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Who is Professor Joash Amupitan?: Biography, Early life, background, family, Career, Education of the INEC Chairman Nominee

Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, is a distinguished Nigerian legal scholar, administrator, and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) who has been nominated by President Bola...

Top Things to Know About the New INEC Chairman Nominee, Prof. Joash Amupitan

President Bola Tinubu has nominated Professor Joash Amupitan to succeed Professor Mahmood Yakubu as the next Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Here are the...

Reactions as President Tinubu Nominates Professor Amupitan as INEC Chairman

President Bola Tinubu's nomination of Professor Joash Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sparked immediate and diverse reactions among...

Tinubu Nominates Professor Joash Amupitan as New INEC Chairman

President Bola Tinubu has nominated Professor Joash Amupitan to serve as the next Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The President's choice was unanimously...

Orji Kalu Declares Himself South-East’s Most Important Politician, Not Peter Obi

Orji Uzor Kalu, former Abia State Governor and current Senate Majority Whip, has asserted that he is the most politically significant figure in the...

Top Highlights from the Life and Legacy of Dr. Christopher Kolade

Brainstormer  Dr. Christopher Kolade, who passed away recently at the age of 92, was one of Nigeria’s most respected elder statesmen, leaving behind a remarkable...

Elder Statesman and Former Diplomat Christopher Kolade Dies at 92

Nigeria has lost one of its most revered figures, Dr. Christopher Kolade, who passed away on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at the age of 92. The...

BBNaija Winner Imisi Denies Using ‘Pity Card’ Strategy

Imisi, the winner of Big Brother Naija Season 10, has strongly refuted claims that her on-screen persona was a calculated "pity card" strategy designed to gain sympathy...

BREAKING NEWS: Police Arrest 12 Armed Robbery Suspects in Murder of ARISE News Anchor Somtochukwu Maduagwu in Abuja

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), operating under the directive of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police, has announced the successful arrest of twelve...

Sowore to Lead ‘Historic’ #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protest to Aso Rock Villa on October 20

Activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress (AAC), has officially set October 20 as the date for a major protest march in Abuja,...

Controversy Erupts Over Lagos Demolitions: Safety Enforcement vs. Claims of Ethnic Targeting

The Lagos State Government (LASG) has firmly defended its ongoing demolition of illegal and unapproved structures, including those at the Trade Fair Complex in Ojo, citing public...

Former Nun-Turned-Influencer Secretly Marries Catholic Priest After Falling in Love During Prayer

A former nun who became a social media influencer has married the Catholic priest who initially offered to pray for her during a difficult period, following...

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“No Victor, No Vanquished” — Angbazo calls for unity after Nasarawa ADC Governorship Primary win

LAFIA — Retired General Nuhu Angbazo has emerged victorious from the Africa Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship primaries in Nasarawa State, calling on all party faithful to sheathe their swords and rally behind a common vision for the state's development. In a press statement issued shortly after his victory...

Lazarus Angbazo: The Countries that will lead the AI Economy are being decided right Now — By Their PowerGrids

Nigeria has enough installed generation to power a mid-sized country. The grid delivers less than half of it. Around the world, the race to build AI-ready power infrastructure is already underway — and the decisions African governments and investors make in the next eighteen months will determine...

Cheta Nwanze: Failed visa Marriages

by Cheta Nwanze The 1990 film Green Card told a relatively innocent story: a French immigrant and an American woman enter a marriage of convenience so he can stay in the US. They barely know each other. They hope never to see each other again after the deal...

Digital Marketing for Attorneys

In the competitive landscape of legal services, personal injury and medical malpractice attorneys are finding themselves overshadowed by competitors who dominate online visibility. The root of this issue lies in the digital presence that many firms lack. While traditional word-of-mouth referrals still hold value, the digital age...

Lazarus Angbazo: The global power industry is leaving Africa behind

 Dr. Lazarus AngbazoThe nascent AI revolution is not just driving electricity consumption and massive demand for additional capacity—it is reshaping how power is built, maintained, and delivered. For Africa, the real risk is no longer just insufficient capacity—it is also losing control and ability to manage the capacity it...

Bunmi Onabanjo-Kuku: The first thing you feel when you land in Nigeria

By Bunmi Onabanjo-Kuku The first thing you feel when you land in a country is not its culture, not its cuisine, not its people. It is its airport. That threshold, the space between the jet bridge and the city beyond, tells you everything a nation believes about itself...

Dr. Lazarus Angbazo: Why a fractured world strengthens the case for African Infrastructure

How inflation, energy insecurity, power scarcity, and geopolitical fragmentation are reshaping the risk-return case for African infrastructure By Dr. Lazarus Angbazo At a recent global infrastructure summit, the prevailing mood among institutional investors was unmistakable. Faced with surging capital requirements for energy transition, grid expansion, and digital infrastructure in Europe and...

Aliko Dangote to launch what could become Africa’s largest initial public offering to raise $5 billion from investors

Nigeria’s biggest local investor, Aliko Dangote, is moving ahead with plans to launch what could become Africa’s largest initial public offering, as Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals prepares to raise up to $5 billion from investors. The share sale is expected to open as early as May, with...

Criminal networks have turned Nigeria’s telecom towers into open-air warehouses for theft, looting

Criminal networks have turned Nigeria’s telecom towers into open-air warehouses for theft, looting 656 critical power assets across 14 states in 2025 alone and keeping up the pace in early 2026. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) data showed the haul included 152 generators and 504 batteries stolen from...

Paul Yirenkyi: A call for Caution Needed, President Tinubu and the INEC-ADC Crisis

I have seen enough cycles of tension and resolution to recognise when restraint must prevail over confrontation. The current standoff between the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is one such moment. In early April 2026, INEC withdrew recognition of the Senator...

Nigeria’s opposition landscape appears increasingly fractured, disorganised and strategically weakened

10 months until the 2027 general elections, Nigeria’s opposition landscape appears increasingly fractured, disorganised and strategically weakened. Although no fewer than 21 political parties have been registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to participate in the polls, developments within the parties, including internal crises, litigations and other destabilising factors, may...

Power shortages weaken Nigeria’s business activity 

Nigeria’s business environment continued to expand in March 2026 but slowed as rising input costs and power supply deficits weighed on performance, according to the latest Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) report by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). The report indicates that the Current Business Performance Index declined...