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Top 5 Stories of The Day  | FG Considers Airline Debt Waiver Amid Fuel Crisis
April 23, 2026

Top 5 Stories of The Day  | FG Considers Airline Debt Waiver Amid Fuel Crisis

FG Considers Airline Debt Waiver Amid Fuel Crisis The Federal Government is considering granting debt waivers and discounts to domestic airlines as part of emergency measures to cushion the impact of the ongoing Jet A1 fuel crisis, which has sharply increased operating costs and threatened flight disruptions. Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo disclosed that President Bola... Read More
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Top 5 Stories of The Day  | FG Considers Airline Debt Waiver Amid Fuel Crisis
March 23, 2026

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Nigerians Fear the New Prices of Airline Tickets as Jet Fuel Hits ₦2,700/Litre

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the top five Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss.  Nigerians fear the new prices of airline tickets as jet fuel hits ₦2,700/litre Passengers may soon face higher ticket costs in Nigeria as aviation fuel prices surge, putting pressure on airline operations. Jet A1, which... Read More
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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Akpabio Sues Akpoti-Uduaghan for ₦200bn Over Harassment Claims
December 6, 2025

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Akpabio Sues Akpoti-Uduaghan for ₦200bn Over Harassment Claims

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the top five Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. Akpabio sues Akpoti-Uduaghan for ₦200bn over harassment claims Senate President Godswill Akpabio has filed a ₦200 billion defamation suit against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, seeking damages, public apologies and the removal of all online content containing... Read More
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November 6, 2017

How conversation over Buhari’s appointees highlights Ekwueme’s legacy

by Alexander O. Onukwue It is an article of faith that, in the Nigerian democratic environment, every matter takes on ethnic and regional sentiments. Appointments into government positions are basically screened by most persons with the lens of the appointee’s place of origin first before issues of competency are brought forward. In his two years... Read More
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November 4, 2017

Why the attention over flying former Vice President Ekwueme abroad is noisy

by Alexander O. Onukwue President Buhari, on Friday evening, approved the overseas treatment for currently ailing former Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme. Immediately the announcement was made, the knights and ladies of social media socio-political nightwatch let out their weapons with different assortments of accusation towards the President for his latest “disgraceful” and “embarrassing” act.... Read More
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November 2, 2017

House of Scraps: How Buhari could get his house back in order

by Alexander O. Onukwue A source in the Presidency has described President Buhari’s reaction to the pre-FEC face-off between Winifred Oyo-Ita and Abba Kyari as one of being “embarrassed”, according to Sahara Reporters. The presence of very senior members of Government, including Vice President Osinbajo and Senate President Bukola Saraki, did not deter Mrs Oyo-Ita... Read More
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November 2, 2017

Will Buhari also demonstrate against Abba Kyari?

by Alexander O. Onukwue In this week alone, there have been three public demonstrations about the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari. The first two took place around the premises of Unity Fountain, Abuja, between praise singers of the Chief of Staff showing their solidarity, and another other group who expressed disenchantment with... Read More
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September 27, 2017

PDP 2019: Fayose out, Atiku in?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The definitive ‘No’ said to Ayo Fayose by the PDP could mean the chances of a ‘Yes’ to Atiku has just got better. Fayose, the current Governor of Ekiti state, has submitted a formal request indicating his interest to pick the PDP’s presidential nomination for 2019 General elections. He has, however,... Read More
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September 27, 2017

Forget it. PDP won’t break its rule for Fayose

by Alexander O. Onukwue Governor Ayo Fayose’s ambition to take Buhari’s seat has taken a big hit because the PDP has apparently zoned the 2019 Presidency to the North. According to the publicity secretary of the Party, Dayo Adeyeye, the decision is not a new one but was reached at the party’s national convention of... Read More
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September 22, 2017

Will JAMB’S new admissions system put a cap on admissions fraud?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The Central Admissions Processing System, a new initiative of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), promises to be an effective way of ensuring schools will have autonomy in their admissions process, according to PREMIUM TIMES. Commenting on the occurrence of the offer of admissions by tertiary institutions with the complicity... Read More
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IPOB
September 20, 2017

What’s next for IPOB now that a court has ‘officially’ declared it “terrorist”?

by Alexander O. Onukwue By the suit filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, the Federal High Court in Abuja has declared the activities of IPOB as “acts of terrorism and illegality”. According to Sahara Reporters, the Court’s order “proscribed the existence of IPOB throughout Nigeria, with particular attention paid to the South-East... Read More
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September 20, 2017

Will the Army request the re-arrest of Nnamdi Kanu?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The Nigerian Army declared IPOB a terrorist organisation last week and was criticized by virtually everybody. The move to proscribe a group as terrorist is usually the duty of the Executive, through a legal and transparent process. It has been reported that President Muhammdu Buhari has signed a document to the... Read More
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September 19, 2017

ASUU strike: It ended as soon as was possible

by Alexander O. Onukwue After 36 days of strike action, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked her members to resume duty. Academic activities in the nation’s tertiary institutions have been on a halt since the 13th of August when the union proceeded on an indefinite strike. The famed 2009 agreement was once... Read More
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September 18, 2017

#NGAinUNGA: Which nations will Buhari court to help fight Boko Haram?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The Nigerian delegation at the United Nations General Assembly hopes to reaffirm its “commitment to global peace, security and development and where necessary, the need for increased international cooperation in the fight against corruption”. President Buhari is in New York with all of his cabinet members and the subject of continuing... Read More
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September 18, 2017

This is what President Buhari is doing at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly

by Alexander O. Onukwue President Muhammadu Buhari is now in New York, attending the United Nations General Assembly. According to a state house statement signed by the President’s special adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, “the high point of the President’s visit will be his participation in the General Debate during which he will... Read More
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September 16, 2017

Operation Python Dance II: PMB, should we fear for the week ahead?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The week ahead is going to be crucial for Nigeria. The President, Muhammadu Buhari, will be away at the United Nations General Assembly, the Senate has proceeded on recess, and the military operation Python Dance II will proceed. IPOB, according to the military will be treated like a militant terrorist organisation.... Read More
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September 16, 2017

Dealing with IPOB: Ban the game or steal the audience?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Besides restoring the economy from recession, the biggest challenge of the Nigerian Government, under Muhammadu Buhari has undoubtedly been about dealing with Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB. From October 2015, when Kanu was arrested and jailed, IPOB became vivid in everyone’s consciousness. The demonstrations began from all quarters, the cries of illegality... Read More
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September 16, 2017

EGWU EKE II: ‘Python Dance’ or ‘Fear the Police’?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Contrary to the interpretation given to the statement by the Abia state Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, to imply that Python Dance has ended, the Nigerian Army announced that the operation will go on as scheduled. General Kukasheka, the Army’s head of Public Relations, said in a statement that soldiers being withdrawn from... Read More
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