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North-West citizens hail Tinubu’s reforms in Oil and Gas sector, urge sustained production drive

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Stakeholders from Nigeria’s North-West region have commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his administration’s bold reforms in the oil and gas sector, describing them as pivotal steps toward economic revival and national cohesion. Speaking at the first Citizens Engagement Conference in Kaduna, participants drawn from the seven North-West states — Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara lauded the government’s commitment to deregulation, subsidy removal, and the revitalisation of refineries, saying these measures are already unlocking private investments and positioning the nation for sustainable growth. The three-day conference, themed “The…

KOMOLAFE’S ENDURING LEGACIES IN GLOBAL OIL REFORMS By Charles Matthew

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The name Engineer Gbenga Komolafe keeps resonating with technical precision, depth of influence, and administrative innovation in the growing narrative of Africa’s quest for sustainable development and global relevance within the petroleum ecosystem. As the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), his emergence as a central figure in today’s global energy reforms stems from dedicated years of institutional knowledge, regulatory rectitude, and unassailable patriotism.   It is no surprise that the Nigeria of today has repositioned itself prominently on the global energy map under the Renewed…

Tinubu hails Soludo’s re-election, describes it as testament to visionary leadership

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo on his re-election as Governor of Anambra State, describing the victory as an affirmation of his visionary leadership and the progress achieved under his administration. In a statement issued on Sunday from the State House, President Tinubu said Soludo’s landslide victory in Saturday’s governorship election has made him the third governor in Anambra’s history to win a second term in office. The President also commended the people of Anambra, the security agencies, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for…

Reaping the Ready Fields: Positioning the Church for a Global Harvest – Rev. Adebayo Azeez

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By Dr. Afolabi Olajuwon   On a serene Sunday morning at the Foursquare Gospel Church, Wuse District Headquarters, Abuja, worshippers gathered with hearts full of anticipation. The air was saturated with praise, and the choir’s harmonious worship ushered the congregation into divine expectancy. Under the overarching theme “Securing and Preserving the Harvest,” the message of the day, “Positioning the Church for Harvest”, was delivered with passion and prophetic depth by Rev. Adebayo Azeez.   Drawing his text from John 4:35–38, Rev. Azeez declared that the harvest season is not futuristic,…

Senator Mohammed Sani Musa: A Statesman Mending the Fabric of Niger East and Beyond By Adamu Adamu

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Senator Mohammed Sani Musa, fondly called “Senator 313” in many quarters, is one of the few public servants whose names are spoken with casual familiarity and mentioned as one of the rare statesmen whose footprints on the soil of their constituency read like a map of care, competence, and custodianship. His political persona is not a mere parade of campaign rhetoric but an architecture of visible interventions: boreholes that bring water to the thirsty, vocational centres that resurrect hope for young people, rehabilitated clinics that restore dignity to the sick,…

Soludo re-elected as Anambra Governor, wins decisively across 21 LGAs

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Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has secured a second term in office after winning the Anambra State governorship election held on Saturday, November 8, 2025. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the results after the conclusion of collation across all 21 local government areas of the state. Soludo polled a total of 422,664 votes, maintaining a commanding lead over his closest rival, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who garnered 99,445 votes. Other contenders included the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which…

Trump: War General, Kurunmi’s lessons for Tinubu By Festus Adedayo

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Greek philosopher, Socrates, may be the most famous Western figure of his time to have swallowed the poisonous plant’s juice called hemlock. But, Africa, too had its. As he was sentenced to death in 399 BCE, Socrates was forced to drink this poisonous plant secretion which causes muscular paralysis, leading to respiratory failure. As he lay dying, having swallowed his own hemlock kept in a calabash bowl, the tragic life of Kurunmi, 19th century Yoruba military general and Yoruba race’s 10th Aare Ona Kakanfo, stands as a huge lesson for…

America and the Parable of a Now-Disgraced Country, by Hassan Gimba

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Donald Trump, the 47th President of the United States, released a video on Truth Social threatening military action against Nigeria by stating, “I will do things to Nigeria that Nigeria is not going to be happy about” and threatening to “go into that now-disgraced country guns-a-blazing.” Trump then claimed there is a genocide against Christians in Nigeria, instructing the Department of War to prepare for possible action, drawing a parallel to what he described as attacks on Christians. This narrative about Nigeria did not begin with Trump. In recent months,…

Ijebu-Jesa Grammar School at 70! (1) By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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Paying tribute to a respected institution as it marks three scores and ten of sustained success and brand excellence shouldn’t feel routine or simply like a chore. Instead, it ought to serve as a genuine moment to reflect deeply on its past achievements and the potential it may have missed. The spirit and community efforts that led to the establishment of Ijebu-Jesa Grammar School (IJGS), Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State in January 1955 are worthy of remembrance and high commendation. The founding fathers were driven by a clear understanding of the consequences…

Friday Sermon: Zohran Kwame Mamdani; I Am Muslim, And I Refuse To Apologise For It! By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In The Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, may the blessings and peace be upon our beloved master Prophet Muhammad, the last of Prophets, on his family, and all his companions. Dear brothers and sisters! Zohran Kwame Mamdani, the son of a well-known university lecturer, Professor Mahmood Mamdani, is an American politician who is the mayor-elect of New York City. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, he has served as a member…