PDP member and Peter Obi supporter, Dickson Iroegbu, has accused President Bola Tinubu of “waking up very late” to Nigeria’s spiralling insecurity, saying the government has been distracted by political manoeuvring for 2027 instead of protecting citizens.   Iroegbu, a public affairs analyst and member of the Peoples Democratic Party, spoke on Arise News on Friday during...

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Faruq, Afeez, and Auwal had been friends since primary school in Ilorin, Kwara State. They grew up together, ate from the same plates, wore the same torn uniforms, and defended each other like brothers. When they later got admission into a boarding school, nothing changed. Same hostel. Same bunk beds. Same jokes. Same dreams. But they were very different boys. Afeez was the strongest. Broad...

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has reacted to the tragic road accident involving world-renowned boxing star Anthony Joshua in Ogun State, which claimed the lives of two of his close friends. The senator, who represents Kogi Central, expressed deep sympathy with Joshua, describing the incident as heartbreaking and unacceptable. She lamented the continued loss of lives on Nigerian highways,...

The Nigerian Senate has passed a bill for second reading that seeks to classify all kidnapping and hostage-taking offences as acts of terrorism, prescribing the death penalty without the option of a fine or alternative sentences. Presiding over the plenary, Senate President Godswill Akpabio emphasised the urgency of the legislation and called for its speedy progression through public hearing...