2027: Ondo artisans pledge 700,000 votes for Tinubu
— Receive bus for mobilisation By Dayo JohnsonAkure The United Artisan Group in Ondo State has declared support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, pledging to mobilise more than 700,000 votes for him through the Asiwaju Mandate Group, AMG. The artisans made the declaration in Akure at a gathering attended by leaders […]
Nigeria spends N183bn on Cane Sugar imports
… as Niger State gov. decries 97% import dependenceBy Cynthia Alo Nigeria spent about N183.5 billion importing raw cane sugar for refining in the first half of 2026, H1’26, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics data.The data however, also shows that quarter-on-quarter, cane sugar imports declined by 26.9 percent […]
At 66, Nigeria is still building with half its hands
There is no problem with promoting healthy competition; my problem is that what we call merit in Nigerian politics is mostly access
Fadojoe urges older politicians to hand over power
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The presidential candidate of the Action Alliance (AA), Faduri Oluwadare Joseph, popularly known as Fadojoe, has called on older political leaders in Nigeria to hand over power to the younger generation ahead of the 2027 general elections. Fadojoe made the call in his Independence Day address to Nigerians on Thursday, saying the […]
Independence: Ewenla urges Nigerians to remain hopeful
Prince Ambassador Dr Adedipe Dauda Ewenla, Southwest Ex-officio of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged Nigerians to remain hopeful and united as the country marks its 66th Independence Anniversary. Ewenla, in an Independence Day message, called on Nigerians to work towards building a peaceful, united and prosperous country despite the economic and security challenges […]
CSOs demand withdrawal of Foreign Aid Bill 2026
By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA — A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) on Wednesday called for the withdrawal of the proposed Foreign Aid (Regulation, Transparency and Disclosure) Bill 2026, arguing that it could impose excessive restrictions on organisations receiving funds from foreign sources. The coalition made the demand at a press conference in Abuja, where […]
