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PDP as a house of scorpions

By The Insight Team 137
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is now bound to the bed of afflictions. No thanks to familiar spirits, to use a Pentecostal terminology, or  scorpions, who emit venom into the body of the previously robust party. The PDP looks terminally ill, breathing with difficulty. For those who witnessed the glory of the former PDP, its […]Continue Reading
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FG lied: video shows over 50 Abuja explosion casualties

By The Insight Team 390
The Insight Team Fresh evidence has contradicted official claims regarding the true extent of casualties in a fuel tanker explosion at Karu Bridge, near Nyanya Market, Abuja, on the 19th of March 2025. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Emergency Management Department (FEMD) and the FCT Police Command initially reported a significantly lower number of fatalities. […]Continue Reading
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Fact-Check: Tinubu got it wrong; Fubara didn’t abandon House of Assembly building

By The Insight Team 663
Daniel Adaji, Abuja Amid the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State, President Bola Tinubu recently made a series of allegations against Governor Siminalayi Fubara, accusing him of demolishing the House of Assembly complex without reconstruction, failing to comply with Supreme Court directives, and neglecting security concerns in the state. This fact-check examines the Continue Reading
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Kogi State: How did ‘benevolent Governor Ododo’ spend N100bn in one year?

By The Insight Team 684
Kogi may have earned over N200bn in one year if FAAC allocations to LGs and IGR are added to allocations to FAAC disbursement to the state government The most visible projects are two major roads, totalling 15 kilometres ‘He has reduced tension through prompt payment of salaries’ Ex-Governor Yahaya Bello’s ‘divide and rule’ tactics are […]Continue Reading
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A forensic linguistic analysis of Tinubu’s New Year message

By The Insight Team 372
Theophilus Abbah President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s New Year message to Nigerians on January 1, 2025, was the most optimistic of his speeches since he became president 19 months ago. In the speech, he acknowledged hardship in the country as a result of his so-called reforms. Tinubu highlighted positive economic trends, like decreasing fuel prices, trade […]Continue Reading
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65% of Tinubu’s speech focused on self-praise, not hunger and hardship in Nigeria – Forensic analysis

By The Insight Team 932 3
Key Points: The speech was devoted to recounting what this government has achieved, some not relevant to the protests It didn’t directly address the issue of hunger and hardship The mood was more of a threat than compassion for suffering Nigerians The president was not exact with data about the negative impacts of the protests […]Continue Reading
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Kukah Centre Report: Nigeria’s political parties running on sinking sand

By The Insight Team 390
Key Points: Why smaller political parties lose those elected into parliament to bigger parties Most party members are ignorant of the philosophies, aims and objectives of their political parties Most parties do not have a database of their members Most parties do not have clear-cut strategies for attracting more members Staff members of most political […]Continue Reading
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August 1 Protesters Give Tinubu Tall Order; Read The Long List of Their Demands:

By The Insight Team 430
Key points: There are different promoters asking for different things from Tinubu  government They are faceless but vibrant on X, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram  Some posts are in vernacular to target the masses FG enlists traditional rulers, political leaders,  security agencies to frustrate protests By Emmanuel Kwada Promoters of the upcoming August protest are calling on Continue Reading
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What Ndume will lose now that he’s no more Senate Chief Whip

By The Insight Team 430
Senator Ndume will no longer be entitled to several financial privileges He may be ex-communicated from the inner caucus of the National Assembly As from 2025, he may not be able to insert projects in the Appropriation Bill Ndume has been punished by the Senate previously, but he was always undaunted His political future now […]Continue Reading
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See how Samoa Agreement will boost trade between EU and Nigeria

By The Insight Team 497
Key points: 78 countries, not only Nigeria, signed the EU-ACP Samoa Agreement EU financial support is worth 79.5 billion Euro Nigeria to export goods to EU now More EU investments expected in Nigeria EU to follow-up the agreement with training activities By Emmanuel Kwada The Samoa Agreement, signed between the European Union and 48 African, […]Continue Reading
Gwoza, Boko Haram
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Gwoza attacks: Why Boko Haram chooses females for suicide bombing

By The Insight Team 416
Key Points: Boko Haram uses more female than male suicide bombing How the sect persuades women to become suicide bombers Gwoza still under Boko Haram control Borno residents worry as government ‘pampers’ repentant Boko Haram fighters ‘Government must defeat Boko Haram before granting them amnesty’ By Theophilus Abbah Boko Haram terrorists choose women for suicide […]Continue Reading
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Rise and fall of electoral chairmen in Nigeria (1964-2023)

By The Insight Team 2830
The 2023 elections fell short of the promises and expectations of Nigerians, in spite the deployment of world-class and highly expensive technology. The irregularities could put Professor Yakubu Mahmood in the bracket of past electoral chairmen who failed the integrity test. Theophilus Abbah, PhD The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Continue Reading
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