Author: Olabanji Ayoola

Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission has issued a notice for a fresh local council election hours after the state assembly notified Governor Siminalayi Fubara that it would amend the law establishing the commission. The Supreme Court, on Friday, sacked the 23 council chairpersons in the state after voiding last year’s local election for non-compliance with […]

Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled Adolphus Wabara, the embattled Chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) and former Senate President. The decision was announced on Tuesday following an emergency meeting held by the State Working Committee of the party. The meeting was called following a report from the […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo will make a public presentation of two new books as part of activities to mark his 88th birthday celebrations, which will hit a climax today in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The books are: “Lest we forget: Slavery, Slave Trade, Emancipation and Reparation” and “Nigeria: Past and the Future.” The ceremony would also […]

Nigerian Air Force Base in Ikeja A catastrophic disaster looms at the Nigerian Air Force Base in Ikeja as a prolonged power outage has left military bombs and rockets exposed to rising temperatures, creating a volatile situation that could lead to a deadly explosion. For 12 days, the base has been without stable electricity, despite […]

Your political pilgrimage to Akande can’t save you, Osun APC chides Adeleke Bode George warns Tinubu against growing threats to democracy ‘Reinstatement of Speaker Obasa international embarrassment’ Just as it appeared that a recent Supreme Court ruling had eased the intense struggle for political dominance in Rivers State, 22 local council chairmen elected during the […]

The operational crisis at the NLNG Limited continues to deepen as the outage at its Bonny Island facility drags on, with natural gas supplies plummeting by a staggering 80 percent, according to a new report by Bloomberg. The report noted that the required gas supply has dropped by 80 per cent and only 20 per […]

President Bola Tinubu has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as an “extraordinary leader and statesman” whose contributions to Nigeria’s development remain indelible. He also said Obasanjo’s regular interventions in national affairs, sometimes controversial have helped shape public policies and put leaders in check. In a birthday tribute on Wednesday to mark Obasanjo’s 88th birthday, Tinubu […]

Despite the 3.2 percent month-on-month dip in the country’s external reserves to $38.46bn at the end of February, the naira strengthened by 8.5 percent month-on-month to 1,490/$ on the parallel market during this period. This year, the local currency has gained 2.69 per cent to 1,499.23/$ at the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, though it shed […]