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Lumumba Urges African Leaders To Back Homegrown Investors
Pan-Africanist Prof. PLO Lumumba has called on African governments to prioritise investment from within the continent, urging leaders to stop relying on foreign investors and instead empower African businesses and capital. Lumumba wants African countries to ease of visa restrictions. Pan-africanist Patrick Lumumba has criticised the tendency of African leaders to look for investments outside…
2027 Polls: INEC’s Reforms Encouraging, But More Work Needed — Prof Ikechukwu
Prof. Ikechukwu says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has taken reassuring steps toward the 2027 general election but cautioned that more efforts are needed to ensure a credible, transparent and hitch-free electoral process. “Beginning with the electoral process, the steps INEC has taken can be described as reassuring. In other words, there would be…
Court Adjourns Sowore’s Defamation Trial After Lawyers Clash
The trial of Omoyele Sowore over alleged defamation was adjourned after a heated exchange between counsel disrupted proceedings, following a request by the defence for more time to review court-approved documents released only days before the scheduled cross-examination. FILE PHOTO: Sowore at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The trial of activist and politician Omoyele…
2027: Opposition Remains Strong, Rivers ADC Governorship Candidate Declares
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Rivers State says the opposition remains active ahead of the 2027 elections, receiving a rousing welcome from supporters as he returned home despite heavy rainfall. Pidomson (left) says he wants to liberate Rivers State from “political hegemony.” The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in…
Abducted Kebbi Judge Regains Freedom After Week-Long Captivity
Justice Faruku Bunza of the Kebbi State High Court has regained his freedom after spending a week in captivity following his abduction. Authorities are yet to issue an official statement on the circumstances surrounding his release. Kebbi State is in North-West, Nigeria. The High Court Judge abducted in Kebbi State one week ago, Justice Faruku…
Iran, US Set To Resume Talks As Strait Tensions Persist
US President Donald Trump says talks with Iran are set to begin, even as tensions remain high around the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Iran, meanwhile, says it is close to reaching an agreement with Oman on a new shipping route after a tanker reported an explosion near the waterway, highlighting continued instability in one of…
Presidency Tells Atiku To Base Criticism On Facts, Not Past Records
The Presidency has urged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to base his criticism of the Tinubu administration on current facts rather than what it described as “frozen snapshots of history,” defending the government’s record and ongoing reforms. Composite image of Atiku Abubakar (left) and President Bola Tinubu …Defends Tinubu’s economic reforms The Presidency has replied former Vice…
Adebayo Says Tinubu Has Defeated Himself Ahead Of 2027 Election
Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate Adewole Adebayo says President Bola Tinubu has “defeated himself,” describing his administration as an outgoing government while insisting that the 2027 election will be decided by voter participation and confidence in the electoral process. Tinubu (L) and Adebayo (R) Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo,…
Headline: Team Nigeria Emerges Top African Nation At 2026 Commonwealth Games
Lede: Team Nigeria finished as the highest-ranked African country at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, securing seventh place overall with 10 gold medals to cap an impressive campaign. A combo image of Nwachukwu, Enekwechi and Nathaniel Team Nigeria ended the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, as one of the competition’s top-performing nations, finishing seventh on…
APC Rallies Behind Obasanjo, Piles Pressure On Atiku
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has thrown its support behind former President Olusegun Obasanjo, a move seen as increasing political pressure on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 general election. FILE: Olusegun Obasanjo Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has come under fresh attack from the All Progressives Congress, which backed former President Olusegun…
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