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Scorecard insideANALYSIS: Obi's Vehicle Paradox — Peter Obi distributed hundreds of official cars as Anambra Governor. Now he criticises government benefits. The Trojan Beast investigatesTRENDING: IllBliss sparks ethnic firestorm — "Igbo own all the land in Lagos, we are renting it back to indigenes"WORLD CUP 2026: Morocco top their group with 3 wins from 3 — Africa's finest World Cup campaign in history underwayWORLD CUP 2026: Italy eliminated in group stage for second consecutive tournament — calls for total overhaul of Italian footballWORLD CUP 2026: Sadio Mané leads Senegal into round of 16 — Egypt and Morocco also throughBREAKING: Nigerian military rescues 360 hostages in dramatic operation — sister of Oyo Governor Bayo Adelabu among those freedEXCLUSIVE: Nigeria-Ethiopia prisoner transfer deal — 100+ Nigerians set to come home from Kaliti PrisonBREAKING: Oyo State kidnapping crisis deepens — 47 confirmed abductions in 5 months as Amotekun cries out over funding gapsBREAKING: EFCC arrests 47 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos dawn sweep — ₦4.2bn fraud syndicate bustedOPINION: Before mocking akara, remember Iyabo Olorunnisola — the woman who built two houses and owned a Mercedes-Benz selling bean cakesPOLITICS: ADC ticket-buying scandal deepens — Jack Ng01 vs Morris Monye feud exposes cash-and-carry politics inside Obidient ranksSPORTS: Nigeria's Super Eagles drawn in tough 2026 AFCON qualifying group — Peseiro under pressure to deliverBUSINESS: CBN holds MPR at 26.25% as inflation shows first signs of easing — analysts divided on next moveEXCLUSIVE: Fake Tinubu voice note exposed — AI-generated audio designed to inflame ethnic tensions traced to coordinated disinformation cellBREAKING: Borno ambush kills 11 soldiers — ISWAP splinter cell claims responsibility in fresh escalationWORLD: UN Security Council emergency session on West Africa security — Nigeria's foreign minister addresses delegates in New YorkNEW OPINION: From the Vice Presidency to begging for relevance — the Igbo's fifty-year retreat into ethnic politics. Ishola Adebiyi names the game.INVESTIGATION: The subsidy is back — NNPC's ₦2.1 trillion "price modulation" is a subsidy by another name. The Trojan Beast investigates.CRIMEWATCH: Lagos organ harvesting ring busted — fake clinics, real victims, buyers in Dubai and the Gulf. Exclusive investigation.CRIMEWATCH: The Abuja land cartel — FCT officials selling the same plots multiple times. Three-month Trojan Beast investigation.OPINION: The Oyo kids are home — opposition used them to attack Tinubu, Makinde tried to hijack the rescue for his presidential bid. Nobody bought it.BREAKING: Tinubu axes 7 ministers in sweeping cabinet reshuffle — full list of who is in and who is outBREAKING: NDLEA seizes 3.4 tonnes of cocaine at Apapa Port — largest drug bust in agency's 35-year history, 8 suspects in custodyBREAKING: 11 soldiers killed in Borno ambush — ISWAP splinter cell claims responsibility in fresh northeast escalationWORLD CUP 2026: Africa makes history — Morocco beat Spain on penalties, Senegal eliminate Argentina in Round of 16OPINION: Should your ethnicity be stamped in your passport? South Africa deports Nigerians — and Nigeria's first instinct is to blame a tribeOPINION: Alex Onyia and the ethnic card in Rome — Southeast Maths Olympiad, regional branding, 16 other kids who went quietly. Why the double standard stinksTRENDING: Lagos Waste Wars — Tokunbo Wahab serves Chinedu a steaming plate of roast, no cutlery included. Scorecard insideANALYSIS: Obi's Vehicle Paradox — Peter Obi distributed hundreds of official cars as Anambra Governor. Now he criticises government benefits. 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From the Vice Presidency to Begging for Relevance: The Igbo's Fifty-Year Retreat Into Ethnic Politics
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