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Former Kano State deputy governor and 2023 governorship candidate, Nasir Gawuna, is unlikely to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), despite widespread speculation triggered by his key political allies defecting back to the ruling party. The defecting faction was led by Badaru Umar—a close political associate of Mr Gawuna and former chairman of Ungogo Local Government. On 1 September, Mr Umar led a delegation of Mr Gawuna’s prominent allies, including Mr Gawuna’s younger brother, Mansur, to a consultation meeting with Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf and Deputy Governor Murtala Garo. The delegation included…

Colours of My Mind is…a record of how an engaged Nigerian citizen thought through his country in real time, from the particular vantage point of the Niger Delta. Its value lies less in the comprehensiveness of its political analysis than in the immediacy of its observations, the force of its convictions and its willingness to turn the critical gaze upon the author’s own community. In the foreword to Colours of My Mind, Professor Godini G. Darah places Austin Emaduku within a distinguished lineage of Nigerian public intellectuals, from Nnamdi Azikiwe and Anthony Enahoro to Dele Giwa and Tunji Dare, who…

The Middle Belt Forum has urged the Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), not to apologise to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over his recent comments on the former governor’s administration. Instead, the forum called for an independent investigation into alleged killings and payments to bandits during El-Rufai’s tenure, demanding that, if found culpable, the former governor be prosecuted for alleged crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court. The National Spokesman of the MBF, Luka Binniyat, made the demands on Tuesday at a press conference in Kaduna, where the forum expressed solidarity with Musa. PUNCH Online reports…

Intel’s PC CPUs may get more expensive in a few weeks, with Digitimes reporting that Intel has a 10 percent price hike planned, following similar increases earlier this year. According to Digitimes, the price hike is part of a shift for Intel toward increasing profitability for its PC CPU business, rather than keeping prices low to try to expand its market share.Digitimes also says Intel may be planning to cut another five to ten percent of its staff, although it may also bring in new hires at the same time. Additionally, the report claims Intel could soon put its Small…

You stack sats. You farm yield, and you’d rather sell your car than part with your BTC. But does that mean you should bank your golden years on Bitcoin?Many retirement industry professional such as MIT finance professor Jonathan Parker say there is a sweet spot level for crypto exposure in a diversified retirement portfolio:“Yes, zero.”Parker, whose research spans portfolio choice, personal finance, retirement finance and Bitcoin, is unusually blunt about where the cryptocurrency belongs. But it’s a view shared by the average citizen.A recent survey by the National Institute on Retirement Security found that 77% of Americans consider cryptocurrency in…

Pamela Anderson opened up about being diagnosed with hepatitis C in the past, as she was honored at the amfAR Gala in Venice. “It was a death sentence. That’s what my doctor told me — that I probably had around 10 years to live,” the Baywatch alum said at the event on Sunday, September 6, per Variety. “I’m sure that colored and corrupted my decisions. It was not fear of death, but fear of what might happen to my young children. It turned my life inside out.” Anderson, 59, who was honored with amfAR’s Award of Courage on Sunday night,…

Since the African Union Commission (AUC) and the United States (US) government signed off on the Strategic Infrastructure and Investment Working Group (SIWG) in January, the platform has begun to take shape. Projects are being identified and institutional mechanisms built, as both sides test each other’s ability to deliver on their promises. The SIWG is a promising new initiative aimed at securing investment inflows and developing trade in Africa, notably from the US private sector. Signs of progress include an agreement between AUC Chairperson Mahmood Youssouf and US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau that the SIWG will align US…

I have been reliably informed that your ‘Von Batten’ surname came through your marriage to Elizabeth Von Batten… This curious state of affairs raises concerns about why a man whose records carry a Nigerian name, Ikemefuna Okeke, is publicly known as ‘Karl Von Batten.’.. Many are asking what type of man drops his father’s name and converts it to that of his spouse whose ancestry and name is clearly German?.. What are you hiding Ikemefuna? Do you want to be a German by force? I attempted to stay out of this discussion but I found the whole matter so nauseating that…

Twelve years after his ministry in Kenya, East African Italian-born Catholic priest Sandro Ferretto has married Sharon Jepng’ok, a Tugen woman from Baringo County. According to Kenya Times, the couple exchanged vows in a traditional ceremony on 6 September at Seretion Village in Kasiela, a community where Mr Ferretto previously served as parish priest. The event brought together relatives, local leaders, elders and friends of the bride, who witnessed the Koito ceremony, a significant Kalenjin custom centred on dowry negotiations and family blessings. Ferretto’s ministry Mr Ferretto, 55, began his priesthood in Italy before taking his ministry to Kenya, where…

Nigeria’s Falconets were beaten 2-0 by Spain in their opening Group F match at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, leaving head coach Moses Aduku admitting that his side failed to turn up for the encounter. The 2022 champions made a strong start to their campaign against the seven-time African champions, with Nigeria struggling to impose themselves as Spain controlled the contest and eventually secured all three points. Spain broke the deadlock through forward Marisa Garcia, who finished after clever work from Noe Bejarano opened up the Nigerian defence. The Falconets then faced an even tougher task in the…