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A forensic linguistic analysis of Tinubu’s New Year message

By The Insight Team January 2, 2025 27 0

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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Merry Christmas, no matter your cross

By The Insight Team December 25, 2024 23 0

By Theophilus Abbah Christmas and celebration are two sides of the same coin. At its birth on December 25, 336AD, Christmas festival had emerged from the womb of a Roman tradition of merriment associated with the symbolic renewal of life at winter. Roman Emperor Constantine had envisaged a festival of joy, jubilation, dancing, revelry, wining, […]Continue Reading

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A pilgrimage to Soyinka’s home in Ijesha forest

By The Insight Team December 5, 2024 56 0

By Theophilus Abbah The two coaster buses that conveyed our team from the charming and luxurious Conference Hotel in Abeokuta sailed and scaled across an overhead bridge, snaked through the noisy Itoku market in Kuto area, famous for merchandize in Yoruba traditional adire. The buses sped up the hill on the dark, glossy, smoothly tarred […]Continue Reading

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2024: FG to cultivate 500, 000 hectares of farmlands, boost local refineries

By The Insight Team January 1, 2024 210 0

Key points 2023 was a tough year for all Nigerians Nigerians should rekindle their love and faith in the promise of Nigeria despite challenges FG poised to accelerate the pace of its service delivery across sectors 500,000 hectares of farmlands to be cultivated across the country to grow maize, rice, wheat, millet and other staple […]Continue Reading

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Daily Trust Foundation Trains Journalists on Data Journalism in Abuja

By The Insight Team October 26, 2023 211

By Emmanuel Kwada Daily Trust Foundation with the support from the MacArthur Foundation has trained no fewer than 20 journalists selected from across the Nigerian blogosphere, print, and broadcast stations on Data Journalism to aid their investigative abilities. The training which took place between 23 and 25 September focused on the tools for data journalism […]Continue Reading

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Democracy Day: How we got here, significance to nation building

By The Insight Team June 12, 2023 256

  ..Tinubu, Atiku speak By Clement Adeyi Key points A celebration of Nigeria’s political rebirth from military regime A day of democratic freedom anniversary Immortalization of June 12, the Nigeria’s record fairest, freest and credible election Federal government’s commitment to making democracy an accepted way of life by the citizenry.  Deepens Continue Reading

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Launch of Nigeria Air is fraud, says House of Reps

By The Insight Team June 6, 2023 236 0

…MD clears air on controversy By Clement Adeyi The House of Representatives has upbraided the purported launch of Nigeria Air and declared it as fraud, according to the Chairman of the House Committee on Aviation, Nnolim Nnaji. This was after the major stakeholders in the deal between the Federal Government and Ethiopian Airlines denied knowledge […]Continue Reading

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CJID, CIPE train journalists and CSOs on constructive and corrosive capital tracking

By The Insight Team May 12, 2023 290 0

By Daniel Adaji The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development with funding from the Center for International Private Enterprise CIPE, organised a three day experiencing sharing workshop for investigative journalists and civil society organisations on constructive and corrosive capital inflow in Nigeria. The workshop which held between 10 and 12 May 2023 in Abuja had Continue Reading

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Many Nigerians go hungry as food inflation increases

By The Insight Team May 5, 2023 288 0

How to tackle food inflation: World Bank Country Director By Daniel Adaji Nigeria food inflation is on the increase and many Nigerians may be food-insecure in the year 2023. As of March 2023, food inflation had risen to 24.45% on a year-on-year basis, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This increase resulted in […]Continue Reading

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Rise and fall of electoral chairmen in Nigeria (1964-2023)

By The Insight Team April 25, 2023 601 0

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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Reverend Alia: From healing crusader to governor-elect

By The Insight Team April 25, 2023 370 0

Key points: Before his election as Governor-elect, Revd Alia had been a Catholic priest for 32 years The Catholic Church suspended him when he showed interest in politics He endeared himself to the people through his mass healing and deliverance ministry in Makurdi Aspirants for governor in Benue underrated him Non-payment of salaries by outgoing […]Continue Reading

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Inside Abuja Area One IDP Camp where hunger and sickness prevail

By The Insight Team April 25, 2023 740 0

By Daniel Adaji Hajia Bintu Ali, a 53-year-old mother of ten, fled to the Abuja Area One Internally Displaced People (IDP) camp for refuge after a deadly Boko Haram attack in her community in Gwoza local government area, Borno state. Everyone fled for safety. Many persons were killed, and several others are missing to date. […]Continue Reading