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15 May marks the 80th birthday of one of Nigeria’s most enduring revolutionary intellectuals — Edwin Ikechukwu Madunagu: mathematician, journalist, Marxist theorist, archivist, teacher, agitator, and organiser. For more than five decades, Edwin Madunagu has stood firmly on the side of workers, students, women, peasants, and the oppressed. While governments changed, dictators rose and fell, and many abandoned radical politics, he remained unwavering in his belief that another Nigeria, a humane and egalitarian society, is possible. His is the story of a man who turned ideas into struggle, books into weapons, and memory into resistance. Edwin Ikechukwu Madunagu was born…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday met with representatives of Congressman Riley Moore to discuss election and security concerns in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement by Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., a Washington D.C.-based lobbying firm representing former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. The statement read in part: “We are pleased to announce that earlier today, representatives of Congressman @RepRileyMoore and former Nigerian Vice President @atiku met to discuss the importance of protecting every Nigerian’s right to a free and fair election in order to enable Nigerians to elect leaders willing and able to resolve the security issues facing all…

Former Anambra Governor and chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has explained the reasons behind his exit from both the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Obi made the clarification during an interview on News Central TV. According to him, his political decisions have always been guided by principles rather than personal interests. “Some men change parties because of their principles, some others change their principles for the sake of their party,” Obi said. “So for me, I changed party because of my principle because I’ve been in a system where you…

Rivers United team manager, Festus Austine, is adamant that his team will win the 2025-26 Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, title. The Pride of Rivers will take on Katsina United in their final match of the season. The encounter will be staged at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port-Harcourt next week. Austine urged the club’s supporters to come out in large numbers to cheer the team to victory. “It’s been a difficult week, I know we are going to get it right in the game against Katsina United,” Austine stated ahead of the crucial tie. “Come to the Yakubu Gowon…

A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Gwarimpa, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the remand of the founder of the Prophetic Victory Voice of Fire Ministry, Pastor Amos Isah, over the alleged rape of a 14-year-old church member. Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi directed that the 39-year-old cleric be kept in custody pending the submission of his previous bail records. The decision followed the resumption of the high-profile trial on Thursday. Isah, whose church is located in the Gwagwalada Area Council, pleaded not guilty to the eight charges brought against him, including rape under the Child’s Rights Act 2003, sexual exploitation, coercion, emotional…

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper at the point of collecting N10m ransom demanded from the family of a victim in Otefon Village, Atiba Local Government Area of the state. The victim, identified as Alhaji Bagudu, was reportedly abducted from his residence in Ilowa Village last week and taken to Otefon forest, where his abductors held him hostage while demanding ransom for his release. Confirming the arrest on Thursday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, said credible intelligence from operatives of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, Oyo State, led to the operation that foiled the…

China has reaffirmed Nigeria’s strategic importance in its global economic and development partnerships, describing the country as its largest engineering contracting market in Africa and one of its leading trade and investment partners on the continent. The position was made known on Wednesday in Beijing during the opening ceremony of the Seminar for Renowned Nigerian Commentators, organised by the Institute of International Studies and Advanced Training under the China International Communications Group and sponsored by the China Ministry of Commerce. Speaking at the event, the Deputy Director at the China International Communications Group, Li Hengtian, said Nigeria remains central to…

Sevilla head coach Luis García has described Nigerian forward Akor Adams as phenomenal after the striker scored the match-winning goal in a dramatic 3-2 comeback victory over Villarreal at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Wednesday night. Adams delivered another decisive moment for the Andalusian side, rifling a powerful left-footed strike past goalkeeper Arnau Tenas at the near post after combining with Djibril Sow inside the penalty area 18 minutes from time to complete a remarkable turnaround. “Akor, now Akor again, is phenomenal,” García said after the game. “Well, I hope I understand myself and, damn, what a tough guy…

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s publishing industry have called for stronger collaboration, technology adoption and legislative backing to ensure the survival, growth and sustainability of publishing in the country. The stakeholders spoke during a panel discussion organised by the Nigerian Publishers Association at the Nigeria International Book Fair held at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts, Iganmu, Lagos, on Thursday. The discussion, themed “The Future of Publishing in Nigeria: Survival, Scale and Sustainability,” formed part of activities at the book fair, which had the broader theme, “Education for All: Closing the Gap on Nigeria’s Out-of-School Children Challenge.” Panellists at…

Shares in Bitcoin-focused Strive closed 5.8% higher on Thursday after the company said it will become a “Daily Dividend Company” and revealed it eliminated all debt in the first quarter of 2026. The Vivek Ramaswamy-founded company said the Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock, ticker SATA, will start paying dividends every business day beginning June 16 at a current annual dividend rate of 13%. The payouts are funded by income generated from the company’s Bitcoin treasury strategy.Strive CEO Matt Cole said the move will make it the first public company to offer daily dividends, expanding on a similar playbook adopted…