Author: Olabanji Ayoola

Prof. Jerry Gana, Secretary of ADC, Rauf Aregbesola; National Chairman of ADC, Sen. David Mark; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State during the National Summit of Opposition Political Party Leaders hosted by Governor Makinde in Ibadan With less than seven months to the 2027 presidential election, Nigerians hoping for […]

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Archbishop of Threshing Floor Watchman Assembly, Gimbright Adaigho has called on the governments at all levels to intensify efforts towards tackling the issues of insecurity in the country. The Archbishop made the call on Saturday in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital during the consecration and installation of a […]

Nigeria’s electricity sector has received at least $3.653bn in World Bank-backed funding over the past 24 years, yet millions of households and businesses across the country continue to grapple with unstable power supply, frequent grid collapses, and heavy reliance on generators. An analysis of World Bank-supported power projects between 2001 and 2024 showed that successive […]

Two men have been sentenced to a combined 24 years and five months’ imprisonment for their roles in a fatal road crash that claimed the life of a UK-based Nigerian, Sylvester Abayomi, in Manchester. The convicts, Uways Hussain, 20, and Usmon Mahmood, 23, were sentenced after being found guilty over the March 2026 collision on […]

Oil prices jumped on Monday as the United States resumed strikes on Iran despite ongoing negotiations between the two countries. Israeli troops were also reported to have moved into Lebanon over the weekend, while the US struck targets in Iran, fuelling fears that tensions in the Middle East could escalate rather than ease. According to […]

A petrol pump attendant picks up a nozzle to refuel a vehicle at an Indian Oil fuel station in Varanasi on March 10, 2026. The oil price spike caused by the war in the Middle East has sparked exasperation at petrol pumps around Asia, where many economies are heavily dependent on fossil fuel imports. (Photo […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed condolences to families affected by the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, saying no child should ever be taken from the safety of a classroom. In a statement released on Monday, the President said he shared in the pain and anxiety of […]

Take-It-Back movement protesting Oyo abductions, demands pupils’ release. Credit: Gbenga Oloniniran Public primary and secondary schools across Oyo State were shut on Monday as teachers complied with a directive by the Nigeria Union of Teachers to begin a nationwide protest over the continued captivity of pupils and teachers abducted from schools in Ahoro-Esienle and Yawota […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed allegations made by ex-Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, against his emergence as the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate. Lawal had, in a statement announcing his resignation from the ADC on Monday, alleged that the party’s primary election results were manipulated in favour of […]