Ahead of Nigeria’s general elections in January and February 2027, Africa Confidential warns that “turnout in the elections is likely to be even lower than the average 26.7% four years ago. Nigerian voters are among […]
In Nigeria, election seasons often follow a familiar script. Politicians and their representatives move from palace to palace, church to church, and mosque to mosque, seeking blessings, endorsements, and symbolic approval. The meetings are usually […]
(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday 26 October, 2026). Where is Peter Obi? Someone asked that question last Friday. Why, he wondered, had he been somewhat quiet lately? He even missed a town hall […]
MANY Nigerians may not know it, but one of the issues at the root of our current economic hardship is that certain denominations of our currency have become utterly worthless. For the younger generation who […]
Nigeria must rise to the challenge of containing the newly imported Ebola virus disease before it becomes another national health emergency. The confirmation of an imported case in Abuja on October 20, 2026, recalls the […]
The passing of renowned politician, journalist, historian, diplomat and member of The Guardian Editorial Board, Ambassador Patrick Dele Cole, in London on October 17, 2026, at the age of 86, added to the list of […]
The Federal Government’s plan to establish six world-class medical simulation centres nationwide is a welcome development that will boost healthcare delivery. Simulation centres are vital to modern medical education, giving doctors, nurses, and other health […]
The nation’s economy is still at a troubling point, with diesel, the lifeblood of industrial activity, crossing the N2,000 per litre mark recently amid epileptic and expensive electricity supply. If something serious is not done […]
Mental illness is a medical condition which is treatable The opposition of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to the move to decriminalise attempted suicide is quite unfortunate. Although the Senate passed the Suicide Prevention Bill […]
There should be public education on the dangers of scooping petrol Vehicles parked along the road, food items and other valuables estimated at hundreds of millions of naira, were destroyed last Thursday following a petrol […]
Security agencies should go after the criminals In two separate incidents, the Kwara State Police Commissioner, Adekimi Ojo, last week confirmed the arrest of four suspects over missing human parts. In the first incident, two […]
Patrick Cole, journalist, administrator and diplomat, dies at 86 The recent passing of Dr. Patrick Dele Cole at 86 deserves to be memorialised as a significant life of accomplishments and impact on many fronts. Cole […]
In the run-up to the 2011 presidential election, political tension in Nigeria was intense. President Olusegun Obasanjo had done eight full years in office, and power had gone to the north in 2007. The zoning […]
President Bola Tinubu has ruled out a return to fuel subsidy, insisting that the policy belongs to Nigeria’s past while promising better economic conditions ahead. Speaking at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign flag-off […]
Emmanuel Addeh and Linus Aleke in Abuja Crude oil prices surged above $117 a barrel at the weekend, reaching their highest level since April, as fears of renewed US military strikes on Iran and escalating […]
On July 29, 1975, General Murtala Mohammed GCFR became head of State by overthrowing General Yakubu Gowon GCFR. On August 7, 1975, General Mohammed set up a committee on the creation of more states in […]
One bright day in February 2017, Robert Mugabe’s wife, Grace, told a rally of her husband’s Zanu-PF party: “One day when God decides that Mugabe dies, we will have his corpse appear as a candidate […]
There is something intriguing about President Bola Tinubu’s approach to the 2027 presidential campaign. He appears determined not to conduct the election as though the business of governing Nigeria can be suspended for the sake […]
Brent crude oil price rose to $110 a barrel on Friday for the first time since May as renewed tensions in the Middle East raised fears of further disruptions to global oil supplies. The international […]
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