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APC supporters of Apata, Doherty, others protest Lagos primary election fraud

TheMorning Star1 month ago1 month ago08 mins

By Kolade Kokumo, Lagos Aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State have stormed the party’s secretariat, protesting alleged irregularities that characterised the recently concluded House of Representatives and State House of Assembly primary elections in several constituencies across the state.The protesters, comprising party members, supporters and loyalists of aggrieved aspirants, called…

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Manufacturers Assess Impact of Recent Economic Reforms on Industrial Performance

TheMorning Star1 month ago1 month ago06 mins

By Segun Ajayi-Kadir The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) views the past three years as a period of difficult but consequential economic transition. The administration embarked on substantive macroeconomic reforms intended to correct long-standing structural distortions within the economy and reposition the country for sustainable growth. While we acknowledge the necessity of these reforms and…

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Nigeria ranks 34th most breached country with 24.1m leaks

TheMorning Star2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

Nigeria ranks as the 34th most breached country in first quarter (Q1) 2026, with 281.5k leaked accounts. Globally, a total of 210.3 million accounts were breached, with the US ranking first and amounting to 29 per cent of all breaches from January through March. France took second place, while India is third, followed by Brazil…

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Ex-Ekiti guber aspirant drags Sen Adaramodu, others to court over projects

TheMorning Star5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

The Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti has been asked to compel the senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial District, Sen Adeyemi Raphael Adaramodu to disclose details of their constituency funds, projects and budgetary allocations. The suit was instituted by Adekunle Esan, a former governorship aspirant and indigene of Ilawe Ekiti in Ekiti South West Local Government…

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Tinubu salutes Leo Stan Ekeh at 70, says he’s ‘Pioneering Innovator’

TheMorning Star5 months ago5 months ago02 mins

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Mr Leo Stan Ekeh, Founder and Chairman of Zinox Group, on his 70th birthday on February 22, describing him as “one of Nigeria’s pioneering innovators in the information technology sector.” A statement by Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy) noted that the President recalled the…

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Nigeria’s failed opposition engaging in subterfuge, vain search for scapegoats

TheMorning Star7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

By Bayo Onanuga NIGERIA’s so-called opposition politicians, comprising some of those left in a dying political party and a sprinkling of some failed political office aspirants regrouping in a platform struggling to find its bearings, are amusing lots. They blow hot air, seek scapegoats for their failure and move to confuse the polity in a…

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$1tr economy: Why Tinubu must listen to Dangote, Ekeh, others

TheMorning Star12 months ago12 months ago07 mins

By Aliyu Gaya One exceptionally commendable fact about the Bola Tinubu presidency is that it is not lacking in ambition and audacity. Courage defines the leader and Tinubu has it in good measure. Think about this: Tinubu wants to grow Nigeria’s net worth to a $1 trillion economy by 2030. While this shows ambition, it…

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MAN: Manufacturing sector recovering on reforms

TheMorning Star1 year ago1 year ago03 mins

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) yesterday said the manufacturing sector is positively responding to the economic therapy of President Bola Tinubu. Its Chairman, for Oyo, Osun, Ondo, and Ekiti, Dr Sam Olawoye, said the sector is gradually recovering from recent economic shocks. He spoke during an interview in Ibadan while assessing the impacts of…

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Femi Falana, Citadel and Zinox: An embarrassing judicial persecution

TheMorning Star1 year ago1 year ago08 mins

By Adewale Odumosu A major test for the Nigerian judiciary was the March 20, 2025 judgment of Justice Akpan Okon Ebong of the FCT High Court, who struck out a case filed by Mr. Femi Falana SAN, purporting to act on a fiat donated to him by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice of…

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