Chief Segun Adewale, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says former Vice President Atiku Abubakar should not be blamed for the party’s decline. Adewale, popularly known as Aeroland and a former Lagos PDP Chairman, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He was reacting to…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of results from its mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted on June 28. In a statement signed by JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in Abuja on Sunday, the board also provided an update on its ongoing crackdown on…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s standard-bearer in Nigeria’s last presidential election, has announced plans to run for president again in 2027, firmly rejecting rumours that he might stand as a deputy to the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. Speaking during a televised interview on Sunday, Obi declared, “I’m going to contest for the President of…
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday in Kaduna charged the Nigerian Army to defeat terrorism and insurgency. Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made the call at the grand finale of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) 2025, marking the Army’s 162nd year anniversary. The theme for this years’ celebration is ‘Developing the Soldier First Concept:…
Nigeria’s former Senate President, Senator David Mark, has been named Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), as opposition parties join forces in a coalition they say is determined to rebuild democracy and return power to the people. The announcement was made in Abuja on Wednesday during a formal ceremony in which Ralph…
Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared it remains confident and unthreatened, even as high-profile opposition figures unite in a fresh bid to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the upcoming 2027 elections. Acting APC national chairman, Ali Bukar Dalori, downplayed the significance of an emerging opposition coalition, which includes senior members of the country’s main…
A delegation from the Federal Government of Nigeria joined prominent dignitaries and family members in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for the burial (Jana’iza) of renowned business icon and elder statesman, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, in the Islamic holy city of Madinah. Alhaji Dantata passed away on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at the age…
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says its research estimates a huge oil market deficit of 23 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2030, if investment in the global upstream industry stops. OPEC also said that global cumulative oil-related investments of 17.4 trillion dollars are required by 2050 to meet up the energy demand….
President Bola Tinubu has assured to unite the country through various sporting activities which are currently being heavily funded by the Federal Government. Tinubu said this at the presentation of the King’s Baton Relay ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games scheduled to hold between July 23 and Aug. 2 in Glasgow Scotland. The President represented…
The Enugu Police Command has rebuted the online report alleging that the woman reportedly murdered in a hotel in Nsukka, Enugu State, had her vital organs harvested. The command’s Spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe, made the rebutal in a statement issued in Enugu and made available to newsmen on Tuesday. According to him, the report is…
