Category: News

Mr Femi Falana, SAN A foremost human rights lawyer Mr Femi Falana, SAN, has condemned “substituted arrest” as the police picked the father of Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self-acclaimed Director-General of the disowned Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, in a raid on the family’s residence in Ogbomoso. According to him, the police action  transgressed against […]

Oil prices crashed on Monday, July 6, 2026, after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) approved another increase in crude production from August, while improving exports from the Gulf eased concerns over supply disruptions. Brent crude futures slipped 34 cents, or 0.47 per cent, to $71.78 a barrel in early […]

Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan Former President Goodluck Jonathan has debunked as false and baseless a media report alleging he was offered N500 billion to contest the presidential candidate of National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, to split South-South votes. He disclosed this in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr Ikechukwu Eze, on […]

Tolu Elumelu Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu, has urged young Africans to learn how businesses create wealth and develop the habit of saving and investing, describing financial literacy as a key step towards building prosperity and reducing poverty. Speaking during the hybrid inaugural ‘Africa Everywhere Festival’ held in Lagos at the weekend, Elumelu said […]

The return of airtime lending services on MTN has come as a major relief to millions of subscribers who depended on the facility during the regulatory dispute that disrupted emergency airtime and data advances across Nigeria. For many users, the restoration of the service is more than the return of a convenience. It marks the […]

Tony Elumelu. Credit: UBA: United Bank for Africa Plc has announced that its group chairman, Tony Elumelu, will retire from the board of directors on August 21, 2026. The bank disclosed this on Monday during its board meeting, asserting that the process was necessary after the completion of the maximum 12-year tenure for non-executive directors […]

The Senate is expected to address the controversy surrounding the N1.3bn allocation to the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council in the 2026 Appropriation Act as plenary resumes on Tuesday. This is as it was gathered that a forged appointment letter bearing a falsified signature of the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has set July 11, 2026 as deadline for parties to submit their presidential and National Assembly candidates’ nomination forms. This has triggered a flurry of activities within the parties as they struggle to beat the deadline. Specifically, the commission fixed 6pm on July 11 as the deadline for the […]

The ruling All Progressives Congress has further consolidated its dominance in the Senate after increasing its membership to 88 lawmakers following the inauguration of four senators elected in the recent by-elections. Findings revealed that despite the recent wave of defections triggered by grievances over the APC primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections, the party […]

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Waidi Shaibu, says troops are making significant progress towards the rescue of 39 pupils and seven teachers abducted in Oyo. He disclosed this during an interactive session with media executives on Saturday in Port Harcourt as part of activities marking the 2026 Nigerian Army Day Celebration. The victims were […]