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1 month ago | 
politicsdigest.ng | Abdulsalam Mahmud |Lasisi Olagunju |Nasir El-Rufai |Festus Adedayo
Ododo Salutes NUJ @70, Pledges Support for Independent, Free PressKogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, congratulates the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on its 70th anniversary, reaffirming his administration’s unwavering commitment to press freedom and media independence. Governor Ododo commended the NUJ for its remarkable contributions to democracy, good governance, and national development over the past seven decades.
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1 month ago | 
politicsdigest.ng | Abdulsalam Mahmud |Lasisi Olagunju |Nasir El-Rufai |Festus Adedayo
ANALYSIS: Corper Rita’s Crime? Speaking Truth to Tinubu, By Abdulsalam MahmudPOLITICS DIGEST – In our beloved country, where economic hardship has, since May 29, 2023, tightened its grip on the masses, one young voice dared to speak truth to power. On Sunday, March 16, 2025, Ushie Rita Uguamaye, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Lagos State, took to TikTok to express her frustration over the worsening economic situation under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.
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1 month ago | 
politicsdigest.ng | Kabir Akintayo |Tahir Ibrahim Tahir |Abdulsalam Mahmud
FG Holds Talk with State Govts to Reopen Schools Shut for RamadanPOLITICS DIGEST- The Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Ahmad, has urged the governments of Bauchi, Katsina, Kebbi, and Kano states to reconsider their decisions to shut down state-owned schools for Ramadan. Ahmad, who was a guest on Channels Televisions’ Political Paradigm show, feared that time would be lost if schools remained shut for Ramadan.
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1 month ago | 
politicsdigest.ng | Reuben Abati |Tahir Ibrahim Tahir |Abdulsalam Mahmud
Nasir El-Rufai’s Defections: PDP, CPC, APC, SDP, by Reuben Abati Perhaps the most important political event, this week in Nigeria, so far, nobody knows if there would be a free-for-all fight in Rivers state tomorrow, or some melodrama in Osun state or elsewhere, before the week runs out – is the announced defection of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai from the All Progressives Congress party (APC) to the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
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1 month ago | 
politicsdigest.ng | Tahir Ibrahim Tahir |Abdulsalam Mahmud
Natasha Drags Akpabio to UN Parliament, Protests Her SuspensionIt appears the controversy over the allegations by Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill and her suspension from the Red Chamber may not be getting off the news anytime soon. This is because the suspended Kogi Senator on Tuesday took her case to a global stage.
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1 month ago | 
politicsdigest.ng | Pelumi Olajengbesi |Tahir Ibrahim Tahir |Abdulsalam Mahmud
Seyi Tinubu: Changing the Narratives About Young PoliticiansBy Pelumi Olajengbesi, Esq. Growing up, I had a natural disdain for people in power and, more so, for their children. It was as if they had personally wronged me. My belief was that the children of Nigeria’s political elite lived in a world far removed from the struggles of everyday citizens.
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1 month ago | 
politicsdigest.ng | Umar Farouk Bala |Tahir Ibrahim Tahir |Abdulsalam Mahmud |Kabir Akintayo
ANALYSIS: Seyi Tinubu’s Ramadan Outreach or Silent Political InfiltrationBy Umar Farouk BalaSeyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, last week visited Kano State; a move widely interpreted as an effort to foster peace and bridge political divides. His visit brought together individuals previously seen as political adversaries, creating a rare moment of unity.
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1 month ago | 
prnigeria.com | Usman Muhammad Salihu |Abdulsalam Mahmud |Abdulhameed Yushau
Yushau Shuaib: A Legacy Etched in Faith and GenerosityThere are those who build fortunes for themselves, and there are those who build legacies for others. Alhaji Yushau A. Shuaib, alias Yashuaib, belongs to the latter—a rare breed of individuals whose generosity ripples beyond their immediate circle, touching lives in ways that transcend time.
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2 months ago | 
politicsdigest.ng | Kabir Akintayo |Abdulsalam Mahmud |Tahir Ibrahim Tahir |Saleh Ashaka
Imam to Muslims: In 2027, Deal with Politicians Opposing Sharia in S/WestThe chief imam of Lekki Central Mosque, Sheikh Ridwan Jamiu, has reiterated his stance on the ongoing debate regarding Sharia implementation in the South West, describing it as an Islamic Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism.
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2 months ago | 
politicsdigest.ng | Kabir Akintayo |Abdulsalam Mahmud |Tahir Ibrahim Tahir |Saleh Ashaka
MAN IN THE NEWS: The Metamorphosis of an Accidental Public Servant By Kabir Akintayo POLITICS DIGEST – Few political titans in Nigeria’s history embody the contradictions, controversy and brilliance of Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, alias “Malam.” A man of diminutive stature but oversised influence, he has left his mark at every stage of his public service career—whether as the pioneer Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), the reformist Minister of the Federal Capital Territory...
