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Kaduna State Governor Nasir El Rufai
Politics

El-Rufai speaks on contesting for 2027 presidential election 

August 28, 2025August 28, 2025 - by Alabi Abdul

Former Kaduna state governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has ruled himself out of the 2027 elections, declaring that his return to politics is not for personal ambition but to support reform-minded …

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Business

Dangote commends NPA-led One Stop Shop committee, donates bus to ease operations

July 8, 2025July 8, 2025 - by Suleiman Idris

The President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has commended the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for the effective way it has handled the implementation of the Federal Government’s …

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Nigerian News

City Boy Movement defends Tinubu’s security strategies, recommends empowerment for youths

May 10, 2025May 10, 2025 - by Bode Olagoke

The Director General, City Boy Movement, Oluwatosin Francis Shoga, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not become the President of Nigeria just to manage the country, but to transform …

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World Stage

Burkina Faso junta foils coup attempt

April 23, 2025April 23, 2025 - by Admin III

The military regime in Burkina Faso has said its intelligence service thwarted a plot to overthrow the junta in April. It said the coup attempt was planned in Ivory Coast. …

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Business

Scrap dealers decry extortion on highways

April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 - by Adeola Akinbobola

  The National President of National Association of Scrap and Waste dealers of Nigeria (NASWDEN), Comrade Ogbu Luke Uchechukwu has said that extortion on the country’s highway was pushing many …

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Judiciary

Appeal Court President gets new appointment

April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 - by Kehinde Osasona 

The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja. Federal …

Appeal Court President gets new appointment Read More
Women

The rise of Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in Namibia and lessons for Nigeria

March 28, 2025March 28, 2025 - by ENE OSHABA

Namibia’s historic election of its first female president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, highlights the growing role of women in African leadership. The article explores her victory’s significance and offers valuable lessons for …

The rise of Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in Namibia and lessons for Nigeria Read More
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Opinion

Letter to Nigerians on support for President Tinubu

June 28, 2024June 28, 2024 - by Halima Alfa Gaya

Fellow country men and women, I write this open letter to you out of my patriotic duties and not because of my political leanings. Indeed, some of us are passing …

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Breaking News / Nigerian News

Breaking: Reps propose 6-year single term for president,  governors

June 10, 2024June 10, 2024 - by Joshua Egbodo, Abuja

A group of 35 members of the House of Representatives, has proposed a single term of six years for president of Nigeria and also for state governors. The lawmakers also …

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Opinion

State police: Kano Royal Rumble and reminder for President Tinubu

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024 - by Gidado Ibrahim

  As the drama unfolds in Kano Emirate, with conflicting court orders and rival claims to the throne, it serves as a stark reminder of the dangers of entrusting state …

State police: Kano Royal Rumble and reminder for President Tinubu Read More
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Nigerian News

Tinubu mourns late Iranian President

May 20, 2024May 20, 2024 - by Admin III

President Bola Tinubu has reacted to the death of his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Blueprint earlier reported that a helicopter carrying President …

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Breaking News / World Stage

Breaking: Iran’s president confirmed dead after helicopter crash

May 20, 2024May 20, 2024 - by Admin III

State media in Iran have reported the death of President Ebrahim Raisi after the helicopter he was travelling in crashed in poor weather in an eastern province. The reports came …

Breaking: Iran’s president confirmed dead after helicopter crash Read More
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Breaking News / World Stage

Breaking: Prominent President involved in air crash

May 19, 2024May 19, 2024 - by Admin III

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi experienced a “hard landing” while he was visiting East Azerbaijan, as reported by the Tasnim news agency on Sunday. The incident occurred under …

Breaking: Prominent President involved in air crash Read More
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Letters

Not in defence of President Museveni

April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 - by Nurudeen Dauda

Permit me to add my voice to the outcry by some Nigerians against President  Museveni of the Republic of Uganda, who recently appointed his daughter, Natasha, as the Governor of …

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Opinion

Subservient LG system, NFIU and the task before President Tinubu

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024 - by Gidado Ibrahim 

The recent announcement by the Renewed Hope Government led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that the federal government intends to takeover the payment of salary of state civil servants captures …

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Letters

As Senegal gets 44-year president…

March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 - by Nurudeen Dauda

Leadership is certainly not about one’s age. Nigeria has had enough of relatively young people in its leadership from its various heads of state/presidents, governors and to the bulk of …

As Senegal gets 44-year president… Read More
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Nigerian News

Tony Elumelu speaks on ‘ambition to become Nigeria’s President ‘

March 23, 2024March 23, 2024 - by Admin III

Nigerian billionaire, Tony Elumelu has stated that he is not interested in becoming the President of Nigeria. Elumelu who is the founder of the Tony Foundation disclosed this on Friday …

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Letters

Letter to President Tinubu on cost of living

March 7, 2024March 7, 2024 - by Admin III

My memo to the then President-elect Bola Tinubu in March 2023, titled “The task before the incoming administration”, was published by print and online mediums. Your Excellency, this open letter …

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World Stage

New Finland President sworn-in

March 2, 2024March 2, 2024 - by Admin III

Alexander Stubb took the oath of office as the 13th president of Finland on Friday during a session of the Finnish parliament. Stubb, 55, succeeded Sauli Niinisto who served as …

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Politics

Afenifere leader Fasoranti tasks president on reforms

February 29, 2024February 29, 2024 - by Barnabas Olabisi

President Bola Tinubu visited Owo o Wednesday to condole with the family of the late Governor of Ondo state, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON.  The President, accompanied by Chief Bisi …

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Opinion

Nigeria’s perilous university system: SOS to President Tinubu

January 24, 2024January 24, 2024 - by Prof M.K. Othman

Today, public university employees are Nigeria’s most disenchanted, discontented, and embittered workers. The segment of the academic staff housing the teachers is at the bottom of the ladder in this …

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Nigerian News

CIPMN chair resigns, alleges sabotage of president’s directive

January 24, 2024January 24, 2024 - by Tope Sunday

The pioneer chairman of the College of Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN), Engr. Olatunji Ariyomo, has resigned from his position with the Institute. Ariyomo …

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Nigerian News

Group hails Oguntala’s election as first female NSE president 

January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 - by Agi Onda

Engineers on the aegis of  Borno Technology Development Foundation (BTDF)  have hailed the election of Engr.(Mrs) Margaret Aina Oguntala as the 34th and first female President of the  Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE). …

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Columns

Wrong again, Mr President

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024 - by Dan Agbese

President Bola Tinubu took the care of his fellow struggling Nigerians, also known officially as the poor, to the next level last month when he subsidised transport fares for those …

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Nigerian News

Ex-Sierra Leone president Koroma charged with treason

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024 - by Admin III

Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Koroma has been charged with treason. According to a statement shared by the Sierra Leone Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, the former …

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Opinion

All eyes on Fidelis Unongo for Benue North East Senatorial seat

At a time when Benue North East Senatorial District, and indeed Nigeria yearns for and requires transformative leadership, Hon. Fidelis ...

Afenifere raises concerns over insecurity, suggests ways out

The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Friday called on the authorities and security agencies to combat the scourge of insecurity ...

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Beneficiaries of the Libata-Kwanga Three Crown Scholarship have appealed to the federal government, through the Minister of Mines and Steel ...

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…Say ‘without purposeful leadership, no sustainable devt can be achieved’ Management experts and policy leaders have warned that persistent leadership ...

Column

Transforming South-East with strategic federal presence

If the mountain will not come to Mohammed, then Mohammed must go to the mountain. This is a time-honoured maxim, ...

The Abuja ‘one chance’ menace

The capital of a nation represents its symbol. A visitor may not necessarily traverse the entire country to form their ...

Tinubu’s airport infrastructure master plan will fix gaps – Air Peace

Nigeria’s leading airline Air Peace Chairman, Dr Allen Onyema has described the country’s aviation sector as one poised for a ...

Weaponising orientation for attitudinal change

It will take a miracle to attempt to straighten a dry fish without reducing it to smithereens. That is the ...

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