Imo State’s changing political landscape could create a historic opportunity for Deputy Governor Chinyere Ekomaru. But could succeeding Hope Uzodimma and winning a governorship election affect her eligibility to contest in 2031? Governor Hope Uzodimma’s ambition to represent Imo West Senatorial District, popularly known as Orlu Zone, in the Senate and then probably emerging President of the 10th Senate, could have far-reaching implications for Imo State politics. If a series of political developments unfold as envisaged, Deputy Governor Chinyere Ihuoma Ekomaru could have a historic opportunity to become Nigeria’s first woman…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that Nigeria has moved beyond the most difficult phase of his administration’s economic reforms and is now entering what he described as an “age of prosperity”. Tinubu made the declaration in his Independence Day…
Thousands of families have been displaced, multibillion naira investments ruined as severe flooding wreak havoc across Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and other states in the southern parts of Nigeria. The flooding was triggered by several hours of severe rainfall across…
The 2027 Nigeria presidential election is already taking shape around three major political tickets: President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima of the All Progressives Congress (APC); Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC); and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Rotimi Amaechi of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). With the Independent National Electoral Commission…
The Men Who Saw Tomorrow: Another Part of the Aoiri Obaigbo Series Professor Eyo Ita occupies an important but often overlooked place in the history of Nigerian nationalism, education and political development. His work in practical education, vocational training and…
PART I: The Colonial Trap Decades after gaining nominal independence in 1960, Nigeria remains ensnared in a structural and developmental bottleneck. The contemporary Nigerian state exhibits all the symptoms of an arrested developmental trajectory: a chronic deficit in technological innovation,…
Africa is far bigger than it looks on many world maps. Here is why the continent appears smaller, how map projections distort its size, and what the true size of Africa means for how the world sees the continent. Have…
The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has directed security personnel across the country to take immediate action against armed bandits and terrorists, warning that any operative who hesitates to engage criminals while claiming to be awaiting orders would…
The Senate on Wednesday declined to initiate a comprehensive investigation into the budgetary allocation, operations and controversy surrounding the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), opting instead to await the outcome of an investigation already ordered by President Bola…
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… says Rivers governor backs Tinubu’s re-election The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has blamed some governors for the political crisis that strained his relationship with Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, insisting that both men have reconciled and are now working together. Wike also maintained that Fubara is comfortable with his role in President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign, dismissing suggestions that the Rivers governor has been…
Education
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has restored its Central Admissions Processing System, CAPS, after a temporary disruption. In a statement on its X platform, the Board urged tertiary institutions to speed up their admission processes and recover lost time ahead of the 2026/2027 admission deadlines. JAMB also advised candidates to promptly accept admission offers made through the platform. Public universities are expected to conclude admissions by October 31, 2026, private universities by November 30, while other tertiary institutions…
