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Expectedly, the Federal Government didn’t disappoint most pessimists on the list of 48 Nigerians named as terror sponsors and financiers. What most of us do not know as of now are the names of the authentic, seemingly veiled financiers who have been left out of the list; not that one expected that all the sponsors would be listed at once, though even if the system were unusually able to sufficiently unmask the criminal collaborators. Not particularly sure what this list will achieve, one must commend the boldness of the Federal Government to make a statement that there is a day…

A presidential aspirant and national leader of the All Progressives Congress,  Asiwaju Bola  Tinubu, on Thursday, opened up on his role in the emergence of Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) as the President in 2015. The former Lagos State governor, while addressing the Ogun State APC delegates at the Presidential Lodge, Abeokuta, said  Buhari,  after losing   2003, 2007 and 2011 presidential elections,  vowed not to contest again. Tinubu, however said he went to Katsina to persuade Buhari to contest and subsequently supported him to win in 2015. Tinubu also took a swipe at one of his fellow presidential aspirants in the…

A presidential aspirant and national leader of the All Progressives Congress,  Asiwaju Bola  Tinubu, on Thursday, opened up on his role in the emergence of Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) as the President in 2015. The former Lagos State governor, while addressing the Ogun State APC delegates at the Presidential Lodge, Abeokuta, said  Buhari,  after losing   2003, 2007 and 2011 presidential elections,  vowed not to contest again. Tinubu, however said he went to Katsina to persuade Buhari to contest and subsequently supported him to win in 2015. Tinubu also took a swipe at one of his fellow presidential aspirants in the…

Zuri Health is expanding its fleet of mobile clinics in Nairobi after its first bus covered its operating costs, giving the Kenya-based healthcare startup a model it believes it can scale. The startup has added two more buses, bringing its total to three. Two of the buses operate as a self-contained clinic, powered by solar energy and fitted with equipment for diagnostics, dental care, and cervical cancer screening. The third bus supports logistics and restocking, allowing the clinical units to run continuously without relying on fixed infrastructure. Mobile clinics in Kenya have long been used for outreach by counties and…

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday officially commissioned the new Corporate Headquarters of the Nigeria Revenue Service in Abuja. The event marked the transition from the Federal Inland Revenue Service to the newly restructured Nigeria Revenue Service. Tinubu, while addressing guests in a video of the unveiling shared by his Special Assistant on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, hailed the agency’s performance and formally declared the building open. Another video shows the president cutting the ribbon, flanked by the Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and the Minister…

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The African Democratic Congress, under the leadership of David Mark, has expelled its factional chairman, Nafiu Bala, alongside Leke Abejide, who represents Yagba Federal Constituency of Kogi State in the House of Representatives, over alleged anti-party activities. At the party’s convention in Abuja on Tuesday, which drew over 3,000 participants and was themed “So That Nigeria May Work,” the ADC also announced the expulsion of several other members, including Kingsley Temitope, Noman Obinna, Kennedy Odion, Stella Chukwuma, and four others. According to the party, the affected individuals were expelled over allegations of anti-party conduct and attempts to sow confusion and…

By Bayo Wahab The Publisher of Ovation Magazine and opposition party chieftain, Dele Momodu, has expressed support for a potential joint presidential ticket between Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. Momodu made the remarks during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, where he assessed the evolving political landscape and growing opposition alignment. “I’d pair him (Atiku) with Peter Obi because they worked together in 2019, so they already share a similar temperament. Peter Obi came third in the last election, so you don’t…

An analysis by PREMIUM TIMES shows that three South-east states—Enugu, Abia and Ebonyi—will be the region’s top education spenders in their 2026 budgets, committing a large share of their total budgets to the sector. Despite the increased allocations, only Enugu meets the 26 per cent benchmark prescribed in Nigeria’s National Policy on Education and recommended by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). A review of the approved 2026 budgets—covering personnel costs, overhead and capital projects—shows that Enugu, under Governor Peter Mbah, allocated N521.87 billion to education, representing 32.21 per cent of the state’s N1.62 trillion budget. Abia,…

Atletico Madrid sent 10-man Barcelona crashing out of the Champions League and reached the final four with a 3-2 aggregate victory despite Tuesday’s 2-1 quarter-final second leg defeat. Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres fired visitors Barca ahead inside 24 minutes but Ademola Lookman’s strike gave Atletico the edge in the gripping all-Spanish tie once again after their 2-0 win in the first leg. Diego Simeone’s side returned to the semi-finals for the first time since 2017 by holding on against the La Liga champions in a compelling and bloody battle. Barcelona ended the game with 10-men as Eric Garcia was…