Focus: APC Engineered Most Sweeping Political Realignment Since 1999
When the news broke that Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, the governor of Adamawa State, was preparing to defect to the All…
Editorial: A House Divided – CAN Leadership Crisis
There are crises that test institutions. And there are crises that expose them. The sordid leadership debacle within the Christian…
UBA Unveils Diaspora Platform to Connect Global Africans with Investment, Wealth Opportunities
UBA Unveils Diaspora Platform to Power Global African Lifestyle Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has unveiled…
Adamawa Governor Fintiri Set to Defect to APC, Reshaping 2027 Political Landscape
ABUJA – Nigeria’s political map is on the brink of a historic shift as Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri…
Exclusive: Chevron Cuts Ties with Arthur Eze’s Atlas Petroleum
In a dramatic escalation that could reshape West and Central Africa’s gas landscape, Chevron has formally severed ties with Atlas…
As Nigerians confront deportations and hunger -By Sonala Olumhense
Just days after the US President took office in 2025, the story began to spread: Nearly 4,000 Nigerians were about…
Under The Microscope: El-Rufai Grapples With Public Scrutiny – By Simon Reef Musa
Before Thursday’s drama, which saw Kaduna’s former Governor, Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, squeal over what awaited him upon his return…
Storm Over INEC’s N873.78bn Election Budget Request
As controversy grows over the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) N873.78 billion election budget proposal, Ademu Idakwo examines how the…
AU Summit: Nigeria Secures Major Wins, Gets Permanent Seat On The Board Of African Central Bank
During the just-concluded 39th Session of the Executive Council of the African Union, Nigeria recorded significant diplomatic and institutional achievements,…
2027: INEC Fixes Feb 20 For Presidential Poll, March 6 For Gov’ship
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ) has released the official timetable for Nigeria’s 2027 General Elections, outlining key dates…
INEC Proposes N873bn Budget For 2027 Elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has projected a total of N873,778,401,602.08 for the conduct of the 2027 general elections.…
Fubara Dissolves Rivers Executive Council
Rivers Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has dissolved the State Executive Council. The decision was announced on Thursday in a statement signed…
Judge Steps Down From EFCC Cases Against Malami
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has recused himself from two cases filed by the Economic and…
Tinubu Appoints Amb. Ismail Abba Yusuf Chairman Of NAHCON
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Amb. Ismail Abba Yusuf as the new Chairman/CEO of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON). The…
Senate and the Electoral Act Amendment – By Reuben Abati
The Senate returns from a two-week recess today to attend an emergency plenary session at noon to address the lingering…
US Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Sanction Miyetti Allah, Kwankwaso, Fulani Militia
Five US lawmakers have introduced a bill to the US Congress, seeking to impose sanctions on former Kano State Governor…
Focus: What Electronic Transmission of Election Results Mean for INEC and the 2027 Elections
The Senate’s decision to mandate electronic transmission of polling unit results, after weeks of public pressure and a chaotic legislative…
Editorial: Brigandage in the Senate -Shameful!
Nigeria’s Senate has long been a theatre of the absurd, but its latest performance deserves a special place in the…
Senate in Chaos as Lawmakers Approve Mandatory Electronic Results Transmission
Abuja, Nigeria — In a stormy emergency session marked by shouting matches, procedural ambushes and open defiance of the presiding…
Occupy National Assembly Protest Begins In Abuja Over E-Transmission Of Election Results
Protesters on Monday converged on the entrance of the National Assembly in Abuja for the “Occupy National Assembly” protest. The…
The AI alibi and the foot-massage republic – By Sonala Olumhense
Nine years ago, I wrote that Adams Oshiomhole could be Nigeria’s wildcard, a rare figure who might carry the insurgent…
Exclusive: Nigeria’s Bid to Recover £50 Million in P&ID Legal Costs Hit Setback
Nigeria’s effort to recover an estimated £50 million in legal costs arising from its landmark victory against Process & Industrial…
Where Was Africa In Davos? – By Reuben Abati
To state the truth, Africa was significantly nowhere at the World Economic Forum which took place this January 19 –…
Tinubu in Turkey on First State Visit
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Ankara on his first official state visit to the Republic of Türkiye, marking…
Exclusive: Army on Edge as Coup Admission Reopens North-South Fault Lines
Nigeria’s armed forces have been thrown into a fresh wave of internal tension after the military formally confirmed that several…
The Importance Of Kashim Shettima – By Reuben Abati
There is a potentially disruptive speculation, a kite being flown in political conversations, which could affect the fortunes of the…
UBA Unveils Instant Account Opening Platform, with Fully Digital, Secure, Cross-border
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s Global Bank has launched a simplified instant account opening digital platform designed to…
Military To Try Officers Over Alleged Plot To Overthrow Tinubu
The Nigerian Armed Forces has said some officers will be arraigned before a military judicial panel to face trial over…
Tinubu Unleashes $750,000 a Month Counter Lobbying War against Biafra in Washington
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched an unprecedented, high stakes counter offensive in Washington, deploying one of the most…
Exclusive: Tinubu Grants US Expanded Authority to Strike Terror Targets Inside Nigeria
The United States has effectively secured the right to conduct counter terrorism strikes inside Nigeria under a rapidly expanding security…
Anthony Joshua Family Opposes Trial of Driver in Fatal Crash
The family of former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has openly questioned the necessity of prosecuting the driver involved…
Davos: Nigeria Must Deliberately Target Global Investors -Okonjo-Iweala
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has advised the Nigerian government to deliberately target global investors…
Editorial: Tinubu’s $750,000-a-Month Washington Circus
While Nigerians queue for fuel, ration electricity and watch inflation hollow out their wages, President Bola Tinubu is busy lighting…
Spotlight: Tinubu’s tax revolution risks 2027 electoral backlash
President Bola Tinubu is gambling that Nigerians will tolerate what they once took to the streets to resist. His tax…
Focus: Trump’s $15,000 Visa Bond is a Bond too Far
Washington insists it is merely tidying up the plumbing of its immigration system. Others see something closer to a diplomatic…
Trump Hits Nigeria with $15,000 Visa Bond beginning January 21, 2026
The United States has rolled out a sweeping new visa bond policy that could significantly alter travel relations with Nigeria…
Editorial: Nigeria must reciprocate Trump’s $15,000 Visa Bond
This is no longer about visas. It is about power, pride and precedent. Washington’s decision to saddle Nigerian travelers with…
Alleged Forgery: FG Files Criminal Charges Against Ozekhome Over UK Property Case
The Federal Government has filed a criminal charge against a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome, over alleged forgery…
The Knee On EFCC’s Neck – By Reuben Abati
“The knee on his neck” reminds us of the case of the American citizen, George Floyd who was murdered in…
NGX Confirms Listing of 3.156 Billion UBA Shares, Deepening Liquidity, Market Capitalisation
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has admitted an additional 3.16 billion ordinary shares of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc,…
Focus: KPMG vs Nigeria’s Presidential Tax Committee
There is a certain tone governments adopt when they believe they have won an argument by force of length. Nigeria’s…
Editorial: Chimamanda’s Son – When Routine Care Becomes a Death Sentence
There are tragedies that wound. And there are tragedies that indict an entire system. The death of 21-month-old Nkanu Nnamdi…
Exclusive: Trump’s Nigeria Obsession Deepens After Christmas Airstrikes
Washington’s gaze has once again fixed itself on Nigeria; this time with an intensity that is unsettling officials in Abuja.…
Uproar Over Detention Of Tinubu’s Critic At Keffi Prison
The detention of social media commentator Abubakar Salim Musa at the Keffi Correctional Centre has sparked widespread outrage across Nigeria,…
The Nigerian media and 2027 elections – By Sonala Olumhense
On January 3, INEC, Nigeria’s electoral umpire, denied having published the 2027 election schedule. As often happens, the Nigerian mass…
Where’s our President? — Obi questions Tinubu’s whereabouts
Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has questioned the whereabouts of…
Exclusive: TikTok threatens to quit Nigeria over $5 million privacy fine
The Chinese-owned short-video platform, TikTok, has escalated its legal battle with Nigerian regulators by challenging a $5 million fine for…
Court Grants ₦500m Bail To Malami, Wife, Son
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the former Attorney General and Minister of Justice,…
The case against Abubakar Malami – By Sonala Olumhense
Abubakar Malami, Nigeria’s immediate past Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, spent the Christmas and New Year festivities behind bars. If…
US Operation In Venezuela Undermined International Law — UN
US President Donald Trump and a photo posted on Trump’s Truth Social account on January 3, 2026, shows what President…
FirstHoldCo Announces FirstBank Has Met ₦500 Billion Regulatory Capital Requirement
Shareholders commit to future injection of more capital to the Groups’ other subsidiaries First HoldCo Plc (“FirstHoldCo” or “the Group”)…
Trump, Venezuela And The American Empire – by Reuben Abati
The received opinion in 20th century literature on America’s foreign policy process is that the United States, America as we…
Tinubu Appoints 1st Female DG Of Nigeria Law School
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Olugbemisola Titilayo Odusote as the director-general of the Nigerian Law…
Editorial: Trump’s Lawless Venezuela Escapade Shreds International Order
At dawn on January 3, 2026, the United States executed a military operation on Venezuelan soil that will mark a…
Spotlight: Nigeria’s New Oil Barons – Heirs Energies, Seplat, and the Battle for Africa’s Energy Future
When Heirs Energies announced its acquisition of Maurel & Prom’s 20.07% stake in Seplat Energy, valued at roughly $500m and…
Focus: Nigeria’s Dress Rehearsal – Six Political Developments to Watch in 2026
The politics of 2026 will be less about governing than positioning. Yet the maneuvers of the year ahead may decide…
Editorial: Tony Elumelu’s Bold Bet and Africa’s Energy Destiny
The acquisition of Maurel & Prom’s 20.07% stake in Seplat Energy by Heirs Energies is more than a corporate transaction.…
Obi: Nigeria’s Current Taxation Policy Will Deepen Hardship
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised Nigeria’s tax laws, warning that prosperity cannot be achieved by placing…
FirstBank Hosts Nigeria Economic Outlook 2026, Leads Conversation on Economic Growth
FirstBank, West Africa’s premier financial institution and financial inclusion service provider is pleased to announce the Nigeria Economic Outlook 2026…
Tinubu Approves Appointment Of Rotimi Oyedepo As DPP
President Bola Tinubu has approved the transfer of service of Mr Rotimi Iseoluwa Oyedepo, SAN, from the Economic and Financial…
New Tax Laws Will Commence On January 1, 2026 As Planned – Tinubu
The new tax laws, including those that took effect on June 26, 2025, and the remaining acts scheduled to commence…
Govt Taxes Not Behind December Airfare Hikes – NCAA
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has debunked claims that the rise in domestic airfares recorded in December was caused…
Exclusive: Inside the Critical Hours before the US Strikes against ISIS in Nigeria
On Christmas Day, the United States executed a series of airstrikes against suspected Islamic State (IS) positions in Sokoto State,…
Tinubu Gave Go-Ahead For US Strikes, Nigeria Provided Intelligence — FG
The Nigeria government says President Bola Tinubu gave the go-ahead for the US strikes against terrorists in the country’s North-Western…
US Military Strikes ISIS Terrorists In Nigeria On Trump’s Orders
United States President Donald Trump said US forces conducted “powerful and deadly” strikes against Islamic State militants in northwestern Nigeria…
President Tinubu`s 2025 Christmas Goodwill Message
My Fellow Nigerians, As we mark this year’s Christmas, may the love of Christ and his message of grace, hope,…
Editorial: Tinubu’s Constitutional Crime in Plain Sight
If the allegations now before the Nigerian public are even remotely true, then President Bola Tinubu has crossed a constitutional…
Dangotequake And Other Quakes – By Wole Olaoye
I was going to launch a campaign for President Tinubu to sack the minister of petroleum until I remembered that…
Exorbitant Air Ticket Prices: Time To Act – By Abubakar K. Yakubu
Nigeria is a country deeply rooted in tradition, culture and communal life. One enduring feature of our national life is…
Farouk Ahmed’s Resignation- By Nick Dazang
“Good wine”, the time-honoured saying goes, “needs no bush”. Translation: a good product needs no advertisement. When Aliko Dangote began…
Detty, not dirty December – By Akeem Lasisi
One exciting wind currently blowing across Lagos and some other parts of the country is the phenomenon called Detty December.…
NIN, CAC Numbers To Become Tax IDs From 2026— FIRS
The National Identification Number issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has now automatically become a Tax ID for…
The Aliko Dangote challenge -By Sonala Olumhense
Finally, and in the company of Tony Nnachetta, Pat Utomi and Sully Abu. I saw the Dangote Petroleum & Petrochemicals…
Editorial:Benin’s Failed Coup and Nigeria’s Regional Swagger
Africa’s coup season, like a bad television series, refuses to end. Just when the continent’s self-appointed custodians of constitutional order…
How Trump’s new travel restrictions will punish Nigerians
America’s latest tightening of travel rules is dressed up as a matter of national security. In practice, it looks more…
NNPC Moves to Enforce $285m Tribunal Award against TotalEnergies
Nigeria’s national oil company has escalated pressure on French energy major TotalEnergies after the multinational failed to promptly honor a…
The Unfolding “Dangote-Sized” Disruption – By Huzaifa Jega
The landscape of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry is in the throes of its most profound transformation in decades, a…
Is Dangote fighting corruption or stymieing competition? – By Fola Ojo
When the argle-bargle busted through the mainstream and social media space a few days ago, my heart jostled in the…
Tinubu reconstitutes NERC board, Oseni emerges chairman
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), following the…
Editorial: Tinubu’s Shameful Capitulation to Dangote
President Bola Tinubu’s decision to accept the resignations of the heads of Nigeria’s petroleum regulators in the heat of a…
Nigeria Recovers Just $5bn of Estimated $400bn Looted by Public Officials
Nigeria has recovered only about $5 billion of an estimated $400 billion stolen from public coffers since the 1980s, underscoring…
Editorial: A Security Battalion for Prince Seyi Tinubu
Nigeria is short of policemen, short of patience and short of trust. What it is not short of, it turns…
Exclusive: Tinubu Monetizes future Nigerian Oil as NNPC, Aramco near $4.7bn Crude-for-Loan Deal
Culled From From aso.rocks can authoritatively report that the state oil company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), is…
Aliko Dangote: Architect of Africa’s Industrial Awakening
In an era when Africa is too often described by its deficits, Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has chosen…
Dangote’s Troubles
President of the Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has launched a fresh offensive against the regulator, the Nigerian Midstream…
Supreme Court, Rivers And The State of Emergency – By Reuben Abati
Yesterday, December 15, the Supreme Court of Nigeria struck out the suit filed by 11 Governors of states controlled by…
Seyi Tinubu’s outlandish security escorts
When Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka stepped out of a high-profile hotel in Lagos last week, he was greeted by an…
Coup belt: Anatomy of Sahelian upheaval – By Kunle Somorin
The African continent, long a theatre of political experimentation and turbulence, has in recent years witnessed a dramatic resurgence of…
Editorial: Katsina State and its Peace Deal with Bandits
The declaration last Friday by Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, that the peace deal entered into with bandits has yielded…
Spotlight: Violence Against Women – Nigeria’s Private War
Nigeria is a nation fond of grand slogans. “Renewed Hope” is the latest. Yet for millions of Nigerian women and…
Editorial: Tinubu Honors Keyamo – A Prize for Presiding Over Failure
In a country already suffocating under the weight of institutional decay, and gasping for credibility and competence, President Bola Ahmed…
Editorial: In Defence of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as NSA
The recent call by Senator Francis Fadahunsi, representing Osun East, to replace Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as National Security Adviser (NSA)…
Exclusive: Nigeria Sued at World Bank Tribunal Over Kaduna Lithium Permits
Culled From From aso.rocks can authoritatively report that, Nigeria is facing a new international legal challenge after British junior mining…
US Lawmakers Strike Conciliatory Tone After Nigeria Visit
A visiting United States congressional delegation has struck a markedly softer and more conciliatory tone toward Nigeria, signaling a reset…
Tinubu’s emergency needs emergency overhaul – By Sonala Olumhense
Last Sunday, I explored the subject of an effective response to the burgeoning insecurity in Nigeria. Soon afterwards, President Bola…
Editorial: A Careless Song – On Your Mandate We Shall Stand.
There are missteps a nation can laugh off, and there are others that expose something far more troubling; a growing…
Spotlight: Whitewash, Not Analysis – A Rebuttal to Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye
“Two Years of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy Under President Tinubu Administration: An Informed Commentary” by Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, Senior Special Assistant…
Tinubu’s Ambassadors – By Reuben Abati
No one should be surprised at the level of controversy that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ambassadorial list of 35 nominees,…
US Congress Convenes Emergency Briefing on Nigeria’s Worsening Security Crisis
The United States House Appropriations Committee is holding a critical joint congressional briefing today, Tuesday, December, 2, 2025, to examine…
Tinubu Nominates Ex-CDS Christopher Musa As Defence Minister
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Christopher Gwabin Musa as the new Minister of Defence. His nomination was contained in a…
How to end Nigeria’s insecurity nightmare – By Sonala Olumhense
What are we to make of Nigeria’s new agreement with the United States over the latter’s designation of Nigeria as…
PDP Elects Turaki As National Chairman, Expels Wike, Fayose, Others
A former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki (SAN), has been elected as the National Chairman of…
An outbreak of Ad Hoc House Committees – By Sonala Olumhense
While you were distracted by the executive branch’s show of shame last week through FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, something equally…
UN Experts Accuse Nigerian Oil Officials of Corruption in Big Four Asset Sales
A United Nations panel of human rights experts has accused Nigerian oil regulators and government officials, including President Bola Tinubu…
Editorial: Tinubu’s Diplomatic Dereliction Toward America
There are derelictions born of error, and there are derelictions born of disdain. President Bola Tinubu’s refusal, or perhaps his…
Wike, Soldiers Face-Off Over Land Issues In Abuja
Things got heated between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, his entourage, and some soldiers when he…
Exclusive: Tinubu Scrambles to Calm Tensions as Diplomatic Vacuum Deepens US Nigeria Rift
Nigeria finds itself navigating one of its gravest diplomatic crises in decades after US President Donald Trump’s dramatic designation of…
Editorial: EFCC Public Shaming of Timipre Sylva
In the gilded halls of Nigeria’s anti-corruption architecture, a shameful spectacle now unfolds – a corrosive ritual in which a…
EFCC Declares Former Bayelsa Governor Timipre Sylva Wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a former Minister of Petroleum Resources and former Governor of Bayelsa…
Nigeria’s governance genocide – By Sonala Olumhense
The last time the term “genocide” was applied to Nigeria, it involved a brutal civil war from which she has…
Court to deliver judgment in Kanu’s terrorism case November 20
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed judgment for November 20 in the terrorism trial…
Editorial: Donald Trump’s threat to invade Nigeria
In a world already weary of impulsive interventions and hollow declarations, President Donald Trump’s threat to invade Nigeria represents a…
Focus: Trump’s Nigeria Threat – Implications for US -Nigeria Relations
When Donald Trump publicly floated the possibility of US troops and air-strikes in Nigeria over the alleged mass killing of…
We’re Determined To Defeat Terrorism — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has pledged his administration’s resolve to deepen global engagement and intensify the fight against terrorism and criminality.…
Trump’s Nigeria war rhetoric exposes America’s double standards
The United States military has reportedly developed a range of contingency plans for potential military action in Nigeria, following a…
Donald Trump ’s Plan To De-Stabilise Nigeria – By Reuben Abati
I have chosen the provocative title of this piece deliberately knowing that some of the more patriotic elements among us…
FG Appoints John Nwabueze As Tax Ombudsman
The Federal Government has appointed Dr. John Nwabueze as the Tax Ombudsman, in accordance with the provisions of the Joint…
US Military Draws Up Airstrike Plans For Nigeria After Trump Order – Report
The United States military is reportedly preparing contingency plans for potential airstrikes in Nigeria, following a directive from President Donald…
China Declares Support For Nigeria, Opposes Trump’s Military Threat
The Chinese government reaffirmed its support for President Bola Tinubu’s administration, praising Nigeria for pursuing a development path that reflects…
Editorial: Tinubu’s Clemency Fiasco
In the theatre of power, nothing corrodes credibility faster than the appearance of confusion. What Nigeria witnessed over the last…
Exclusive: Tinubu at Daggers Drawn with NNPC Boss Over Oil Profits to Northern States
culled from Culled From From aso.rocks can now authoritatively report that a fierce power struggle has erupted at the heart…
FirstHoldCo sustains growth momentum as gross earnings rise 17% to N2.6trn
FirstHoldCo Plc has sustained its growth momentum across core business segments, reporting a 17.1 percent year-on-year increase in gross earnings…
Insecurity: Trump’s Military Threat Should Give Every Nigerian Serious Concern – Obi
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Monday said the threats from US President Donald Trump to invade…
We Are ‘Preparing For Action’ In Nigeria – US War Secretary
United States Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, has said the Department of War is preparing for action in Nigeria following reports…
CPC blacklist: 12 Nigerian governors, other officials may face US sanctions
Twelve northern governors, prominent traditional rulers, and senior judges are at the centre of a looming diplomatic storm as the…
The Log In America’s Eye – By Azu Ishiekwene
Apart from tariffs, another word that the Trump presidency is fond of is genocide. First, it was South Africa. During…
How to make Nigerian asset declarations public – By Sonala Olumhense
I provide the following draft of an “Asset Declaration (Public Access) Bill, 2025,” in italics, as a public service to…
United States To Invade Nigeria Soon – Trump
President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to send US forces into Nigeria with “guns-a-blazing” if Africa’s most populous country does…
Wole Soyinka VS America: Who goofed? – By Fola Ojo
Without a shred of doubt, he is a Nigerian of note, intellect, and integrity. If you call him a starry…
Trump Declares Nigeria A ‘Country Of Particular Concern,’ Says Killing Of Christians Mass Slaughter
United States President Donald Trump has declared Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern” over alleged killings of Christians. In a…
Spotlight: Nigeria’s Energy Gamble – Tinubu, NNPCL and the High-Stakes Search for Cash
How a state oil company’s scramble for refinancing in Riyadh – and Petrobras’s tentative re-entry – expose the paradox at…
Nigerians brace for price shock as Tinubu approves 15% import-tariff on refined petrol and diesel
In a sweeping move set to reshape Nigeria’s downstream fuel sector, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally approved a 15…
Court Stops 2025 PDP’s National Convention Over Breach Of Electoral Laws
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday stopped the Peoples Democratic Party from proceeding with its planned national…
Tension Mounts as 15 of 16 Detained Officers in Alleged Coup Plot are Northerners
Tension is rising within the Nigerian military following President Bola Tinubu’s ignominious sacking of the former Chief of Defence Staff,…
US Revokes Wole Soyinka’s Visa, Nobel Laureate Expresses Surprise
Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has announced the revocation of his visa to the United States of America. Professor Soyinka made…
FirstBank Sparks Global Kindness with 2025 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Week
Lagos, 26 October 2025 – FirstBank, the premier bank in West Africa and a leading financial inclusion service provider, is…
There Will Be No Petrol Scarcity During Ember Months, Dangote Assures Nigerians
President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has assured Nigerians of adequate Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) supply during the festive…
Coup scare, military shakeup and Nigeria’s democratic health- By Kunle Somorin
From my part of the country, there is a proverb that carries the weight of ancestral wisdom and the sting…
Economic and Financial Collusion Commission – By Sonala Olumhense
In October 2023, a remarkable event occurred in the Nigerian National Assembly. It was a citizen presenting the most eloquent…
Resident Doctors To Begin Indefinite Strike On November 1
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced plans to commence an indefinite nationwide strike starting November 1, 2025.…
Editorial: Tinubu’s Ignominious Sacking of Service Chiefs
When a Commander-in-Chief dismisses his nation’s top military leadership, the country deserves clarity, not cryptic announcements. Yet once again, President…
President Tinubu Heading to Saudi Arabia to Beg Funds for NNPCL
In a dramatic turn that underscores Nigeria’s worsening fiscal and energy crisis in the wake of a N500 billion revenue…
Nigeria Delisted from Global Money Laundering Grey List
Nigeria has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, in what officials are calling a major…
EFCC Recovered Over ₦566bn, 1,500 Assets In Two Years, Says Olukoyede
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, says the Commission has recorded unprecedented achievements…
FirstBank Integrates PAPSS into LIT App for Seamless Cross-Border Payments Across Africa
FirstBank, the premier bank in West Africa and a leading financial inclusion service provider, is thrilled to announce the successful…
UBA, Renewvia Commission Solar Systems Across 25 Branches
…Strengthens Nigeria–Norway Clean Energy Collaboration In a significant stride toward deepening economic ties between Nigeria and Norway, Africa’s Global Bank,…
Tinubu to INEC Chairman:”Ensure Free, Fair and Credible Elections”
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja, swore in the sixth substantive chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),…
Elumelu Underscores Critical Role Of Private Sector As Engine Of Transformation
Elumelu at the 2025 Abuja Investment Summit states “When Investors Succeed, Nations Succeed” The Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa…
ASUU Suspends Warning Strike, Gives FG One Month To Address Demands
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended the two-week warning strike it began on October 13, 2025. The…
Why Nigerian athletes are switching nationalities – Ajunwa
Former Olympic champion, Chioma Ajunwa has attributed the growing trend of Nigerian athletes switching allegiance or relocating abroad to poor…
Morocco as sore losers, by Patrick Omorodion
In sports, you either win or lose. But in the spirit of Olympism, everybody is a winner. That is why…
2027 Elections: Great Ogboru’s penchant for Delta State
By Vivian Eseoghene Now that the 2027 elections time table is out, it therefore means that the die is cast…
Abiodun rewards Nigeria’s best teacher with 2-bedroom bungalow, FG donates car
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has rewarded Mr. Solanke Francis Taiwo, a primary school teacher at Ansa-Ur-Deen Main School…
Scientists find cancer-linked chemicals in popular hair extensions
By Sola Ogundipe A new investigation has found dozens of potentially harmful chemicals in widely sold hair extensions, including those…
Hidden salt killing Nigerians – FG CSSI, RTSL storm markets
… Say bread, snacks, seasoning cubes among hidden sources of salt…1.9m deaths linked to excess salt worldwideBy Chioma Obinna The…
REV. JESSE JACKSON: Adieu, civil rights leader and moral voice
By GBENGA HASHIM The passing of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson at the age of 84 marks the end of an…
The Road to a Doctor’s Nigeria, by Azu Ishiekwene
There Was a Country, lamented Chinua Achebe, Nigeria’s literary icon and one of the world’s greatest storytellers. Achebe’s title evokes…
Farewell, distinguished brother, by Donu Kogbara
I’ve just been told that Senator Barinada Mpigi, who represented the Rivers South East senatorial district, has died, aged 64,…
Planned Kwara attacks: Time to act is now — Gani Adams
By Dapo Akinrefon The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams has strongly condemned the planned terrorist attacks targeting…
