Nigerian Storytelling Shines As Davies Brothers Claim BAFTA For ‘My Father’s Shadow’

British-Nigerian siblings Akinola Davies Jr. and Wale Davies clinch BAFTA debut award, marking milestone for Nigerian storytelling on global cinematic stage. British-Nigerian brothers Akinola Davies Jr. and Wale Davies claimed the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer for their groundbreaking film My Father’s Shadow....
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Yakubu: Tinubu’s Executive Order On Oil Revenue Remittances Upholds Constitutional Fidelity, Not Executive Overreach

Budget Office DG Tanimu Yakubu says Executive Order 9 enforces constitutional revenue rules and is not executive lawmaking. The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu has defended Executive Order 9 (EO9), insisting that the directive signed by President Bola Tinubu does not amount to executive lawmaking...
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Until Rural Nigerians Are Immunised, No One Is Safe, Nigeria Must Declare Health Emergency

Ugwanyi Charles warns that withheld funds and failing primary health centres threaten disease prevention and national health security. Chief Consultant Neurosurgeon and former Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (FCT chapter), Ugwanyi Charles, has called for an immediate state of emergency in Nigeria’s health sector, warning that current funding shortfalls...
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Rafsanjani: If Nigerians Believe Their Votes Don’t Count, They Will Stop Participating In Elections

Executive Director of the Civil Society, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani warns low voter confidence risks deepening apathy ahead of 2027 general elections. Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, has warned that the conduct of recent local council and by-elections in Nigeria risks undermining public confidence in the country’s democratic process. Rafsanjani said the elections...
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Power expert Oyebanjo blames decades of underinvestment, weak planning, and lack of meritocracy for Nigeria’s grid failures.

Power systems engineer and Managing Director of IDFON Power Engineering Consultants, Dr. Idowu Oyebanjo, has described Nigeria’s recurring national grid collapses as a “national disgrace,” blaming the crisis on decades of underinvestment, weak planning, and the absence of merit-based leadership in the power sector.  Speaking during an interview on Sunday,...
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Atiku: Democracy Under Siege, Tinubu’s Chokehold Responsible For FCT Polls Apathy 

Atiku cites low FCT poll turnout as evidence of shrinking democratic space, urges opposition unity to safeguard Nigeria’s democracy. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised concerns over what he described as declining democratic participation following the low voter turnout recorded in Saturday’s Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections. In...
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