By NJORIGE LYNUS PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu entered 2025 determined to prove that his administration had evolved beyond early-term promises into a government of measurable consequences. If 2023 was the year of accession and 2024 the year of foundational reforms, 2025 became the presidency’s true stress test — a period where power, perception, and precedent converged. […]
NIGERIA’S tax reform agenda hit turbulent waters Saturday as the House of Representatives moved to dispel allegations that the executive branch published modified versions of tax reform laws after parliamentary approval. House spokesperson Akin Rotimi announced the public release of Certified True Copies (CTCs) of the four tax reform Acts signed by President Bola Tinubu, […]
International Reactions Pour In After US Removes Maduro from Power THE US-led capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has prompted intense global reactions, ranging from outright condemnation to guarded approval. The operation, which involved large-scale military strikes on Saturday, resulted in Maduro and his wife being removed from Venezuela and transferred to the United States […]
DELTA State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has congratulated renowned business magnate and Managing Director of DANMOTECH Nigeria Limited, Chief Dr. Daniel Omoyibo, on his 57th birthday. In a message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, the Governor hailed the Oleh-Isoko-born industrialist as a distinguished entrepreneur and humanitarian whose influence continues to […]
A Bounty on a President, But No One Used It WASHINGTON had publicly offered a $50 million reward for actionable intelligence leading to Maduro’s arrest. Yet, when the capture finally happened, it bypassed bounty-driven informants entirely, relying instead on classified assets, deep surveillance, and special-mission military units. Investigators note the irony: the most expensive arrest […]
BY INWALOMHE DONALD FEW crises in recent years have tested the boundaries of sovereignty, justice, and raw power as recently as Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro. What began as a domestic political and economic breakdown has developed into a global argument about disputed elections, sanctions, foreign intervention, and the uneven enforcement of international law. From Lagos […]
By FIDELUS ZWANSON THE Nigerian stock market opened the year on a strong bullish note on Friday, delivering a ₦561 billion gain as sustained investor demand for high-profile equities drove market indices upward on the first trading day of 2026. The rally pushed the market capitalisation from ₦99.376 trillion to ₦99.937 trillion, representing a 0.57% […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE THE Delta State Government has formally announced 5 January 2026 as the second-term resumption date for all public and private primary and secondary schools for the 2025/2026 academic year. The directive was issued in a statement jointly signed by Chief (Mrs.) Rose Ezewu and Dr. Kingsley Ashibogwu, who oversee secondary and primary […]
Identity Beyond Language: The Untold Political Anatomy THE Ikwerre story sits at the intersection of linguistics, power, war, and self-preservation. Scholars agree that Ikwerre shares an estimated 95 percent linguistic similarity with Igbo, placing the group firmly within the Igboid language family. But reducing Ikwerre identity to language alone oversimplifies a more complex historical reality. […]
From Dispersed Clans to a United Polity THE story of the Egbà Kingdom is often told through folklore of refuge and resilience. Yet beyond the symbolism of sanctuary lies a more deliberate political revolution rarely examined with critical depth: the calculated restructuring of a fractured people into a single functioning state. The Egbà, a subgroup […]