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NGE Demands Apology From The Nation Over ‘Journalists Failed Journalism’ Editorial

NGE Demands Apology From The Nation Over ‘Journalists Failed Journalism’ Editorial

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has demanded an apology from the Editorial Board of The Nation newspaper over an editorial accusing journalists of “failing journalism” in connection with the 22nd All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) held in Enugu. The Guild, in a statement signed by its President, Eze Anaba, and General Secretary, Onuoha Ukeh, on Thursday, said the editorial itself fell short of professional standards by reaching a conclusion without establishing the full facts surrounding the conference. The Nation editorial, published on Thursday under the headline, “Journalists Failed Journalism,” had questioned the decision of the NGE to allow Peter…
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Eziokwu, Echi Nọ Ebea N’Enugu State (1)

Eziokwu, Echi Nọ Ebea N’Enugu State (1)

By TUNDE OLUSUNLE "My brother Tunde," Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, the attorney and daring disruptor who is reengineering Enugu State said to me as he received me into his office in "Lion Building," the seat of government in Enugu, the famous "coal city" capital of Enugu State with a warm handshake. "We've kept you so long here now that in the traditional African society, you would have been due for a new wife. I'm happy madam is not here to hear us, though," he smiled as he waved me to a seat. He courtesied the gentleman we had both sat…
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Nigerian Editors Call for Electoral Reforms, 50% Presidential Threshold, Timely Election Dispute Resolution

Nigerian Editors Call for Electoral Reforms, 50% Presidential Threshold, Timely Election Dispute Resolution

OUR REPORTER The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has called for far-reaching constitutional and electoral reforms to strengthen Nigeria’s democracy, including the introduction of a 50 per cent threshold for presidential elections and the resolution of electoral disputes before the swearing-in of declared winners. The Guild also called for reforms to the process of appointing the Chairman, National Commissioners and Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as well as State Electoral Commissioners. The resolutions were contained in the communiqué issued at the end of the 22nd All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC 2026), held in Enugu from…
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DE-RISKING AFRICA AND DEMOCRATIZING ITS WEALTH: Aliko Dangote and the Transformative Promise of the People’s IPO

DE-RISKING AFRICA AND DEMOCRATIZING ITS WEALTH: Aliko Dangote and the Transformative Promise of the People’s IPO

By ANAYO AGULagos, September 22, 2026 There are moments when a business transaction becomes larger than business. It becomes a statement about a people's confidence, a continent's possibilities and the future its leaders are prepared to build. The question such moments force on us is uncomfortable but long overdue: if Africans will not invest in Africa, on what basis do we ask the rest of the world to do so? I first glimpsed the implications of this question at the Tony Elumelu Foundation, in its audacious confrontation with the barriers facing Africa's startups and early-stage founders. They are conspicuous to…
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APC And The ‘Top To Bottom’ Campaign Slang In The South-East

APC And The ‘Top To Bottom’ Campaign Slang In The South-East

By SHEDDY OZOENE Two weeks ago, I visited a National Assembly candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from one of the South-East states at his Abuja home. He had just returned from his state, where the 2027 campaigns were already gathering momentum, and I wanted to find out how he was coping. My first observation was that he looked unusually tired for a campaign that had barely started. He looked almost as if his return to Abuja was an escape from the heckling back home. “My brother, e no easy o,” he told me.Obviously. It was written all over…
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A Brother Called Judas: Is Charles Soludo Cain?

A Brother Called Judas: Is Charles Soludo Cain?

By FESTUS ADEDAYO History records that the most fatal stabs always come from within oneself. In other words, there is a motif of proximity to stabs. Deepest wounds are often delivered, not by external rivals, but by those within the same household or friends. On September 22, 1828, the reality of the above dawned on the Zulu of present day South Africa. Afflicted by a strange psychosis that struck him after the death of Nandi, his mother, King Shaka Zulu went berserk. He ordered a year-long mourning of Nandi, forbade planting of new crops, banned milk from the kingdom and…
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NGE Urges Govts to Ensure Level Playing Field for 2027 Elections

NGE Urges Govts to Ensure Level Playing Field for 2027 Elections

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has called on the Federal and state governments to provide an enabling environment for all political parties and their candidates to campaign freely and fairly ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Guild also urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other agencies involved in preparations for the elections to ensure a level playing field for all political parties, including the ruling and opposition parties, without bias or discrimination. The NGE made the call in a communiqué issued at the end of its Standing Committee meeting held in Kano on Friday, September 11,…
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Tinubu’s Desperation Endangers Nigeria’s Democracy

Tinubu’s Desperation Endangers Nigeria’s Democracy

By IKECHUKWU AMAECHI Former Rivers State governor Chibuike Amaechi buried his mother, Ezinne Mary Oruah, on May 5, 2026 in Ubima, his ancestral Ikwerre hometown. It was a celebration of life. At 89 years, she lived long and well. Her son was not only a two-term governor but also Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly for eight years and Minister of Transportation. When his ministerial tour of duty ended, he set his eyes on the country’s ultimate political diadem – presidency. He is Atiku Abubakar’s running-mate in the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the African Democratic Congress…
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Sex Without Consent: Why Many Lagos Men Will End Up in Jail

Sex Without Consent: Why Many Lagos Men Will End Up in Jail

By SHEDDY OZOENE Penultimate week, the Lagos State Government threw married men in the state a bombshell: husbands who have sex with their wives without their consent could face prosecution and, in some circumstances, life imprisonment. It came, as they say, from the blues; at a time when our attention has been taken over by insecurity and scary prospects of the impending 2027 elections. Lagos suddenly reminded married men that there may be another danger waiting for them at home. The warning was given by the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Dr Babajide Martins,…
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Tinubu’s Dark Past Imperils Nigeria’s Sovereignty

Tinubu’s Dark Past Imperils Nigeria’s Sovereignty

By IKECHUKWU AMAECHI Tinubu’s dark past imperils Nigeria’s sovereignty: In Tinubu, the western hegemons have finally got what they had always desired in a Nigerian president – a vulnerable leader hobbled by his past. With Tinubu as president, Nigeria doesn’t stand a chance because the worst thing that can happen to a people is to be in a debilitating bind where a president’s dark past becomes an albatross imperiling the country’s sovereignty. President Bola Tinubu It is indubitable, all pretensions to the contrary notwithstanding, that this is not the best of times for President Bola Tinubu. Granted, he is a…
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