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mostbet mostbet az mostbet mostbet az mostbet mostbet By Emmanuel Kwada In a courtroom thick with tension and heavy security, Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja delivered a verdict that has sent shockwaves through Nigeria’s southeast and beyond. Nnamdi Kanu, the fiery leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a separatist group advocating for the independence of the […]Continue Reading
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By Emmanuel Kwada The penalty shoot-out defeat to the Democratic Republic of Congo in Rabat last week was not just another elimination. It was the 11th time Nigeria has failed to reach a FIFA World Cup (1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2022, 2026) and the second in succession. Six qualifications since […]Continue Reading
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By Sanni Marvelous The Chairman of the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON), Dr. Samson Opaluwah, has urged young professionals to confront Nigeria’s mounting challenges with a blend of faith, innovation, and sustainability. He delivered the charge on Friday during his convocation address at Bingham University, Karu, where he encouraged fresh graduates to Continue Reading
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By Godswill Michael ‎ ‎King’s Trust International (KTI) has announced the appointment of leading businessman and financial sector reformer, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, and his wife, lawyer, banker, and philanthropist, Ofovwe Aig-Imoukhuede, as Co-Chairs of its Africa Advisory Board. ‎ ‎The couple succeeds founding Co-Chairs Bernard and Genevieve Mensah, who led the board for Continue Reading
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‎ ‎The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) and the Cross River State Government have begun collaboration to develop a subnational agricultural finance framework aimed at improving access to credit for farmers and agribusinesses in the state. ‎ ‎The Executive Secretary of NADF, Mohammed A. Ibrahim, recently led a delegation to meet with Governor Bassey Otu […]Continue Reading
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Godswill Michael ‎ ‎The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation has unveiled the fifth and largest cohort of its flagship AIG Public Leaders Programme (PLP), marking another milestone in its mission to build a new generation of reform-minded public servants across Africa. ‎ ‎The initiative, delivered in partnership with the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, Continue Reading
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By Emmanuel Kwada  This is another week of industrial action. Our hospitals are deserted by 11,000 resident doctors, leaving patients stranded nationwide. Reading the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) 19 demands unmet by government shows how things could be taken for granted in Nigeria. On the political front, INEC rallies voters for the Anambra […]Continue Reading
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By Emmanuel Kwada  The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has officially endorsed the Customs-Partnership for African Cooperation in Trade (C-PACT), a groundbreaking initiative spearheaded by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in collaboration with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). The announcement, made on Tuesday, marks a pivotal step toward Continue Reading
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By Emmanuel Kwada  ‎The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the 2025 admission deadline for public universities from October 31 to November 17, 2025. ‎The announcement, made on Monday, November 3, comes in response to a court order and the recent accreditation of 229 academic programs across 37 universities by the National Universities […]Continue Reading
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By Emmanuel Kwada  From January 1, 2026, four new tax reform laws signed by President Bola Tinubu will introduce 50 exemptions, deductions, and reliefs aimed at easing the burden on low- and middle-income earners, small businesses, and vulnerable sectors. The government presents these changes as a pro-poor overhaul of a fragmented system. Critics, however, argue […]Continue Reading
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By Emmanuel Kwada  President Donald J. Trump made a big announcement on October 31, 2025, from his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida. He called Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) because of what he says is a “mass slaughter” of Christians by radical Islamist groups. This label comes from a 1998 U.S. law called the […]Continue Reading