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THE YORUBA AND THE CRISIS OF COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS “Yoruba Graduates Should Boycott NYSC” — O’odua Group Tells FG to Scrap Scheme NIGERIA AT 66: A CASE FOR A CONFEDERATE NIGERIA By Bolarinwa Ayoola The Forgotten Industrial Projects of the Western Region: When a Region Tried to Build Its Own Industrial Economy BREAKING: After Explosive Whistleblower Revelations, Nigeria Arrests Fulani Power Broker Accused of Terrorism and Killing Christians as U.S. Pressure Over Christian Killings Intensifies Geopolitics with Bolarinwa: Muhammed Ali, The Forgotten Founder of Boko Haram Think Yorùbá First Calls for ‘United States of Nigeria’ as Group Demands Autonomous Constituent Nations on 66th Independence Anniversary NIGERIA AT 66: INDEPENDENCE GAVE US A COUNTRY, NATION-BUILDING IS STILL OUR JOB THE YORUBA AND THE CRISIS OF COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS “Yoruba Graduates Should Boycott NYSC” — O’odua Group Tells FG to Scrap Scheme NIGERIA AT 66: A CASE FOR A CONFEDERATE NIGERIA By Bolarinwa Ayoola The Forgotten Industrial Projects of the Western Region: When a Region Tried to Build Its Own Industrial Economy BREAKING: After Explosive Whistleblower Revelations, Nigeria Arrests Fulani Power Broker Accused of Terrorism and Killing Christians as U.S. Pressure Over Christian Killings Intensifies Geopolitics with Bolarinwa: Muhammed Ali, The Forgotten Founder of Boko Haram Think Yorùbá First Calls for ‘United States of Nigeria’ as Group Demands Autonomous Constituent Nations on 66th Independence Anniversary NIGERIA AT 66: INDEPENDENCE GAVE US A COUNTRY, NATION-BUILDING IS STILL OUR JOB

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BREAKING: Tinubu Declares State Police Now Inevitable, Inaugurates Gbajabiamila-Led Power Team to Enforce New Policing Order

President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated a seven-man Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill to develop the…

BREAKING: Three Female ECWA Worshippers Finally Freed After 107 Days in Captivity – Emotional Reunion as Families Celebrate

Three female worshippers abducted during the brutal March 22 attack on ECWA Church in Omugo, Ifelodun Local Government…

War Looms in Oyo as Miyetti Allah Petitions Government, Security Agencies Over Sunday Igboho’s ‘Illegal Quit Notice’

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Oyo State chapter, has filed a formal petition with the…

THE REAL SMELLA 🚮: Court jails 16 for illegal waste disposal in Lagos.

Many people claim Lagos smells on social media, yet some contribute to the problem through illegal waste disposal.…

KWARA 2027: Yoruba stakeholders in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State, comprising Bode Saadu, Jebba, Shao, Malete, Lanwa, Ejidongari, Paku, and Pai, have cried out over alleged political marginalisation and are demanding fair representation ahead of the 2027 elections.

BREAKING 🇳🇬🤝: Femi Fani-Kayode Receives Letters of Credence as High Commissioner

Former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode has received his Letters of Credence, officially clearing the way to assume office…

JUST IN 🇳🇬🗳️: Tinubu loyalists relaunch the Otoge movement in Kwara, accusing the state APC leadership of abandoning the ideals that powered the 2019 political revolution, as they demand more inclusive leadership and internal party reforms ahead of the 2027 elections.

JUST IN 🇳🇬 😳 : Bandit Kingpin Tukur Killed by Zamfara Security Forces After Failed Attack Attempt, Reports Claim Body Was Dismembered

“We campaigned for you to win the 2023 elections, grant my husband fair treatment”

— El-Rufai’s wife Hajiya Asia El-Rufai tells Tinubu

Abia Police Arrest Woman for Attempted Murder After Viral Video Shows Her Attacking 12-Year-Old Niece with Knife

The Abia State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old woman, Nwoko Gift, from Ehimembano, Imo State, after a…

🏀 ROAD TO QATAR 🇶🇦: 12 African teams have secured places in the Second Round of the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup African Qualifiers, with only five nations set to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar.

BREAKING 🇳🇬📱: MTN Restores XtraTime Airtime Lending Service for Eligible Subscribers.

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