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Jim Bakker (1940-2026): Televangelist who turned misfortune into bestseller

By The Insight Team October 16, 2026 76 0

By Theophilus Abbah On October 24, 1989, Hurricane Hugo stormed North Carolina and devastated Charlotte, the city where Jim Bakker, a American televangelist who became famous from preaching prosperity, lived. His flourishing ministry, Heritage USA, was an enigma, with a fairytale success that became the envy of his contemporaries in both charismatic and conservative Continue Reading

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How We Are Preparing For 2027 Elections – Nigerians

By The Insight Team October 15, 2026 128 0

By Emmanuel Kwada, Abuja; Hafsat Usman Ukissa, Kaduna; and Zubainatu Umar Kambari, Adamawa As Nigeria moves towards the 2027 general elections, a growing number of citizens say they are willing to vote, but concerns over insecurity, economic hardship, electoral credibility and political accountability are raising questions about whether that willingness will translate into Continue Reading

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The life of Brigadier Musa Usman teaches Nigerians the importance of purposeful leadership – Vice President Shettima  

By The Insight Team October 8, 2026 181 0

(Being a Speech by His Excellency, Senator Kashim Shettima,  GCON, Vice-President of the Federal Republic of  Nigeria, at the Public Presentation of Brigadier Musa  Usman (1940–1991): Service and Impact, at the NAF Conference Centre, Abuja, on Monday, 14th September,  2026) Protocol It is a special honour to join you for the presentation of this Continue Reading

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Service and Impact of Brigadier Musa Usman: A Book Revıew

By The Insight Team October 8, 2026 211 0

Tıtle: Brıgadıer Musa Usman (1940 – 1991) Servıce and Impact  (A chronicle of the Lıfe, Dedıcated Servıce and Vısıonary Leadershıp of the Fırst Mılıtary Governor of Nıgerıa’s North Eastern State) Authors: Mahmoud Jega & Theophılus Abbah Publıshers: Continue Reading

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10 Key Factors: INEC Chairman Reveals What Will Decide 2027

By The Insight Team October 6, 2026 149 0

Key points: Nigeria has 103.4m voters; Lagos 7.4m leads, Ekiti 1.05m lowest. 232,658 disabled voters registered; voters register display Oct 9-15. INEC creates AI Division to detect deepfakes and audit results. Biggest gap is result collation, not voting; new safeguards introduced. INEC demands N873bn for 2027, says staff need living wage.   By Emmanuel Kwada  Continue Reading

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Nigeria at 66: 10 Key Takeaways from Tinubu’s Independence Day Address

By The Insight Team October 1, 2026 159 0

By Emmanuel Kwada President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has used Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary address to declare that the country has moved beyond the phase of economic reforms and is now entering what he described as an “age of prosperity.” In his nationwide address on Thursday, October 1, 2026, the President reflected on Nigeria’s 66-year Continue Reading

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Ruto to UN: You Can’t Call Yourselves ‘United Nations’ While Punishing 54 Countries for Being African

By The Insight Team September 24, 2026 147 0

Key Points: Africa provides the largest UN peacekeeping contingents and bears the heaviest cost of instability. Africa remains the only continent without a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, despite having 54 member states. African nations borrow at 2-4 times higher rates than developed economies due to subjective credit ratings. Two Veto Powers or […]Continue Reading

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“We Watched Them Die One by One”: Survivors Recount How 37 Miners Died in NSCDC Custody

By The Insight Team September 18, 2026 192 0

By Emmanuel Kwada Survivors of the detention of suspected illegal miners in Niger State have recounted harrowing moments inside an overcrowded Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) facility, alleging that detainees cried for help as their colleagues died one after another. At least 37 suspected illegal miners died after being arrested during enforcement Continue Reading

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Ransom: 9 out of every 10 naira paid to Boko Haram – report

By The Insight Team August 28, 2026 306 0

By The Insight Team Nine out of every 10 naira paid as ransom to kidnappers in Nigeria between July 2025 and June 2026 went to the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal-Jihad (JAS) faction of Boko Haram and its allied cells, according to a report by SBM Intelligence. The research group said the faction received N7.0015 […]Continue Reading

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Remi Tinubu Foreign Trips Gulp N700m In 12 Months

By The Insight Team August 25, 2026 235 0

By The Insight Team Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, incurred at least N700.71 million in recorded expenditure on five foreign trips between March 2023 and September 2024, an analysis of government payment records has shown. The payments covered trips to the United States, Mozambique, France, the United Kingdom and Ethiopia, with foreign exchange Continue Reading

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Osun 2026: How Party Agents, BVAS and Larger Electorate Made Vote-Buying, Rigging Harder — AEO

By The Insight Team August 18, 2026 202 0

Key points: Strong rivalry between parties with agents on ground made large-scale rigging harder to carry out undetected. Registered voters, accreditation, and turnout all rose sharply from 2022, making retail vote-buying less effective. Both parties gained votes, but Adeleke’s margin doubled to 66,252. BVAS and IReV boosted transparency, but delays and system gaps Continue Reading

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Osun Decides in 12 Hours: What Voters Need to Know Before the Ballot Opens

By The Insight Team August 14, 2026 213 0

By Emmanuel Kwada With barely 12 hours to the opening of polling units across Osun State, the political contest for the Government House in Osogbo has entered its most consequential stage. On Saturday, August 15, 2026, millions of registered voters will have the opportunity to decide who governs the State of the Living Spring for […]Continue Reading