Why Young Africans Head Westward – Brian Muloni
By Patrick Titus, Uyo A Nairobi-based Senior Finance Business Partner, Brian Muloni has identified widening gap between Africa’s youthful population and its capacity to provide jobs as a major driver of the continent’s growing migration. Muloni’s…
Kebbi ADC Flags Off 2027 Governorship Campaigns
By Kabir Dan-Katsina, Birnin Kebbi The African Democrat Congress (ADC) in Kebbi State has flagged off its Governorship and State Assembly Campaigns for 2027 elections as directed by INEC. The Party’s Director General of Campaigns, Hon. Sani Tadurga…
Gov Buni Inaugurates APC Post-Primaries Reconciliation Committees
By Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has inaugurated reconciliation committees in the interest of irked members of the APC during the party’s last primary elections. The governor inaugurated the committees at the WAWA…
General Musa Has Opened A Pandora’s Box; Now He Must Be Prepared To Open The Files
By Solomon Dalung Esq This is a long read,so get ready. I have listened carefully to General Christopher Musa’s recent comments about former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, and I think Nigerians should resist the temptation to reduce this to…
Yobe Hajj Commission Boss Objects To CBN’s ATM Card Plan To Pilgrims
By Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The Chairman of Yobe State Hajj Commission, Alhaji Mai Aliyu Usman Biriri, has said that the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) plan to issue ATM cards to pilgrims for the 2027 Hajj instead of dollars as has been the…
UMAISHA GETS SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD AT FORTHAM EXHIBITION
By Celina Chinwemmeri Ikechukwu Renowned Nigerian author, poet, literary journalist and editor, Sumaila Isah Umaisha, has been selected for a Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Contribution to Literary Journalism, Writing and Literary Development…
US Court Accepts Fresh Evidence In Tinubu-Linked Drug Case
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has accepted and docketed fresh filings submitted by Von Batten-Montague-York in the ongoing legal battle over US government records linked to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Washington-based…
UK Flights Resume After Major Air Traffic Outage But Airports Warn Of More Disruption
Flights from British airports resumed early on Wednesday after a major air traffic control failure, but hubs warned that it would take time for operations to return to normal and questions mounted about the reliability of Britain’s aviation…
Brent Crude Rises Above $100 A Barrel As Middle East Conflict Escalates
Benchmark Brent crude oil futures rose past $100 a barrel on Wednesday, breaching the symbolic barrier for the first time since July 24 as intensifying conflict in the Middle East fuelled growing concern about oil flows from the region. Brent crude…
When Soldiers Enter Politics: The El-Rufai Controversy and the Perils of Public Commentary, By Aminu Baba-Ahmed
In Nigeria’s increasingly combustible political climate, public remarks by senior state officials rarely remain confined to their original context. They are amplified, dissected, weaponized, and ultimately absorbed into the country’s wider political…