GOVERNANCE

A bill passes in Abuja. It works its way down through state and local offices until it reaches your paperwork. That’s governance.

ONE MAN, ONE ROAD, ONE YEAR 

A Kano lawyer sued the FRSC after officers stopped him without cause. A year later, he won. The ruling protects him, on those specific roads, and nobody else automatically. Abba Hikima was driving through Kano metropolis in July 2025 when FRSC officers stopped him at…

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THE TICKET THAT NEEDED NO EXPLAINING 

Tinubu handed Kashim Shettima his 2027 certificate this week. Primary to endorsement to nomination forms to certificate, in under two weeks, without a single public hiccup. On Thursday, President Tinubu presented Vice President Kashim Shettima with the certificate…

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THE FUNERAL AND THE UNANSWERED QUESTION 

Mary Habila is buried today in Kaduna, three weeks after she died inside the official residence of a federal minister. The cause of her death is still not settled. Neither is the minister’s own account of what happened. Her family is not getting a resolved case today….

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145 STUDENTS, 54 COUNTRIES, ONE ROOM IN ROME

A Nigerian delegation just went to Rome and came home with world titles. A 145-member Nigerian delegation competed against students from 54 countries at the International STEM Olympiad Grand Finals in Rome this month. They came home with world titles, Top Three…

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THE FEE THAT KEEPS RISING

School fees have gone up 30 to 100 per cent in the last two years. Parents are borrowing to keep children enrolled, or pulling them out entirely. The struggle to pay school fees has become one of the heaviest financial burdens facing Nigerian families, and it is no…

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THE HUNGER THE MONEY DIDN’T REACH

More than 17 million people across nine northern states are facing crisis, emergency or catastrophic hunger. The UN needs $89 million to keep food moving. It does not have it. The World Food Programme says more than 17 million people across nine conflict-affected…

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THE SYSTEM CLOSES ON THE MAN WHO RAN IT

A court has ordered the final forfeiture of more than ₦212 billion in properties linked to Abubakar Malami. He spent eight years as Nigeria’s chief law officer, overseeing the same anti-corruption machinery that just consumed him. He is now running for governor of…

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