja by the NBS. The bulletin is a compendium of data collated from administrative sources…

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The Punch Verified

1 week, 2 days ago Politics

NELFUND impact undeniable, VC hails Tinubu

The Acting Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, formerly Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Dr Mikhail Akinde, has commended President Bola Tinubu for establishing the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, revealing that the institution has received about N32 million to support stu…

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War on the Rocks Verified

1 week, 2 days ago Politics

The Bromine Chokepoint: How Strife in the Middle East Could Halt Production of the World’s Memory Chips

Join War on the Rocks and gain access to content trusted by policymakers, military leaders, and strategic thinkers worldwide. The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, now in an unstable ceasefire, has exposed a structural failure in the global semiconductor memory supply chain, and it is not the one analyst…

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BBC Africa Verified

1 week, 2 days ago Politics

Benin's Romuald Wadagni wins presidency by landslide, provisional results show

Benin's Wadagni wins presidency by landslide Benin's Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni has won the presidency with an overwhelming majority of the vote, provisional results show. He secured more than 94% of the vote, based on 90% of ballots counted, sufficient for an "irreversible" outcome, the elec…

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Vanguard Verified

1 week, 2 days ago Politics

Agric Minister headlines Vanguard Economic Discourse

•To shed light on Nigeria’s food security roadmap By Emeka Anaeto, Business Editor Nigeria’s agriculture value chain and food security would take the center stage of economic discussions set to happen at the 2026 edition of Vanguard Economic Discourse. The H…

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The Punch Verified

1 week, 2 days ago Politics

Obi vows to declare war on terrorists if elected president

Former Governor of Anambra State and the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has said he would declare war on terrorists and reject negotiation as a response to insecurity if elected president. Drawing on his record as Anambra State governor, he argued that…

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Vanguard Verified

1 week, 2 days ago Politics

Obaseki family seeks Tinubu’s intervention over patriarch’s trapped UK entitlements

The direct descendants of late Sir Ededuna Walter Obaseki of the Benin Kingdom have appealed to the Federal Government and Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in securing their patriarch’s entitlements reportedly trapped in the United Kingdom following his service…

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1 week, 2 days ago Politics

Atiku’s aide hits Keyamo over Tinubu’s ‘myth of invincibility’

Phrank Shaibu, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has pushed back again at claims by Aviation and Aerospace Development Minister, Festus Keyamo, that President Bola Tinubu held a commanding political edg…

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1 week, 2 days ago Politics

Oyo backs MTN Champs grand-finale as 3,200 athletes converge on Ibadan

The Oyo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Wasilat Adegoke, on Monday, reiterated the state government’s commitment to youth development and grassroots sports as Ibadan prepares to host the grand finale of MTN Champs Season 4, which is expected to draw over 3,200 athletes from across Nigeria.…

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Vanguard Verified

1 week, 2 days ago Politics

Middle East War: How FG is responding to global economic shock — Edun

The Federal government has taken concrete steps in responding to the current global economic uncertainties, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has said. The post Middle East War: How FG is responding to global economi…

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