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By Onjefu Odaudu, Jos, Nigeria  The Iyaloja General of Nigeria and the daughter of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chief Mrs Folashade Tinubu-Ojo stormed  Jos the Plateau State capital on Friday April 24 2026 for the inauguration of the  State executive council of Dynamic Women for Tinubu 2027 at the Odilin's event centre.  Speaking to select journalists on the sidelines of the event, Folashade Tinubu Ojo's message centered on unity and  peace.  She commiserated with the victims of the unfortunate terror attacks in the Angwan Rukuba suburb of the city while urging calm  She admitted that her own invitation to the state was met with apprehension.  “When I received the invitation card, you know, some people were scared"  While dismissing the fears, she disclosed that her decision to come to Jos was  an act of solidarity.  “As far as I'm concerned, to me, the people that are here are human, like myself"  Her remarks was a...

By Mohammed Bello Doka 24 April 2026 For nearly three years, the Nigerian Senate has functioned less as a legislative chamber and more as a presidential appendage. Under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the upper chamber has approved borrowing requests, confirmed nominees, and passed amendments at a pace that would be admirable if it were accompanied by oversight—but it has not. Instead, what has emerged is a pattern of legislative surrender so complete that senators now find themselves begging for political survival from the very man they empowered. This week, the Senate leadership visited the Presidential Villa to request automatic re-election tickets for all 109 senators ahead of the 2027 general elections. Their logic was straightforward: after handing President Tinubu an automatic ticket for his own re-election bid—waiving primaries and party contests—they expected reciprocity. What they received instead was a political ambush. According to multiple sources familiar with t...

By Our Correspondent   Linus Kparbong  an aspirant for the Chairmanship of Langtang North Local Government has passionately articulated his vision for a brighter future, not just for his community but for the younger generation of Nigeria. As the patron of the Dynamic Women for Tinubu 2027 he spoke on the sidelines of the inauguration of the group at the Odilin's event centre in Jos Nigeria on Friday 24 April 2026.  Reflecting on his journey, Kparbong noted, “Many of us were told we are the leaders of tomorrow, yet we find ourselves waiting for opportunities that never come. Those who led when we were young still hold the reins today, leaving a generation in limbo.” Now in his 50s, Kparbong is determined to break this cycle and ensure that youth in his community have pathways to leadership roles. Kparbong emphasized the importance of collaborative leadership, stating, “When one person leads in isolation, they often fail. True leadership is about carrying ...

Tinubu Rejects Senators' Plea For Automatic Return Tickets, Backs Governors’ Control President Bola Tinubu has turned down a quiet lobbying effort by senators seeking automatic return tickets ahead of the next general elections, insisting instead that state governors retain decisive influence over candidate selection, a senior Senate source has revealed. Tinubu on Wednesday met with the extended leadership of the Senate at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in what lawmakers described as an “emergency and strategic” engagement following a closed-door executive session. The delegation, led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, arrived at the State House shortly after the upper chamber adjourned plenary, amid indications that the meeting was triggered by resolutions reached behind closed doors earlier in the day. Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga confirmed the development in a post on X (formerly Twitter), but did not disclose the substance of the deliberations. A communica...

 On October 6, 1973, Israel faced its darkest moment since its founding.  While the nation observed Yom Kippur, Egypt and Syria launched a massive surprise attack on two fronts.  Egyptian forces stormed across the Suez Canal, Syrian tanks rolled deep into the Golan Heights, and in just days, Israel lost hundreds of tanks and planes.  The situation was so dire that Defense Minister Moshe Dayan privately warned it could mean the end of the “Third Temple” the survival of the Jewish state itself.   For a brief but terrifying period, Israel stood on the edge of collapse.  In that moment of desperation, Prime Minister Golda Meir faced an agonizing choice. Israel’s leaders discussed preparing nuclear weapons as a last resort signal not to attack, but to show they would do anything to survive.  Dayan pushed for it. Meir said no. She rejected even the preparatory steps and chose to fight with conventional forces.   Thanks to extraordi...

Intra-state cultural and subregional tensions are building up in Kwara State ahead of the 2027 governorship elections because of credible worries that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s all-too-well-known Yoruba nationalist agenda is about to upend the state’s harmony through candidate imposition. First, some background. Like several states in the country, Kwara is a multi-ethnic and multicultural state. It’s customary to divide it into three distinct geo-cultural zones. There is Kwara Central, which encompasses all of Ilorin and its adjoining areas. It’s linguistically Yoruba but ethnically a mixed bag of people who trace ancestry to Yoruba, Fulani, Kanuri, Baatonu (or Bariba), Hausa, and Nupe ancestors but who are, for all practical purposes, Yoruba. It is a little over 6 percent of the state’s landmass but constitutes 38 percent of the state’s population. Then there is Kwara South, the most ethnically homogeneous part of the state, which is wholly Yoruba and, in many ways, cu...