Akara, Kulikuli: The First Lady Is Right, Before We Start Importing Corn Roasters, too
By Kehinde Olaosebikan The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu’s recent charge to Nigerian women to embrace productivity — by engaging in businesses like akara, kulikuli, and corn roasting — is not trivial. It is appropriate, practical, and deeply patriotic. We mock what is small until we see what it becomes. Today, many of Nigeria’s biggest […]
Ten Suspects Arrested over Killing of Miyetti Allah Leader
Ten suspects have been arrested by the Benue State Police Command in connection with the killing of a leader of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria in Benue state, Alhaji Ardo Mohammed. Ardo Mohammed and his friend, Yakubu Isah were killed on Friday, shortly after attending a peace meeting in Ohinmini Local Government […]
BENUE 2027: A ‘SWOT’ Analysis Of Governor Alia’s Re-Election Prospects Across the Three Senatorial Zones
“At present, Alia remains competitive and retains a viable but shaky path to re-election. However, unlike 2023, victory can no longer be assumed. The election is gradually shifting from a referendum on the previous administration to a referendum on his own stewardship, political management and capacity to maintain the broad coalition that brought him to power. The central question heading into 2027 is therefore not whether Governor Alia can still win Benue, but whether he can successfully rebuild enough bridges across the three senatorial zones before the electorate is called upon to make its judgement”
Akume, Mark, Ortom absent as Tinubu hails Benue at 50
Prominent Benue indigenes, including the Secretary to the government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, Former President of the Senate, David Mark, former governor, Samuel Ortom and majority members of the National Assembly from Benue state stayed away from the grand finale of the Benue at 50 celebration which held at the IBB square in […]