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Meet Ayantunji Ayomide Daniel, A Passionate Writer, Poet, Thinker And More
TODAY on SUI, our special guest of honour is a poet. A poet’s voice, a thinker’s mind, With words that summon, truth defined. Symbolic depth, lyrical might, Challenging norms, in darkness and light. His pen weaves tales of love and strife, Morality and rebellion, a poet’s life. A fusion of art, philosophy, and fire, Leaving […]
Police Arrest 9 Suspected Robbers, Recover Weapons & Stolen Car In Kano
By ALIYU AMINU ABUBAKAR ABDULLAHI (A.A.A.A.) SHEHU THE Kano State Police Command has arrested nine suspected armed robbers linked to multiple attacks in Kano and Kaduna. Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Bakori said the arrests followed a robbery at Unguwar Wambai, Dorayi Babba, where assailants stole a Toyota Yaris, ₦3.7 million, and valuables. Recovered items include […]
AFCON 2025: Fans To Pay Up To ₦68,000 To Watch Super Eagles Matches
By FRED LONGJOHN OBEH THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled ticket prices for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, with premium seats for top group matches, including Nigeria vs Tunisia, costing 400 Moroccan Dirhams (₦68,380). Other categories are priced at 250 MAD (₦44,450) and 100 MAD (₦17,100). The tournament, set to […]
Delta Trains Civil Servants On Data Analysis For Smarter Governance
By PAULINA NZERUBE THE Delta State Ministry of Economic Planning, in partnership with Universal Investment and Development Company (UIDC) Ltd, has trained selected civil servants on data analysis and visualisation to enhance evidence-based decision-making. Declaring the workshop open in Asaba, Commissioner for Economic Planning Mr. Sonny Ekedayen described data as “the new oil” driving modern […]
Lawyer Explains Why Sunday Jackson Was Excluded From Tinubu’s Pardon List
By MELVIN KOFFA INTERNATIONAL human rights lawyer Emmanuel Ogebe has explained that Sunday Jackson, an Adamawa farmer on death row for killing a herdsman in self-defense, was excluded from President Bola Tinubu’s recent pardon list because his conviction falls under state law, not federal jurisdiction. Ogebe said the Constitution only empowers the President to pardon […]
Tinubu’s Pardons Will Encourage Criminality, Undermine Justice — Effiong
By TINA TOLUTOPE HUMAN rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s recent pardon of 175 convicts, warning that it could embolden criminals and weaken Nigeria’s justice system. Effiong acknowledged that clemency for figures like Gen. Mamman Vatsa and the Ogoni Nine was understandable but questioned pardons for convicts of murder, drug trafficking, and […]
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Nigeria’s Political Parties “Lawless & Undemocratic” – Political Scientists Fault Weak Internal Democracy, Godfatherism
By TOSAN OYAKHILOME-AKAHOMEN THE Nigerian Political Scientists Association (NPSA) has criticised the country’s political parties for what it described as a consistent disregard for democratic norms and the rule of law. In a statement titled “Reflecting on Nigeria @65: Political Parties and Democracy” and signed by its president, Prof. Hassan Saliu, the association said most […]
Forgery & Power: How Fake Credentials Keep Staining Nigeria’s Political Elite
By NJORIGE LYNUS FOR decades, Nigeria’s political class has been dogged by one recurring scandal: certificate forgery. From governors to ministers, senators to presidents, the allegations cut across party lines, generations, and governments. Recent revelations about Uche Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, have once again pulled the issue into public view—reviving questions about […]
Billions In, Nothing Out: Governors Under Fire As States Sink Despite Revenue Boom
By MELVIN KOFFA ACROSS Nigeria, governors are facing growing public anger and scrutiny — not because of a lack of funds, but because of what analysts describe as a lack of vision, accountability, and willpower to translate the ongoing revenue windfall into real progress. Over the past year, allocations to states from the Federation Account […]
Business
Nigeria’s Mounting Debt: The Price Of Borrowed Stability In A Fragile Economy
By OBI DAVIES NIGERIA’S debt clock is ticking faster than ever. With total public debt surging to ₦152.40 trillion as of June 2025—an 11.6% year-on-year increase—the country finds itself deeper in a fiscal hole, balancing precariously between reform ambitions and financial dependence. The latest data from the Debt Management Office (DMO) paints a sobering picture: […]
Nigeria’s Roadside Racket: How Highway Extortion Pushes Food Prices Beyond Reach
By STELLA JOHNSON OGBOVOVEH EVERY basket of tomatoes, every bag of rice, and every tuber of yam that reaches Nigerian markets carries an invisible tax — a toll extracted not by law, but by corruption. Across the nation’s highways, truck drivers ferrying food items are bled dry at countless checkpoints manned by police, soldiers, road […]
Use It Or Lose It: FG Orders Varsities To Return Unused TETFund Cash In 30 Days
By ANITA KNIGHT NIGERIA’S tertiary institutions have 30 days to account for or return all unutilised TETFund allocations, as the Federal Government moves to tighten accountability in higher education funding. Education Minister Dr. Tunji Alausa issued the ultimatum in Abuja, warning that funds lying idle in school accounts would be redirected to priority projects. He […]
CBN Caps Daily Agent Banking Transactions At ₦1.2 Million
By NINI NDUONOFIT-AKOH THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has set a ₦1.2 million daily limit for cash-out transactions by agent bankers under new operational guidelines aimed at improving transparency, consumer protection, and financial inclusion. The circular, signed by CBN’s Director of Payments System Policy, Musa Jimoh, mandates all agent transactions to be carried out […]
Politics
Tinubu’s Grand Design: How Power Became Personal
By DAVID JOHN-FLUKE IN Nigeria’s political chessboard, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not just a player—he’s the board itself. Every appointment, every alliance, every silence seems part of a calculated design to consolidate power under the guise of democracy. The appointment of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan as INEC Chairman isn’t routine. It’s strategic—another move in […]
Nigeria’s Political Parties “Lawless & Undemocratic” – Political Scientists Fault Weak Internal Democracy, Godfatherism
By TOSAN OYAKHILOME-AKAHOMEN THE Nigerian Political Scientists Association (NPSA) has criticised the country’s political parties for what it described as a consistent disregard for democratic norms and the rule of law. In a statement titled “Reflecting on Nigeria @65: Political Parties and Democracy” and signed by its president, Prof. Hassan Saliu, the association said most […]
Delta APC Bans Phones At Stakeholders’ Meeting Over Security Concerns
By NJORIGE LYNUS THE Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has barred participants from using mobile phones during its enlarged stakeholders’ meeting scheduled for Sunday at the Government House Banquet Hall, Asaba, citing security reasons. In a statement, State Publicity Secretary Valentine Onojeghuo said invitees must leave their phones in their vehicles […]
Kleptocracy In Disguise: How Nigeria’s Democracy Has Become A Goldmine For The Few
By JULIET EKANEM FROM its parades of election banners to the pomp of state inaugurals, Nigeria presents itself as a democracy. Yet peel back the layers, and what emerges is something far darker: a kleptocracy built on the laws of appearance, not justice. Defining the Kleptocracy A true democracy is one in which power both […]