Few things stir public anger faster than the suggestion that money meant for development is being deliberately locked away for political convenience. That is precisely the atmosphere in which Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State made his explosive claim at the 2027 Budget Stakeholders’ Consultative Engagement in Ibadan. Standing before an audience that included community leaders, civil servants, and ordinary citizens hoping to hear about plans for the coming year, the governor said each state was supposed to receive N250 billion as its share of Nigeria LNG (NLNG) dividends, but that the Federal Government had decided to withhold the payment…

Tottenham Hotspur head into Monday night’s meeting with Coventry carrying a familiar mix of frustration and hope. The frustration comes from two fresh injury blows, with Lucas Bergvall and Savio both ruled out for weeks, leaving Roberto De Zerbi with another midfield reshuffle just when his squad seemed to be finding some rhythm. The hope, though, is genuine and emotional: Dejan Kulusevski is back. After roughly a year and a half on the sidelines with a persistent knee problem, the Swedish international has been cleared to rejoin the matchday squad, and he is named among the substitutes for the 8pm…