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At a dialogue hosted by Harvard University, Kennedy School Mossavar-Rahmani Centre for Business and Government on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, spoke on the theme “Industrialisation and Leadership in Africa: Ensuring Continuity in Hard Times”, offering reflections on governance, institution-building, education, opposition politics, and the future of development in Nigeria. Speaking in a candid and reflective tone, Makinde argued that industrialisation in Africa ultimately “rises or falls on leadership”, stressing that long-term development must be anchored not in personalities but in durable public institutions. According to him, Africa’s progress depends on building “strong institutions and…

Palantir has helped the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigations office probe a variety of financial crimes in the U.S. for much of the last decade, The Intercept reported. The IRS has paid the firm $130 million since 2018 to use its data analysis software to pore over financial records for investigative purposes, the outlet reported, citing public records detailing Palantir’s IRS contract that were obtained by the nonprofit watchdog group American Oversight. It was previously known the IRS was using Palantir’s products, and that the agency sees the software as a way to automate and modernize audits. Last summer, it…

Former Super Eagles striker, Michael Eneramo, is dead. According to a report by SCORENigeria on Friday, Eneramo reportedly slumped and died while playing a football match in Kaduna State. The 40-year-old was said to be featuring at the Angwan Yelwa pitch in the Television area of Kaduna when the incident occurred. The former international came on as a substitute in the second half before collapsing without any contact. A source, speaking with the outlet, said, “He slumped and died right on the spot. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful. “He was pronounced dead at the hospital.” Eneramo, who had retired…

Crude oil prices advanced on Thursday as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and stalled negotiations between the United States and Iran tightened global supply conditions, reinforcing bullish sentiment across energy markets. According to Reuters, Brent crude oil rose by about $1.47 to trade around $103.38 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) gained $1.40 to approximately $94.36 per barrel. The latest rally reflects heightened geopolitical risk in the Middle East, where tensions between the United States and Iran continue to disrupt maritime flows through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route that handles roughly 20 percent of global…

The Young Progressives Party on Friday unveiled its roadmap for the 2026 electoral cycle, fixing dates for its congresses, primaries and national convention, while pegging its presidential nomination form at ₦50m. YPP National Publicity Secretary, Egbeola Martins, disclosed this in a statement released in Abuja. Martins explained that the decisions were reached at the party’s 25th National Executive Committee meeting held at its national secretariat in Abuja. The meeting comes as political parties across Nigeria begin early preparations and internal alignments ahead of the next general election cycle, with a focus on candidate selection and grassroots mobilisation. He said, “The…

A human rights lawyer, Maxwell Opara, has sued the Nigerian government and the army to stop the reintegration of repentant insurgents into the Nigerian society. He filed the suit on 23 April at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The defendants in the suit are the Nigerian Army, the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, and President Bola Tinubu, listed as first to third respondents respectively. Mr Opara also sought an order of mandatory injunction compelling the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) to initiate and pursue criminal prosecution of over 700 repentant Boko Haram insurgents. He said their prosecution would…

Former Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboué has spoken emotionally about his struggles, revealing the pain of being separated from his children. Eboué said his post-football life has been marked by personal hardship, including limited contact with his kids. According to ESPN Africa on Friday, he said, “Up till now, I don’t have any recent pictures. The pictures that I have are the old ones, when they were kids. Even when I ask their mum for new pictures, she refuses to give them to me. “I have their numbers every time I’m messaging them. I don’t know if it’s them reading, but…

Prominent industrialist Razaq Okoya’s daughter, Olamide Okoya, is set to marry Imran Gobir, following an announcement by her mother, Folashade Okoya.  Olamide Okoya is set to marry Imran Gobir….Photo Credit: IG/ Rebecca Nwose Shade, a socialite and the Chief Executive Officer of Eleganza Group shared the news via her Instagram page on Friday, unveiling the union between the two notable families. Razaq Okoya’s daughter, Olamide Okoya, is set to marry Imran Gobir….Photo Credit: IG/ Rebecca Nwose In a statement accompanying the announcement, the families described the engagement as the coming together of two distinguished lineages grounded in shared values, faith,…

Executive Director of the Gold Minds Leadership Initiative and founder, Veterans with Bookey, Adebukola Olowoyeye, in a conversation with BIODUN BUSARI, shares how growing up in a military environment inspired him to interview and document the experiences of retired Nigerian military personnel Can you let us into your childhood experience briefly? I grew up in a military environment, at the Nigerian Air Force Base, Ikeja, Lagos, also known as Sam Ethnan Air Force Base. My father served in the military for 35 years. I attended Air Force Primary School and Command Day Secondary School, Oshodi. So, I spent about 30…

Mother tongue is sweet. I know because mine is. The honey in the mother tongue oozes from its picturesque encapsulation of nature’s simplest wonders to life’s most complex pursuits, passing down wisdom from generation to generation, like no other tongue. The sweetness of mother tongue is the reason why teaching, learning and research jump to life inside vernacular classrooms. However, when Nigerian ethnicities such as Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, etc., impose English on their mother tongue, and speak with nose-in-the-air authority, the letter ‘m’ becomes ‘emu’, ‘country’ becomes ‘kwantiri’, and ‘chair’ becomes ‘sia’, echoing regional linguistic peculiarities. Every tongue has its…