August 27, 2026
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By Emmanuel Kwada A wave of violence targeting predominantly Christian communities swept across Nigeria’s Middle Belt and northeast during the 2026 Holy Week and Easter period, claiming over 100 lives and resulting in dozens of abductions, according to reports from local sources, Christian advocacy groups, and media outlets. The attacks, many occurring during or Continue Reading
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By Emmanuel Kwada More than two years after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration removed fuel subsidies, secured billions in fresh loans from multilateral lenders, and aggressively widened the tax net, the promised economic turnaround remains elusive for millions of ordinary Nigerians. Instead, a deepening cost-of-living crisis, persistent insecurity, and Continue Reading
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By Emmanuel Kwada  The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has successfully concluded its 8th National Convention (and fourth elective convention) at Eagle Square in Abuja, returning Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda as National Chairman and Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru as National Secretary through a smooth consensus arrangement. The convention, held on Continue Reading
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By Emmanuel Kwada The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has formally recognized and monitored the national convention organized by the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aligned with FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, despite strong objections and legal challenges from a rival group led by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN). The convention, held on Continue Reading
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By Emmanuel Kwada High-stakes negotiations at the World Trade Organization’s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaoundé ended without a breakthrough on extending the long-standing moratorium on customs duties for electronic transmissions, delivering a significant setback to efforts to safeguard global digital trade. The moratorium, in place since 1998 and Continue Reading
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By Emmanuel Kwada ‎Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, on Tuesday publicly apologised to citizens over the persistent and crippling electricity outages that have plunged large parts of the country into darkness for weeks, admitting that the blackouts have significantly worsened hardship amid the intense dry-season heat. ‎Speaking at a Continue Reading
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By Emmanuel Kwada President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria addressed a glittering state banquet at Windsor Castle on Wednesday evening, March 18, 2026, as the guest of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. The event marked the first full state visit by a Nigerian president to the United Kingdom in nearly four decades, the last […]Continue Reading
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By Emmanuel Kwada Civil society leader Yunusa Zakari Ya’u has launched a blistering attack on Nigeria’s National Assembly, accusing lawmakers of prioritizing self-preservation and personal power over the genuine needs of ordinary Nigerians amid the House of Representatives’ passage of an amendment to the Electoral Act 2026. In a hard-hitting interview on Continue Reading
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By Emmanuel Kwada In a provocative and wide-ranging interview on DRTV Nigeria, prominent Kaduna-based Islamic cleric Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Gumi has claimed that the Nigerian federal government possesses comprehensive intelligence on the identities and precise locations of every terrorist and bandit operating within the country. The statement, delivered during a studio Continue Reading
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By Emmanuel Kwada ‎A prominent member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Sam Amadi, has called for the swift amendment of the newly signed Electoral Act 2026 to eliminate a controversial proviso allowing manual transmission of election results in cases of network failure. ‎Speaking at the Citizens’ Townhall on the 2026 Electoral Act held in […]Continue Reading