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Mar

16

2026

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Lagos Court Jails Emmanuel Nwude, Lawyers One Year for Forgery, Dealing in Forfeited Property

News

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, convicted and sentenced a notorious fraudster, Emmanuel Nwude, and his two counsel, Emmanuel Ilechukwu and Rowland Kalu, to one year imprisonment each for forgery and dealing in forfeited property. The convicts were arraigned on March 2, 2018 on an amended 15- count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery, altering of false documents, dealing with forfeited property, attempt to pervert the cause of justice and fabricating evidence. This is according to a press statement issued by Dele Oyewale, Head of Media and Publicity of the…

Mar

15

2026

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Tinubu Backs Nigerian Media’s Fight for Fair Revenue from Big Tech, Promises Tariff Relief

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Our Reporter President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said his government will support the evidence-led campaign of the Nigerian media against Big Tech dominance, anti-competitive activities, and the harsh economic headwinds affecting local media. He described the press as an “indispensable partner” in the nation’s journey towards economic stability, press freedom, and social cohesion. At a meeting at the State House on Friday, the President said his government would help dismantle the fiscal hurdles and “digital cannibalisation” currently threatening the survival of the press. He gave this assurance during an interfaith dinner with a high-level delegation from the Nigerian Press Organisation…

Mar

15

2026

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In Defence Of Daniel Bwala

Column, Politics

By FESTUS ADEDAYO (Published by the Sunday Tribune, March 15, 2026) “I walked into the Governor’s Lodge, my feet languid and heart trembling. When you walk into that hallowed premises, you are not sure of your fate. On this particular day, even inanimate objects at the Lodge knew that the earth and heavens were in a warring mood. There was an unusual calm. The rats of the Lodge had lost their squeaks and the sparrows which occasionally flew over the Government House, stood still, as if in somnolence. Even the surrounding privileged trees, honoured to be grown in the power…

Mar

13

2026

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The Nigerian Casualties Of The Iranian Missiles

Column, Foreign

BY ABRAHAM OGBODO I am confused. I do not know, who, between Dangote and Tinubu should bear the larger blame for the heightened hardship. It is not the first time that war is happening in the Middle East. The Iraqi wars brought boom and not doom to Nigeria. Domestic fuel prices did not hit the roofs because cost per a barrel of crude had shot through the roofs in the international market. As at last Monday in my location in Delta State, cost of a litre of diesel had shot from N1000 to N1800 and Petrol to N1400 from N860.…

Mar

10

2026

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Aminu Gwarzo’s Impeachment Plot: More Than A Pound of Flesh

Column, Politics

By SHEDDY OZOENE Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, appears to be learning the game of strong-arm politics rather quickly. After his controversial decision in January to abandon the Kwankwasiyya Movement and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) that brought him to power in 2023, he now seems to be going for the jugular of his deputy, Mallam Aminu Gwarzo. Gwarzo’s offence is simple: he refused to board the train when the governor led most members of his state executive council into the rival All Progressives Congress (APC). Since then, the buzz in Kano has been unmistakable. For having the…

Mar

07

2026

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Daniel Bwala’s Al Jazeera Humiliation, By Farooq A. Kperogi

Opinion, Politics

By FAROOQ A. KPEROGI I barely know Daniel Bwala. He came to the forefront of national media attention in 2022 because of his impassioned opposition to the choice of Kashim Shettima as Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s running mate. But beyond his public break from the APC, he came across to me as a voluble, ignorant and opportunistic careerist, not because of his stance on Tinubu’s choice of a Muslim running mate, but because of what struck me as his facileness and self-seeking obsessions. His dramatic volte-face from being a virulent Tinubu critic to a fawning, vicious Tinubu battering ram has proven…

Mar

05

2026

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2027: Enugu State And Hitch-Free APC State Congress

Column, Politics

By SAMSON EZEA The popular and iconic Michael Okpara Square, Independence Layout, Enugu, became agog and electrifying in the early hours of March 3, 2026. The venue was adorned with canopies, fliers, posters, billboards, and ribbons in the colours and symbols of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Everything was set for the Enugu State chapter’s congress of the ruling party.From the VIP podium to the various canopies designated for the 17 local government areas, a mammoth crowd of enthusiastic party leaders, supporters, and members gathered in celebration. Music blared from the popular Ulaga Music Stand as attendees danced and savoured…

Mar

05

2026

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Electoral ‘Reform’ And The Shape of Things to Come

Column, Politics

By SHEDDY OZOENE Against widespread public clamour for genuine electoral reform — reforms that would significantly reduce, if not eliminate, manipulation of Nigeria’s electoral system — the National Assembly last Tuesday passed the Electoral Bill 2026. Hoisted as a landmark reform, the law retained the single most contentious provision that had drawn public resistance: granting INEC officials discretion to transmit election results either electronically in real time or manually at collation centres.It is this loophole that makes the bill fall short of public approval. It is an electoral reform only in name.If the action of the National Assembly was disappointing,…

Feb

28

2026

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It’s Not The Sex Position But The Partner

Column, Lifestyle, Romance

By OREVA GODWIN The question today is simple, yet it stirs strong emotions: is one sex position boring? At first glance, it sounds like an easy question, but when you look closer, you realize it is not. It’s complicated, and I must say this clearly, the answer is both yes and no. We often blame a boring sex life on sex positions. When intimacy starts feeling repetitive or dull, the first thing many people complain about is, “We always do it the same way.” But the truth is, as long as both partners are comfortable with a particular sex position…

Feb

20

2026

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The Making Of Electoral Act 2026

Column, Opinion, Politics

BY ABRAHAM OGBODO. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is very efficient. He has just proved it by signing the 2026 Electoral Bill into law in record time. The bill was passed by the National Assembly on Monday and by Wednesday, it had become an act. The President is also very Patriotic. Given his pattern, he must have stood down compelling foreign trips to do this for Nigerians. He patiently waited for the National Assembly to finish with the bill to sign it into law. With this development, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which has been threatening to deliver big in…