Our federal capital could as well have been a perfect setting for a series of gangster movies from Hollywood. Perfect scripts. Excellent casting. Professional rehearsals. The dry runs are already provided by the existing government bureaucracy with its rituals and pomp. The voluminous costumes of agbadas and starched kaftans...
CHIDI AMUTA
Our federal capital could as well have been a perfect setting for a series of gangster movies from Hollywood. Perfect scripts. Excellent casting. Professional rehearsals. The dry runs are already provided by the existing government bureaucracy with its rituals and pomp. The voluminous costumes of agbadas and starched kaftans make it nearly complete. It is just that most of the action is not exactly a joke.
Endgame. A seven-letter word that sounds like the last beat of a drum in a musical piece. Endgame! A word that conjures the image of two Goliaths strutting about, intent on choking the life out of a David. Yet, in this instance, David appears to have pinned the Goliaths...
Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has warned that Nigeria’s democratic transition ahead of the 2027 general election is under threat, accusing the President Bola Tinubu led administration of weakening opposition parties, undermining democratic institutions and creating conditions that could erode public confidence in the electoral...
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have recorded another major operational breakthrough with the surrender of a senior Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) finance operative, underscoring the sustained impact of ongoing kinetic and intelligence-driven operations across the North East. The development comes amid a growing wave of terrorist...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Minister of Works, Engineer David Umahi, on the occasion of his birthday. President Tinubu, who recognised the Minister’s sustained efforts in delivering durable road infrastructure, commended Engineer Umahi for his passion, dedication to duty, and deep sense of patriotism. The President in a...
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the security challenges facing the country, especially in the North, will soon be brought under control through measures introduced by his administration. Speaking on Saturday at the Third Late General Hassan Usman Katsina Memorial Conference in Kaduna through his Special Adviser on...
France and Spain are battling devastating wildfires that have forced about 267,000 people to flee their homes as emergency crews struggle to contain the fast-moving flames. In France, nearly 197,000 residents and tourists were evacuated from areas around Bordeaux, with Interior Minister Laurent Nunez describing it as “probably” the...
A routine intelligence-led stop-and-search operation by operatives of the Oyo State Police Command has resulted in the arrest of a suspected armed robber and the recovery of a tricycle allegedly stolen at gunpoint in Ilorin, Kwara State. The command’s spokesman, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, disclosed this in a statement issued...
First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has expressed appreciation to the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar for his continued support and constant guidance to the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu since inception. Senator Tinubu was speaking at the palace of the Sultan during her...
Benue State Government has assured residents that there is no confirmed case of Monkey Pox (Mpox) in the state, urging the public to remain calm despite reports circulating on social media about a suspected outbreak in Konshisha Local Government Area. The clarification followed claims of a possible Mpox infection...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointment of four Special Advisers and a Senior Technical Assistant (STA) as part of efforts to strengthen governance and accelerate the post-insurgency recovery drive of his administration. The newly appointed Special Advisers are Engr. Ali Goni Lawan, Hon. Ali...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Saturday donated ₦10 million to the Catholic Maternity Hospital in Moniaya, Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State, while calling for increased support for mission hospitals and other faith-based healthcare institutions across Nigeria. Obi disclosed the donation in a...
Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has described as a monumental own goal the Presidency’s attempt to invoke China in attacking him, saying the comparison has only exposed President Bola Tinubu to even greater public scrutiny. In a statement...
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have launched an intensive search-and-rescue operation following the abduction of the Executive Chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Hon. Nura Umar Abdullahi, by armed bandits. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday when the attackers stormed the chairman’s residence,...
National President of the Niger Delta Youth Council of Nigeria (NDYCN), Comrade Ufuoma Victor Erharhine, has defended the Acting Vice-Chancellor of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE), Port Harcourt, Professor Okechukwu Onuchukwu, over criticisms surrounding his daughter’s postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom, describing the attacks as unfair and...
Benue Investment and Property Company (BIPC) has urged citrus farmers in the state to stop the indiscriminate movement and sale of oranges outside Benue, warning that the practice could undermine the state’s drive to industrialise its agricultural sector. The company’s Group Managing Director, Dr. Raymond Asemakaha, said in a...
Benue State has secured three oil and gas blocks in the 2025 Nigerian Upstream Licensing Round, opening a new chapter in the state’s long-standing quest to develop its hydrocarbon resources. The licensing round was conducted by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) under the administration of President Bola...
Stakeholders from Igedeland have decried that 25 years of political representation since 1999 has not translated into meaningful development for the community. This was one of the key observations in a communique issued after the 2nd Annual Public Lecture of the Association of Igede Media Professionals in Abuja on...
The UK’s Approach to Africa, developed in 2025 under former Foreign Secretary David Lammy following consultations with African partners, outlines a pragmatic vision for partnership in which trade and investment links take centre stage. This ambition reflects an acknowledgement of Africa’s increasing economic and strategic weight. With expanding consumer...
The current state of what we call “politics” in Nigeria throws one back in time. One is reminded of Nigeria if, after decades, someone goes back to read the treatise by the revolutionist and founder of the now-rested Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. In his...