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Africa’s 2.8bn Population Growth Portends Severe Socio-Economic Crisis, Obaseki Warns

The immediate past Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has warned that Africa’s projected population growth of about 2.82 billion by 2060 could trigger a severe socioeconomic crisis unless governments at all levels rethink education, skills development, and employment systems. Speaking at the 3rd Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Dialogue in London, he...
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Anioma Group Petitions APC Leadership Over Alleged Irregularities In Delta Senatorial Primaries 

A group under the aegis of Concerned Citizens of Anioma, Delta State, has petitioned the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, alleging irregularities, intimidation and undue influence in the conduct of the party’s senatorial primary election in Delta State. In a protest letter addressed to the APC National Secretariat in Abuja,...
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Oborevwori Gets ADC, SDP Challengers

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have produced their Delta 2027 governorship candidates to slog it out with the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. Felix Obuseh will represent the SDP, with Emmanuel Unuafe clinching the ADC’s ticket for the election. Obuseh said in Asaba yesterday...
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Shettima Pushes Deeper Nigeria-Benin Partnership At Wadagni’s Inauguration

Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday urged a deeper strategic partnership between Nigeria and the Republic of Benin. According to him, stronger bilateral ties are essential to sustain economic and democratic gains across the West African sub-region. Shettima, who represented President Bola Tinubu at the inauguration of Beninese President Romuald Wadagni at the Presidential Palace in...
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Kwara Correspondents To Boycott NUJ Press Centre

The crisis in the Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has deepened following the Correspondents Chapel’s directive to its members not to attend any assignment or activity at the Council’s Press Centre pending the resolution of the internal dispute arising from the Chapel’s recently-concluded 2026 Press Week. The directive was part...
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Benue PDP Guber Candidate Picks 38-Year-Old Ogbenjuwa As Running Mate

The Benue State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2027 general election, Michael Aondoakaa, SAN, has picked Dr Oyije Ogbenjuwa as his running mate. Speaking during the party’s congress in Makurdi, Aondoakaa promised that his administration would focus on security, agriculture revival, youth and women empowerment, healthcare, education, and infrastructure development...
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