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An American journalist is kidnapped in Iraq. The kidnapping occurred in Baghdad on Tuesday, according to Iraqi officials, who said efforts were underway to find the whistleblower and perpetrators. Middle East Crisis: Follow the latest developments Here’s everything we know about the incident so far. Who was kidnapped? IraqThe Interior Ministry said in a statement that a foreign journalist had …

Prince Charles Dickson’s recent essay, while undoubtedly elegant and rhetorically compelling, exemplifies a common pitfall in Nigerian political discourse: the tendency to favor evocative analogy over rigorous empirical analysis. To truly understand Nigeria’s political trajectory, a shift away from poetic allusions to historical figures such as Awolowo and Akintola, and towards a clear-eyed examination of contemporary structural realities, including coalition …

According to the results of the Open Budget Survey 2025, Nigeria was rated poorly in terms of transparency, accountability, oversight and public participation in debt management. The report, which assessed publicly available data between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024, identified important gaps in the country’s debt accountability framework, despite the existence of legal and institutional frameworks. The investigation, …

Tiger Woods said he was “stepping aside for a period of time to seek treatment” after being charged with driving under the influence. The US golf legend released a statement on social media after pleading not guilty earlier on Tuesday. He was charged after trying to overtake a truck at “high speed” and overturned the Land Rover he was driving …

The Senator representing Niger South Senatorial District, Peter Jiya, has switched from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Jiya’s defection letter was read by the President of the Senate, Insha Allah Akpabio, at the plenary session which continued on Tuesday in Abuja. The letter read: “I used to be a member of the PDP which …

La crescente inflazione alimentare della Nigeria, nonostante i segnali di allentamento dell’inflazione principale, ha ancora una volta messo in luce le profonde debolezze strutturali del sistema agricolo del paese, con un economista senior della Banca Mondiale, il dottor Adetunji Oredipe, che ha dichiarato che al paese non mancano le politiche ma falliscono nell’esecuzione, nel coordinamento e nei finanziamenti sostenuti. Martedì, …

Former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, has joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Nasarawa State. Maku, the former Deputy Governor in Nasarawa, disclosed this while briefing journalists alongside SDP officials in Wakama, Eggon Local Government Area of ​​Nassarawa State on Tuesday. The former minister said he joined the party to add value and contribute his quota positively to the …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market earned N516 billion at the close of trading on Tuesday. This follows a surge in the prices of shares such as Multiverse, Intenegins and Chams, among others, on the stock exchange floor. The benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) index increased to 201,287.78 points from 200,484.43 points on the previous trading day. After five hours of …

The recent wave of political defections in Nigeria has once again highlighted the fluid and often unpredictable nature of the country’s party system. What appears on the surface to be a routine political movement is, in reality, a deeper sign of realignment ahead of the 2027 general election. At the heart of this ongoing shift is the growing attention around …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the mock results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) 2026, conducted on March 28. Fabian Benjamin, public communication advisor to the council, said candidates can check their results by texting “MOCKRESULT” to 55019 or 66019 using their registered phone number for the 2026 UTME. It noted that 224,597 candidates registered …