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Bypassing legacy heavyweight Tanko Al-Makura and brushing aside what remains of Muhammadu Buhari’s political bloc, President ...
Claim that former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari died in 2017 resurfaces after his actual death in July 2025IN SHORT: As soon as the Nigerian government announced the death of former president ...
AS if blessed with clairvoyance or possibly having a premonition of President Muhammadu Buhari’s imminent death, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, seemed to have ...
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Nigeria should try confederation
The ongoing consultations by the National Assembly to amend Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution provide an opportunity to explore the idea of a confederation for the multi-ethnic and multi-religious country, ...
The immediate past President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, says his tenure as ASUU President was “hectic but successful”, pointing out that he passed ...
Ex-ANPP bloc has threatened to quit APC over VP slot demand, alleging marginalisation under Tinubu and Buhari. APC leadership ...
On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, just four days before Buhari’s death, the former SGF claimed President Bola Tinubu did not make ...
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Farewell, Awujale Sikiru Kayode Adetona
Sunday, 13th July, 2025 was a remarkable day in Nigeria. It was the 91st birthday of Nobel lau­reate Prof Wole Soyinka. But sadly, it was also the day that two friends, former President Muhammadu ...
The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof Christopher Piwuna, has said his administration will sustain the union’s long-standing demand for university autonomy, ...
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True federalism: Listen to the Patriots’ call
AMID Nigeria’s ongoing pursuit of a better future, the Patriots, a respected group of senior citizens and thought leaders led by former Commonwealth Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku, have once again ...
The group also accused the ADC of relying on simplistic comparisons between the Tinubu administration and that of Buhari, ...
Former members of the All Nigeria Peoples Party have warned President Bola Tinubu that they will dump the All Progressives Congress unless the vice-presidential slot remains with their bloc.The ...