…meaningful." Despite his income, Okafor says the economy has narrowed what his salary can do. "I earn well, relatively at least, but I only have the basics," he notes. "Rent, school fees, food, transport. By the time I'm done, I am not saving meaningfully. I am not investing meaningfully. I am just surviving at a highe…

…Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, announced that the APC candidate secured 319,224 votes. His closest rival, Dr Oluwole Oluyede of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, polled 40,543 votes, while Mr Dare Bejide of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, came third with 12,872 votes. INEC furthe…

…Ese-Odo, Irele, Odigbo and Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo. The Ondo South Senatorial seat became vacant following the appointment of Senator Jimoh Ibrahim as Nigeria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. APC's Dayo Faduyile wins Ondo South Senatorial by-election

…a match. In light of the new FIFA regulations implemented for the tournament in Mexico, Canada, and the United States, the football governing body had stated that 'any player who covers their mouth in a confrontational situation with an opponent may face a red card sanction.' Paraguay faced Turkey in the early hours of…

…conducted in the state by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to elect candidates for the various elective positions in the coming 2027 general elections in the country will be affected by the judgment of the Appeal Court. The judgment is interpreted by some to mean that the emergence of the Chief Tony Ok…

…According to him, the psychological impact begins the moment abduction occurs and can continue long after victims regain their freedom. "The trauma of being kidnapped and the trauma of being released after being kidnapped are two different battles. The victims carry those experiences with them for years. Families also…

…capable of exploiting forest corridors stretching across multiple states. The significance of this development cannot be overstated. What began as a regional insurgency has increasingly demonstrated an ability to project influence beyond its traditional strongholds. The presence of suspected Boko Haram commanders in Oy…

…organized to celebrate Democracy Day, Saraki opened his address by invoking the significance of June 12 - a date, he said, "the Nigerian state preferred to forget." "For a long time, this date was deliberately left out of the calendar of national memory. But yet, the people would not let it die. Year after year, citize…

…government areas in the South-west state. While the turnout for the election in which candidates of 14 parties jostled for the state’s top job was impressive in some areas, it was very low in several other places. Although 14 political parties participated in the exercise, there are three major contenders in the govern…

…had directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Action People's Party (APP), Action Alliance (AA), Accord Party and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). In unusually stern language, the appellate court accused the trial judge of disregarding an earlier order…

…born and raised in the area and that her father is recognised as an indigene. The applicants approached the court seeking determination of key issues, including whether Fatima, by virtue of her birth in Jos North to a father regarded as a bona fide indigene, was entitled to recognition irrespective of ethnic origin. Th…

…institutions, backed by the armed forces and other security agencies, are significantly stronger than any notorious bandit leader operating in the region. He said the challenge lies in persistence and coordination rather than a lack of capacity. According to him, the security strategy being implemented by his administr…

…total results from the Ekiti State governorship election. The figure represents a significant jump from the 35.5 percent uploaded barely 30 minutes earlier. 2. Residents of Igboho in Oyo State were thrown into celebration after a kidnapped family, including a pregnant woman, her children and a sibling, were reportedly…

…Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Biodun Oyebanji, as the winner of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. The Returning Officer for the Ekiti State governorship election, Adenike Oladiji, made the declaration o…

…the killings and questioned how such an incident could occur in the town. His words:"You can't be kidnapping in my father's land and expect me to keep quiet. I'm an original indigene of Igboho land. "You kidnapped a pregnant woman, and the person who brought the ransom, you killed him and killed the pregnant woman, for…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Biodun Oyebanji, as the winner of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. The Returning Officer for the Ekiti State governorship election, Adenike Oladiji, who declared the results at about 3:13…

…Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Oluwole Oluyede, polled 40,543 votes, while Dare Bejide of the African Democratic Congress garnered 12,872 votes. She added that 384,940 voters were accredited for the election, with 375,777 valid votes recorded and 6,332 r…

…an ashen face poor governance has left him in three years and even his close associates can feel the hostilities in the street and homes, towards him. If the current raging emotions in the land; North and South, persist till ballot day next year, no primate or mamalawo is needed to predict the president's fate. But his…

…does not cease to be a desert because it contains a few oases" he said. While no one can deny that insurgency and the violent crimes Nigeria faces today originated from the north, that its leaders pampered the criminals with religion and region hands is unassailable. In his speech, Brig-Gen Abubakar lamented what he ca…

…and too manifold" to be left to the blind regulation of impulse. Even if individuals can generally be relied upon to act intelligently, society still requires a "customary standard" by which it distinguishes right from wrong, so that errant members can be held accountable. Sections 14(1) and 14(2)(b) of the 1999 Consti…

…results in avoidable accidents. 10) Years of oppression and suppression of the masses can result in a violent revolution. I advise readers to please note the particles that go with the verb result: in and from. An event or action may result in or from another event or action. Some Nigerian users would replace either of…

…£400,000 was paid to Spain for the right to search her ships for slaves. In addition to cancelling a debt of £600,000, she paid Por- tugal £300,000 for similar rights north of the equator. In spite of all this, illicit trading in slaves lingered on in different parts of 8 THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC HOW THEY CAME 9 Nigeria t…

…in Oyo State, much of which impacts local administration. While I say that the state can still do more, yet, because I have been in Ibadan for over 30 years, I know the people recognize that no previous governor in the state's history has executed as much infrastructural renewal as the incumbent has done. Res ipsa loqu…

…telling the traditional rulers, faith leaders and community heads that "The government cannot do it alone." Despite the horrific abductions in Oyo, Ekiti, Kwara, Kogi, Borno states and in other parts of the country, government activities have proceeded apace and politicians - even in the directly affected and afflicted…

…on Praxis and Challenges", is most appropriate. NPSA is a very unique and significant stakeholder because it encompasses communities of practice and service dedicated to deep political reflection around the possibility of the Nigerian state. My contribution to this reflection around the practice of democracy in Nigeria…