By HALIMA TAKWAS Babangida’s Brain Trust: How Professors Shaped Nigeria’s Policy Under Military Rule An Unusual Cabinet in a Military Era THE administration of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, which governed Nigeria from 1985 to 1993, remains one of the most debated periods in the country’s political history. It combined ambitious economic reforms, extensive institutional changes […]
By MELVIN KOFFA PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate dissolution of the Presidential Implementation Committee on the Alienation of Federal Government Properties. The committee, established in 2000 under former President Olusegun Obasanjo, handled the sale, lease and privatisation of federal government landed assets. Tinubu has now transferred responsibility for all matters previously handled by […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS Inside the alleged coup plot: The search for spiritual backing DOCUMENTS presented as part of the prosecution’s evidence in the ongoing trial over an alleged 2025 coup plot have revealed an unusual dimension of the case: investigators say the alleged mastermind, Nigerian Army Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji, sought assistance from Islamic clerics alongside […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE THE Delta State Government has dismissed claims that political violence has taken hold in the state. It said the recent disturbance at a political meeting in Effurun was an isolated incident and should not be used to judge the overall security situation. Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles […]
By IFIOK UDOM Akwa Ibom Gears Up for Presidential Visit THE Akwa Ibom State Executive Council has announced plans to commission 39 major projects during the scheduled visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The event will coincide with activities marking the 39th anniversary of the creation of Akwa Ibom State. The resolution followed the council’s […]
By AMANDA EZE Media Seeks Deeper Electoral Collaboration THE Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, and the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) have called for stronger collaboration with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. The appeal was made during the 2026 Democracy Roundtable in Abuja. The event, organised […]
A Historic Portrait of Leadership Before National Upheaval SOME photographs become symbols of history because they capture more than the people within the frame. The rare 1966 photograph featuring Major General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi alongside Nigeria’s newly appointed military governors represents one such moment. Taken during the early months of military rule, the image […]
By MELVIN KOFFA Closing the Register, Building Confidence: What INEC’s CVR Deadline Means for Nigeria’s 2027 Elections A Major Electoral Milestone Reached NIGERIA has crossed another important milestone in its preparations for the 2027 general elections following the conclusion of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s nationwide Continuous Voter Registration exercise. The exercise, which accommodated new […]
By JULIET EKANEM LABOUR Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election and former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has donated ₦10 million to the Catholic Maternity Hospital, Moniaya, in Cross River State. The donation was made during a visit to the hospital, which he described as an indispensable healthcare institution serving mothers, infants and vulnerable […]
By HAUWA MAGANA THE Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has criticised the Federal Government over what it described as the prolonged delay in implementing the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to Nigeria’s 774 local government councils. The union said nearly one year and six months after the landmark ruling, there has been […]