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    Governor Abba Yusuf, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin and Abubakar Bichi

    Kano governor reconciles Barau, Bichi ahead of 2027 elections

    Governor Abba Yusuf has reconciled Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin and House of Representatives member Abubakar Bichi ahead of the 2027 elections.

    Rights

    Nigerian farmers

    Takum farmers seek improved security to boost food production

    The land that fed families for generations is now empty. In villages like Tor-Lijam, Akaajo, Abunde and Akase, people are displaced and their farms are destroyed.

    OPINION

    Only one of Nigeria’s 26 stadiums meets international standards; country needs a new model

    If Lionel Messi were to play in Nigeria tomorrow, there is only one venue in the entire country where the match could be sanctioned. One stadium. In a nation of 230 million people.

    Murder in Asaba

    There is something fundamentally wrong with treating the alleged killing of a citizen as though it were principally a disagreement within the public service.

    Incumbency power, religious sentiment can’t stop hungry, angry Nigerians from voting Tinubu out

    Across the country, the cost-of-living crisis is not an abstract economic debate.

    Azu Ishiekwene: Tinubu and his incredible ministers

    At a business lunch in December 2022, he said he shouldn’t be voted for a second term if he didn’t fix the electricity supply problem and end estimated billing in his first term.

    An open letter to a distressed priest

    Mr Soyinka said, “Public lies, like flies, beget maggots.”

    The Black Queen of Hearts: Why Mia Mottley captures the global spirit

    For Africa and its diaspora, Mottley now represents something larger than the politics of Barbados.

    Showbiz

    Euphoria 360 Hub

    Actor Femi Adebayo unveils entertainment hub in Lagos

    Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Femi Adebayo, on Tuesday unveiled an entertainment hub, a film and media production facility in Oregun, Lagos.

    Faith

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    Gov Idris buys house to relocate mosque in Malami’s Birnin Kebbi community

    Governor Nasir Idris approved the purchase of a building to relocate a temporary mosque in the Go-Slow Road area of Birnin Kebbi, a community near Abubakar Malami’s family house.