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Direct primaries' indirect kicks

In football, an indirect free kick inside the 18-yard box is a paradox. The ball must touch another player before a goal can be scored, yet the tension is usually palpable - defenders crowd the line, attackers' scheme, and the referee's whistle becomes th

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The poverty pretenders (II)

Muhammadu Buhari's 100-million pledge was made in a country that had already demonstrated its ability to spend trillions on poverty rhetoric while poverty deepened. Halfway through Buhari's promise, Nigeria's own government confirmed that the situation ha

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Shuaibu hails Plateau, Insurance turnaround

Director General of the National Institute for Sports, Philip Shaibu, has praised the recent resurgence of Plateau United and Bendel Insurance in the Nigeria Premier Football League, urging Plateau United players to maintain their improved form and push f

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2027: Opposition parties eye consensus over costly direct primaries

There are strong indications that opposition parties and their aspirants for the 2027 presidential election will settle for a consensus following the release of the revised timetable by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Sunday PUNCH gathered

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Israelo-U.S. Conflict with Iran: Beyond the Diplomacy of Braggadocio and End of U.S. Global Hegemony

International politics is necessarily a conflict system because the international community comprises nation-states considered to be sovereign and equal. Sovereignty is about supreme power or supreme authority. When a nation-state is considered to have na

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Grandma Sikira Aladire passes on at 90 - The Nation Newspaper

Veteran tie and dye, Madam Sikira Adunni Aladire has answered the last call of her creator died. She passed on Monday, March 2, 2026 at her Ile Toki home, Balogun Ibikunle Street, Ayeye, Ibadan; and was laid to rest the same day according to Islamic rite

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Nigerian Stocks Chalk up 0.08% on Bullish Sentiment - Ghanamma.com

For another week, the Naira closed without recording a gain against the United States Dollar at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEX), as FX demand pressure continues to mount. On Friday, the country's legal tender further depreciated a

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Public Hearing , members Ad-hoc House Rep Committee on preparedness for single use Plastic Ban in Nigeria with Stakeholders , held in Abuja - Champion Newspapers LTD

Member of the House Committee, Hon Muktar shagaya Representative of the Speaker of Reps, / Chief whip Hon Ibrahim Isiaka [ left] with Chairman Ad-hoc House Committee on the Preparedness for the Single -use Plastic Ban in Nigeria, Hon. Teresr Ugbor, during

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Renewed hope in healthcare: How Tinubu is rewriting Nigeria's

When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office in 2023, Nigeria's health sector was at a breaking point. Decades of underinvestment had hollowed out infrastructure, driven health professionals abroad, and eroded public confidence. The challenge before th

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Inferno Runway: Brownson wins reality television fashion design

David Eno Brownson, the visionary founder and Creative Director of D. Brownson, a futuristic fashion brand, based in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, consistently pushed boundaries with innovative, forward-thinking designs that blend African royalty, cinematic i