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  As Dr. Kwame Nkrumah said: “The forces that unite us are intrinsic and greater than the superimposed influences that keep us apart.” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | APRIL 27, 2025 Dear Young Africans, I know the world has taught you many things some true, many false. But today, I want you to listen closely: You come from the richest, most ...

  “I understand the dilemma of the northern politicians in opposition. Should they support a southern candidate to dislodge Tinubu, such a candidate would, as sure as tomorrow’s date, seek a second term. That would defer the presidential aspirations of the northern politicians by eight years instead of four” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | APRIL 27, 2025 If economic health, social ...

  Once famed for its agricultural abundance, much of the North’s farmlands now lie fallow. Farmers are either displaced or too afraid to cultivate. Entire communities have been uprooted. Insecurity has triggered food shortages, migration to already stressed urban centres, and increased vulnerability among women and children. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | APRIL 22, 2025 *Introductory Note Following my recent article, ...

  “Politicians – more than the Military – are Nigeria’s real problems due to their “do-or-die” kind of politics, right from the First Republic (1960-1966) that ended in a conflagration partly traced to the elections in the Western Region, which the Military capitalised on to disrupt civil rule from 1966 to 1979 (13 years), and from 1983 to 1999 (16 ...

  “This year’s Convention on Sunday, April 20, 2025, is unique in the sense that the last one took place in 2021, with subsequent Conventions shuttered due to the lingering economic effects of COVID-19 pandemic, and demise of several community people, thus necessitating postponement of the gatherings as a mark of last respects to the beloved departed” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS ...

  “If not for the intervention of Mr. President, Nigeria would have faced the worst economic sabotage, and Rivers State would have been up in flames. I thank the President for a swift intervention in Rivers State crisis, especially on the state of emergency that was declared and assented to by the National Assembly.” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | APRIL 13, ...

“The first truth we must confront is this: Abuja will not develop the North. It is not Abuja’s job — it is ours. Arewa must design and implement its own Marshall Plan, a bold economic framework that unites the 19 Northern states around a shared vision for transformation. This plan must include clear blueprints for reviving agriculture, reindustrializing key sectors, ...

  “Trump’s return and his focus on protectionism suggest a shift from previous administrations’ globalist approaches towards a more isolationist and nationalist doctrine. By framing the tariffs as a means of protecting American jobs and businesses, Trump is appealing to his core base, which has consistently favored policies that prioritize American interests over international cooperation” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | APRIL ...

  “A man who inspite of his limitations as chief security officer of the state on paper, understood that security was paramount to delivering his mandate for the people who elected him and who God temporarily placed him in authority over. He was tough on every part, North and South alike, when need was. For him, criminality was criminality, no ...

  “The court decides which side’s evidence is heavier, not by the number of witnesses called by either party or on the basis of the one being oral and the other being documentary, but by the quality or probative value of the evidence be it oral and/or documentary.” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | APRIL 7, 2025 In other climes, people learn ...