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Prof Kila Faults NYSC Reforms, Proposes Voluntary National Service Scheme

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Photo: Prof Kila By:  Felix Njoku Renowned political economist, jurist and Professor of Strategy and Development, Prof. Anthony Kila, has criticised the Federal Government’s proposed reforms to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), describing them as “a wrong step in the right direction” and calling for a complete redesign of the scheme rather than what he considers superficial adjustments. Kila made his position known in a widely circulated essay titled “NYSC Reforms Are a Wrong Step in the Right Direction,” published across several news platforms. The Director of the Commonwealth…

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LDCMO Football Tourney Enters Knockout Phase with 16 teams

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By: Mandy Park The Lugbe Deanery Catholic Men Organization, LDCMO, Football Tournament, in the Archdiocese of Abuja, has entered its most intense phase with the commencement of the Round of 16, marking the official start of the knockout stage. After weeks of group stage action that produced goals, drama and excitement, 16 parishes out of 26 have advanced to the knockout phase. At this stage, it’s win or go home. A release on the knockout fixtures by the Assistant Head of the Technical Subcommittee, Brother Tochukwu Obiefuna, indicated that the…

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Diezani Alison-Madueke Acquitted in UK Bribery Trial After Five-Month Court Proceedings

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Photo: Diezani Alison-Madueke Insightprojectphoto By: Mandy Park Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been acquitted of all bribery-related charges brought against her in the United Kingdom, bringing to a close a high-profile criminal trial that attracted significant attention in both Nigeria and abroad. A jury at Southwark Crown Court in London returned unanimous not-guilty verdicts on six counts after more than 46 hours of deliberations. The charges comprised five counts of accepting bribes and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery. The trial, which lasted approximately five months,…

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Obidient Movement Dismisses Reports of Internal Crisis, Reaffirms Commitment to New Nigeria Agenda

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By: Daniel Kanu The Obidient Movement has dismissed reports suggesting that it is experiencing internal divisions, describing such claims as false and deliberately orchestrated attempts to undermine its growing influence in Nigeria’s political landscape. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the spokesman of the Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR), Ibrahim Umar, the movement maintained that it remains united and firmly committed to the ideals and governance principles championed by the former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. According to Umar, what some observers have interpreted as cracks within the…

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MEET NNEWI-BORN PROFESSOR WITH NIGERIA’S BEST PH.D. THESIS IN LAW

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Photo: Nkolika Aniekwu By Ebubechukwuzuloke Brown Prof. Nkolika Ijeoma Aniekwu is the first daughter of Professor Emmanuel Obienu of Uruagu, Nnewi. She is a Professor of Reproductive Health Law at the University of Benin. Professor Aniekwu obtained her LL.B (Bachelor of Laws) degree from the University of Benin in 1987 and was called to the Nigeria Bar in 1988. She subsequently completed her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme at the Ministry of Justice, Benin City, between 1988 and 1989. She began her academic career in December 1989 as an…

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Ekiti Guber Poll: Oyebanji will emerge victorious, Ndoma-Egba declares

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Photo: Senator  Ndoma-Egba (SAN) By: Mandy Park The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, has declared that Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji of All Progressives Congress (APC) will convincingly win the off-cycle governorship election holding on Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Ekiti State, to secure his return for a second term in office. Ndoma-Egba, a top chieftain of the APC and ex-Senate Leader from Cross River State, in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, averred that the election would be an…

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Ogun AG Declines Prosecution, Clears Dorcas Adeyinka and Suraju Ashimiyu Over  Ms. Olayinka’s Death Allegation

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By: Mandy Park The Ogun State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice has declined to prosecute Chief (Mrs.) Dorcas Adeyinka and Mr. Suraju Ashimiyu over allegations linked to the death of Ms. Folunsho Olayinka, effectively bringing an end to a criminal case that had generated public attention for more than two years. The development was disclosed in a statement issued and made available to the media on Wednesday, 17th June in Lagos by Yakubu Eleto Chambers, legal representatives of the two individuals. According to the law firm, the Attorney-General’s decision followed…

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Hensard University, CSDevNet, PACJA Partner on Flood Preparedness, Climate Accountability Initiative

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Photo: Hensard University Campus By: Mandy Park Hensard University, Toru Orua, Bayelsa State, is partnering with the Climate and Sustainable Development Network (CSDevNet) and the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) to organise a one-day seminar aimed at strengthening community resilience against flooding and promoting youth participation in climate action. The seminar, themed “Strengthening Community Flood Preparedness and Youth-Led Climate Accountability,” is scheduled to hold on June 23, 2026, at the university’s campus in Toru Orua, Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The initiative comes amid growing concerns over the…

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Kenneth Okonkwo, South East Development Commission and others

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Photo: Emeka Alex Duru, Ph.D. By Emeka Alex Duru, Ph.D. (08054103327, nwaukpala@yahoo.com) Two striking topics have dominated the media space in the last few days. One is the running inanity of a certain Kenneth Okonkwo, a largely Back-of-the-Book (BoB) creation, who is riding on the loose social media ecosystem to appropriate some fleeting importance for himself. In the days of hard-core magazine journalism, the Back-of-the-Book, was for light-hearted and human angle stories. It was in that section that entertainment and other related offerings were featured. That was how Okonkwo came…

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Soludo and the Cow’s Tail

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Photo: Gov Charles Soludo By: Valentine Obienyem I must begin by offering a modest apology for repeatedly referencing Governor Charles Soludo in this reflection. It is not out of any desire to single him out for undue attention. Rather, his statements in Enugu today, delivered in the course of political engagements that have since gained national traction, make him an unavoidable point of departure. When influential ideas are publicly advanced, especially on matters touching the collective self-understanding of a people, they inevitably become subjects of wider philosophical scrutiny. That said,…

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