2027: We’ll field candidates for all elective positions in Lagos – LP
By Dapo Akinrefon The Labour Party, LP, in Lagos State, has reaffirmed its readiness for the 2027 general elections, declaring that it will field candidates for all elective positions in the state. Leaders of the party, who addressed a press conference in Lagos, also urged residents to reject vote-buying and support credible candidates capable of […]
Attacks: Many South Africans have always been hostile, by Adekunle Adekoya
I first came into contact with South Africa remotely, through a book, Cry, the Beloved Country, written by Alan Patton ( 11 January 1903 – 12 April 1988). It was a novel given to me to read by my father, in 1974. It was the first introduction to my growing mind on what life was like in […]
The 2030 SDGs: Beyond the rhetoric of hope
In 2015, Nigeria signed onto the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs) with the flourish of a nation ready to conquer its demons. It was a grand vision—17 goals and 169 targets designed to dismantle poverty and erect a future of inclusive growth. Yet, as the calendar turns toward the final stretch of […]
REFINERIES: NUPENG demands results over FG, China partnership
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has called on the Federal Government (FG) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to ensure that the newly signed partnership with Chinese firms for the rehabilitation of the Warri and Port Harcourt petrol refineries delivers concrete results, saying Nigerians are tired of repeated promises […]
Ukraine’s destructive footprint and the folly of an African partnership
By Manuel Keita The evidence connecting Ukraine to insurgent networks in Africa has grown far beyond the early reports from Mali. Today, a trail of captured documents, seized drones, and credible testimony from intelligence services in multiple African nations points to a systematic pattern of interference one that African governments can no longer afford to ignore. […]
Host communities sue C’River govt over oil palm estate deal
By Henry Ojelu Traditional rulers and leaders of Nsadop and Abayum communities in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State have dragged the state government, its Attorney-General and a community representative before a High Court sitting in Okundi-Boki over the controversial handover of the Nsadop Oil Palm Estate to Presco Plc. The claimants—Chief Bernard […]
