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19
2026
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Sanwo-Olu Is Special Guest As Odion Akhaine Delivers 2026 Jakande Memorial Lecture In Lagos

Sanwo-Olu Is Special Guest As Odion Akhaine Delivers 2026 Jakande Memorial Lecture In Lagos

News
A professor in the Department of Political Science, Lagos State University (LASU), Sylvester Odion Akhaine, will on July 23, 2026 deliver the 4th Lateef Jakande Memorial Lecture in Lagos. The lecture holding at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, from 11am, has the theme: "The Media, INEC, Voters and Path to Credible Elections." Akhaine, a former human rights activist, will be remembered as one of those who fought for return of democracy in Nigeria during the military era. He variously served as general secretary of the Campaign for Democracy and the United Action for Democracy Holder of PhD in Politics obtained…
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Jul
19
2026
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Akpabio, Oshiomhole, Umahi: How Sex Threatens the Nigerian State

Akpabio, Oshiomhole, Umahi: How Sex Threatens the Nigerian State

Opinion
By FESTUS ADEDAYO Did you listen to last week’s broadside from Senate President Godswill Akpabio against former Edo State governor,Senator Adams Oshiomhole? If you did, you must have caught a glimpse of how sex threatens the Nigerian state. Historically, libido has always been a threat to governance. Psychoanalyst Robert Michels summarized this Freudian reality cleanly: “Everything in the world is about sex, except sex. Sex is about power.” To him, life is driven by sex, and sex itself is an expression of power and aggression. Often misattributed to Oscar Wilde — likely due to the Irish poet’s own fatal fall…
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Jul
19
2026
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There’s Nothing ‘Strait’ About Hormuz Anymore

There’s Nothing ‘Strait’ About Hormuz Anymore

Column, Opinion
By SHEDDY OZOENE The conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States has become one of the most needless and damaging wars of recent times. It has killed thousands of people, forced families from their homes, shaken the global economy and reminded the world that military power, no matter how strong, can never replace diplomacy. The roots of the crisis go back many years. Israel has long seen Iran's nuclear programme as a direct threat to its survival. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly argued that diplomacy only gave Tehran more time to move closer to developing nuclear weapons. With…
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Jul
09
2026
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Alleged N1.32bn Money Laundering: EFCC Arraigns Former MD Of Port Harcourt Refinery

Alleged N1.32bn Money Laundering: EFCC Arraigns Former MD Of Port Harcourt Refinery

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has  arraigned Mr. Ahmed Adamu Dikko, former Managing Director of Port Harcourt Refining Company Ltd (PHRC), before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Nikko was arraigned on a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering. The charge, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/360/2026 and dated and filed on June 22 by the Commission's counsel, Ekele Iheanacho, SAN, listed Dikko and Masterpiece Projects & Investment Limited as first and second defendants respectively.  Dikko, who led the Port Harcourt Refining Company for about four years, pleaded not guilty to a 12-count charge filed against him by the…
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Jul
05
2026
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Gbajabiamila On The Crucifix

Gbajabiamila On The Crucifix

Column, Opinion
By FESTUS ADEDAYO The late Chief Joseph Folahan (JF) Odunjo left behind an allegory that perfectly mirrors today’s most notorious national scandal. It explains the infamy surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila and allegedly self-appointed DG of Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) and the Presidential Economic Advisory Council, (PEAC) Adeniyi Adeyemi. Celebrated for his indigenous production of knowledge, Odunjo’s most imperishable legacy remains his role as a writer and educator. His iconic Yoruba children's literature, the Alawiye (Careful Explainer) series, served as foundational texts for primary school pupils from the 1960s through the 1980s. These books…
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Jun
18
2026
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Witness Tells Court How Alleged Romance Scammer Defrauded Woman of $41,000

Witness Tells Court How Alleged Romance Scammer Defrauded Woman of $41,000

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OUR REPORTERThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Uyo Zonal Directorate, on Thursday opened its case against an alleged romance scammer, Edidiong Nsidore James, with its first witness detailing how the defendant allegedly defrauded a foreign woman of $41,000. Testifying before Justice Maurine Oyetenu of the Federal High Court in Uyo, Deputy Superintendent of the EFCC, Unyime P. Moses, said investigators uncovered evidence of the alleged fraud from the defendant's mobile phones. According to the witness, forensic examination of the devices revealed extensive communications between James and the victim, identified as Elizabeth, whom he allegedly addressed affectionately as “My Everything.”…
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Jun
11
2026
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Alleged N2b Fraud: Witness Details How Ex-Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika Used Ethiopian Airlines As Fake ‘Air Nigeria’

Alleged N2b Fraud: Witness Details How Ex-Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika Used Ethiopian Airlines As Fake ‘Air Nigeria’

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OUR REPORTER A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Abubakar Sirika, Mr. Christopher Odofin, on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, told Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory  High Court Abuja how Sirika allegedly passed off an aircraft belonging to Ethiopian Airline as that of the promised Nigeria Air by the government of the late President Muhammadu Buhari. The decoy aircraft, adorned with the livery of the promised Nigeria Air, found its way on the tarmac of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on May 27, 2023, being three days to the expiration of the…
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Jun
07
2026
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From Skepticism To Statesmanship: Why Enugu West Should Support Senator Osita Ngwu’s Return to the Senate In 2027

From Skepticism To Statesmanship: Why Enugu West Should Support Senator Osita Ngwu’s Return to the Senate In 2027

Opinion
THE HERO'S JOURNEY By ANAYO AGU Every generation produces individuals who, through courage, conviction, commitment, service, sacrifice, and accomplishment, rise above ordinary expectations and become symbols of collective beliefs, values, and aspirations. History remembers such individuals not merely because they occupied positions of authority, but because they transformed challenges into opportunities and left their communities stronger than they found them. Such individuals are called heroes because they embody the ideals, morals, and evolving history, traditions, culture, hopes, and aspirations of their people. In literature, mythology, and history, this transformation is often described as the hero's journey: the timeless story of…
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Jun
07
2026
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Can Innovative Developers Like COPEN Group Bridge The South-East’s Affordable Housing Gap?

Can Innovative Developers Like COPEN Group Bridge The South-East’s Affordable Housing Gap?

Opinion
(Also published in Sunday New Telegraph of June 7, 2026) By SHEDDY OZOENE Last week in Enugu, a promotional campaign by COPEN Group caught my attention. The housing development company was advertising an upcoming forum on affordable homeownership, promising solutions to one of the most persistent challenges facing not only Enugu State but the entire South-East region: access to affordable housing. The housing forum, themed "A Home for Every Dream, A House for Every Pocket" is scheduled to hold next Tuesday at the Amadeo Event Centre in Enugu. Millions of residents trapped by the high cost of owning a home,…
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