South Africa is playing with fire, and its elites holding the match

By Prof. Chiwuike Uba,Ph.D In this write-up, Prof. Chiwuike Uba,Ph.D X- rayed the Xenophobic violence in South Africa, describing it as an international concern that tests regional solidarity and diplomatic patience. Read on: South Africa is not merely “facing challenges.” It is staging a slow-burning political crisis, one that is being rationalised as dysfunction but…

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Peter Obi alleges frustration, says he might not be alive to contest in 2027

Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress for the 2027 election, Peter Obi, has said he may not be alive to contest the 2027 presidential election, alleging that the Federal Government is frustrating his activities and targeting opposition figures.Obi made the remarks during an interview posted on Wednesday by media personality Chude Jideonwo on X.Responding…

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Dangote Refinery begins free Petrol delivery to six locations, returns ex-depot price

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has commenced free delivery of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to six locations across Nigeria while retaining its ex-depot price of N1,075 per litre.The refinery announced the initiative on Wednesday,July 8,2026, via its official X handle, stating that the free delivery service covers Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Kaduna, Delta states and the Federal Capital…

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Enugu Police impound 195 vehicles over registration, number plate violations, move to prosecute offenders

Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mamman Giwa on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, led the professional enforcement of the nationwide ban on unregistered vehicles and vehicles with covered, defaced, obscured, improperly affixed, unauthorized or missing number plates across the State, impounding 195 vehicles. The vehicles were impounded for violating the provisions of the National…

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Supreme Court upholds Appeal Court ruling , ends age-long Onuogba–Ezza Nkomoro land dispute

Supreme Court of Nigeria has laid to rest, a decades-long land dispute between the Onuogba Nike community in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State and the Ezza Nkomoro migrant community from Ebonyi State, upholding the Court of Appeal judgement in favour of Onuogba Nike community. Delivering the judgment in Abuja on Friday, July…

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FG directs FCCPC to probe X, Meta, AI firms over alleged anti-media practices

Federal Government of Nigeria has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate X (formerly Twitter), Meta, Alphabet, and other major technology firms, including Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies, over allegations of anti-media and anti-competitive practices in Nigeria. This followed a joint petition submitted to the Presidency by the Nigerian Press Organisation…

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Fake Agency scandal: Police arrest Adeyemi’s Father

Controversy surrounding the alleged ₦1.3 billion Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) scandal has intensified with the Nigeria Police Force reportedly arresting the father of the council’s promoter, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Fake Agency scandal: Police Monday reportedly arrested Adeyemi’s Father Adeyemi, who claims to be the Director-General of the PFIPC, is…

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Final-Year Nigerian Medical student dies after Russian airstrike in Ukraine

A 23-year-old final-year medical student, Nnani Adaobi Marian, from Arogbo community , Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo state, has died after sustaining critical injuries during a Russian airstrike in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Adaobi was wounded on June 29, 2026, when Russian forces launched a guided aerial bomb attack on the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv. She…

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