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At the end of the parties’ primary election season last month, we have an estimated sixteen candidates lined up to contest next January’s presidential election. I said “estimated” because as

 Tunde Rahman The recent abduction of schoolchildren in Ahoro-Esiele Community, Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State, remains deeply distressing. On May 15, 2026, heartless kidnappers abducted 38 schoolchildren, killing

Obinna Chima Yesterday, May 29, 2026, marked exactly three years since President Bola Tinubu assumed office as Nigeria’s 16th President. While in those three years, the President, his political party,

EXPRESSO By STEVE OSUJI Today is exactly three years since President Bola Tinubu was installed as Nigeria’s president. For the country and her citizens, these years have been defined by

guest columnist By Bayo Onanuga With politicking intensifying ahead of the January 2027 election, opposition politicians have escalated their campaign of misinformation and calumny to diminish the impact and achievements

Dakuku Peterside By Beneath the Surface The possibility of Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Bola Ahmed Tinubu meeting again on Nigeria’s 2027 presidential ballot is now a defining scenario for

By Olusegun Adeniyi The eight men in the conference room of the Government House glanced at one another as they waited for the Governor to join the meeting. Seeking the

British voters have delivered a massive jolt to their political establishment. The latest local council elections saw the demolition of the two old parties that have governed Britain for over

Femi falana Last Wednesday, the Federal High Court  invalidated the timeline issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of primaries and the nomination of candidates, ahead