Environmental Activist Nnimmo Bassey urges inclusive urban planning, proper compensation, and protection for displaced residents in Makoko.

Farouk Aliyu insists the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket is a political decision, which leaves Nigerians free to make the final decision.

NAFDAC says sachet alcohol endangers children because of ease of concealment, insisting health protection must outweigh economic interests and industry pressure.

Ali Ndume says rising dissatisfaction in the north could reflect at the 2027 polls if concerns around Tinubu’s inner circle persist.

Former ambassador Assam Assam says Cross River-Akwa Ibom disagreement centres on allocation of 218 new oil wells, not unresolved state boundaries.

FOSAD Secretary-General Uzor Ngoladi says Onitsha market closure punishes innocent traders and ignores security failures behind sit-at-home crisis.

Ex-Cross River Speaker John Lebo says internal maritime boundaries remain unclear, fuelling dispute over oil wells with Akwa Ibom.

APC chieftain Bola Bakare says prioritising retired soldiers over ransom payments is key to addressing insecurity.

Arnold Dublin Green, MD/CEO of RC Assets, says gold and low inflation are driving Ghana’s economic growth.

MAN DG Ajayi-Kadir warns satchet alcohol ban will cost jobs, cut revenue and worsen public health through unregulated alcohol markets.

Rifkatu Iortyer insists FCTA strike remains ongoing despite pressure, says judgment binds union leaders, not workers.

Senator Ndume urges urgent action in fight against terrorism, warning delayed funding and poor equipment could waste foreign intelligence support.

Magaji Mato says claims of factionalisation in NNPP are propaganda, insisting the party remains united in law and in fact.

Excerpt: Professor Yemi Oke says human mismanagement and lack of commercial viability continue to hinder Nigeria’s power sector investment.

Spokesman of Fusengbuwa Royal Hous Abiodun Ogidan says locking the palace and halting kingmakers’ interviews violates Ijebu tradition and due process.

Kukasheka-Usman says military remains fully subject to civilian authority, stressing legal procedures and due process for officers accused of coup plot.

Former aviation minister Chidoka says politicisation has stripped national honours of moral weight and erased key June 12 pro-democracy contributors.

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has described Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a decision driven purely by personal political survival,

Lawyer and current affairs analyst, Maxwell Opara, describes Anambra Governor Soludo’s closure of Onitsha Main Market as “executive recklessness.”

Ayodele Subair says LIRS is prioritising education and engagement to boost voluntary tax compliance, with enforcement only as a last resort.