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Could the National Assembly be sensationalising national security?, By Frank Okeke

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- The security situation in Nigeria is one that many people in the country take with utmost seriousness, and which provokes much concern and worry, considering the climate of fear in... Read More


Jailed professor rigged election for Akpabio but Senate president, supporters won't stop lying about it

Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- Ata Ikiddeh, a close friend and former aide to Godswill Akpabio, the president of the Nigerian Senate, has falsely claimed that a professor jailed for election fraud rigged the ele... Read More


Interrogating Minister Tuggar's 'strategic autonomy' thesis, By Jideofor Adibe

Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, 57, Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, in a widely circulated opinion article entitled, 'Foreign Policy and The Path To Peace in A Dangerous Neighbourhood... Read More


Ex-Kwara governor Ahmed diverted funds meant for 51 UBEC projects - EFCC's witness

Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- Former Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed alongside his then-Commissioner of Finance, Ademola Banu, allegedly connived to divert funds earmarked for 51 Universal Basic Education... Read More


President Xi Jinping and a commitment to the greater success of Africa's development, By Yu Dunhai

Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- On 15th February, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message to the 38th African Union Summit, extending warm congratulations to African countries and people. He pointed out that ... Read More


Defections: Ex-VON DG tackles Tambuwal, says PDP irretrievably wrecked, demobilised

Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- A former Director General of the Voice of Nigeria, Osita Okechukwu, has said members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are leaving because the party has been demobilised to pla... Read More


Leadership and preparing Africa's next generation for the global workforce, By Bukonla Adebakin

Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- By 2035, Africa is projected to have the world's largest workforce, predominantly made up of young people. With a population of 1.1 billion, 440 million of whom are under 25, the c... Read More


EDITORIAL: The reckless and irresponsible quest for 31 new states

Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- The ongoing amendment of the 1999 Constitution has unfolded the familiar script of greed and self-centeredness, which is cloaked in the garb of altruism, and characteristic of the ... Read More


In defence of judicial authority, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- "The judiciary.. has no influence over either the sword or the purse; no direction either of the strength or of the wealth of the society; and can take no active resolution whateve... Read More


The IGP, media malice and national security, By Umar Bako

Nigeria, Feb. 15 -- In recent times - and more particularly following the issue of the emplacement of a fixed tenure of office, which is being responded to from different perspectives - the Inspector ... Read More