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By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Yet again, President Bola Tinubu has declared that his administration will see the end of insurgency and insecurity in the country. He said this in a statement on Tuesday while extending felicitations to Muslim brothers and sisters across Nigeria and worldwide as they celebrate Eid-el-Kabir (Eid Al-Adha), the Festival of Sacrifice. “We give glory to Almighty God for preserving our lives to witness this important celebration once again. ”Eid-el-Kabir reminds us of the enduring virtues exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim—faith, obedience, and the willingness to sacrifice for a higher purpose. "This sacred festival calls on all Muslims,…

*'We Do Favouritism Because Nigerians Don’t Normally Ask For Reduction, Ghanaians Always Want Price Reduced And Many Landlords Don't Like That' *Other Africans Also Emulating Nigerians There is growing bitterness against Nigerians and some other African nationals in Ghana over their penchant to pay whatever rent, no matter how high, demanded by local landlords. The development has drawn the ire of Ghanaians in a community and its surrounding areas as they cannot compete with the foreign 'Elon Musks' who are obviously running the locals out of the vital accommodation race. To worsen matters, local landlords prefer the Nigerians and other…

*Will Tinubu Be Loser In Multiplicity Of Southern Candidates' Claim? By our reporter Former President Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is free to run, again, for the nation's highest office in 2027, the Federal High Court today ruled. Insiders in his camp told People&Politics that the former President (2010-11; 2011-15) will, any moment from now, openly declare his intention to seek the country's number one seat again even as certain steps are said to have already been taken by him towards that end within his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The court sitting in Abuja consequently struck out a suit…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, has emerged the governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State ahead of the 2027 general elections. Nnaji, who resigned from the government of President Bola Tinubu several months ago, polled 7,424 votes to defeat Mr Samson Nnamani, who polled 600 votes in a governorship primary conducted by the Chairman of the State gubernatorial committee, Mr Austin Nwachukwu, in Enugu. In his acceptance speech, the former Minister thanked party members for entrusting him with the mandate, and promised not to take it for granted.…

By Rosemary Ameh, Sokoto Former Vice President (VP) Atiku Abubakar has won the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primary election in Sokoto State with a landslide victory, polling 68,823 votes in the process. The result was announced at the party’s state secretariat in Sokoto by Chairman of the ADC Presidential Primary Election Committee, Professor Aliyu Abubakar, today . The Committee Chairman described the exercise as peaceful, transparent and credible. According to him, a total of 69,431 votes were cast during the exercise. Other contestants trailed far behind, with former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi securing 292 votes, while Muhammed Hayatudeen…