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Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has alleged that the government is paying bandits to dissuade them from killing Nigerians. El-Rufai, who spoke on Sunday on Channels Television’s Politics Today, argued that bandits should be killed and not engaged in negotiation. The former governor, who served between 2015 and 2023, alleged that the policy of negotiating and compensating armed groups …

Veteran actor and politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, has stated that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) only deceived Nigerians by declaring that it has zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to the south. The Labour Party chieftain also added that zoning is among the six geopolitical zones in the country, and not between the North and South. According to him, rotation is between …

Two eminent Nigerian economists, along with some notable politicians, recently claimed that the Nigerian economy is stable and therefore heading in the right direction. Their definition of stability is based on the observed behaviour of inflation (the rate at which general prices rise), the exchange rate (the value of the local currency compared to the US dollar), and the cost …

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has accused his successor, Uba Sani, of orchestrating the attack on him and other opposition figures in the state. Chaos erupted at the official inauguration of a transition committee jointly set up by opposition parties in Kaduna State on Saturday, with suspected political thugs invading the event. El-Rufai and other participants were …

Peter Obi, the former Governor of Anambra State, has often spoken about the importance of his family and upbringing. It appears that these values have been passed down to his siblings, including Rev. Father Chinwuba Fabuan Obi and Rev. Sister Martina Obi, who is Peter Obi’s elder sister. The Obi family’s commitment to faith, education, and public service is truly …

The late renowned Ijaw leader and elder statesman, Edwin Clark, was a lawyer and politician. He worked with the administrations of Samuel Ogbemudia, a former military governor, and Gen. Yakubu Gowon, a former Head of State, between 1966 and 1975. Until his death in February 2025 at the ripe age of 97, Clark, who founded Edwin Clark University in 2015, …

Donald Trump has broken his social media silence for the first time since wild rumours that he had died emerged online. The US President shared a new photo on Truth Social which shows him playing golf with American football coach Jon Gruden. He captioned it, “Great playing Golf with Jon Gruden — A really nice guy, and true character!” It …

Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna, has intensified his criticism of the current administration, predicting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will finish third in the 2027 presidential election. El-Rufai, now a leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition, stated on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics that he had “done my maths” and concluded that Tinubu has no “pathway to …

The Federal Government said it completed a comprehensive review of school curricula for basic, senior secondary and technical education aimed to make Nigerian learners “future-ready.” The Ministry of Education disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday by its Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, and made available to newsmen on Sunday. Folasade said the Minister of State …

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has won 20 of the 23 local government areas in Saturday’s local government elections in Rivers State. The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, declared the results in Port Harcourt on Sunday. The candidates of the APC for the chairmanship and councillorship elections are loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom …