In just 24 years of democracy, Nigeria has spent almost ₦1 trillion ($5.48bn) on elections—making our polls among the most expensive in the world. From the 1999 transition election that cost ₦32bn ($1.46bn) to the 2023 general elections that gulped…
President Bola Tinubu’s decision to sack Fegho Umunubo, Special Assistant on Digital and Creative Economy under Vice President Kashim Shettima, has stirred fresh talk about the uneasy relationship between Nigeria’s number one and number two. The fact that the announcement…
The Anambra State Government has dismissed claims that it is planning to construct another airport at Ndikelionwu in Orumba North Local Government Area. Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, described the reports as false and misleading, urging the public to…
Russia has announced that peace talks with Ukraine are now on “pause,” even as President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Vladimir Putin’s real ambition remains the full capture of Ukraine. The latest setback comes despite US President Donald Trump hosting direct…
The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has revealed that the Sokoto–Kebbi section of the ambitious superhighway project will cost about N3 trillion. He made this known during an inspection of a 40km stretch of Section 1A in Silame Local…
As the clock ticks down to January 1, 2026, a day President Bola Ahmed Tinubu planned to enforce 5% tax hikes petroleum products, Nigeria’s Gen Z population is gearing up to take to the streets in protest against the government’s…
Stakeholders of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, both in Nigeria and in the diaspora—comprising staff, students, and friends of the university—remain profoundly grateful to the Governor of Edo State, His Excellency Senator Monday Okpebholo, for his directive that all qualified…
A stark contrast exists between the rundown state of infrastructure in Ibadan, Oyo State’s capital, and Governor Seyi Makinde’s frequent foreign trips, sparking questions about his leadership priorities. The Ibadan City Marathon was held at a stadium that has been…
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has defended his country’s unprecedented military strike on Doha, the capital of Qatar, which targeted the leadership of Hamas. In a video message released on Wednesday, he argued that the action was no different from…
Renowned playwright and Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has narrated a harrowing experience of abduction and robbery during his recent visit to Bucharest, Romania, where he was scheduled to attend the prestigious Sibiu International Theatre Festival (FITS). Speaking in an…
