Category: News

The Federal Government has expressed grief over the death of a 23-year-old Nigerian medical graduate, Miss Marian Adaobi Nnani, who was killed following a Russian aerial attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed this in a statement issued yesterday by its spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, describing the incident as a tragic loss. According […]

Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Olufemi Gbajabiamila Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Olufemi Gbajabiamila, has threatened to institute a N10 billion defamation suit and criminal proceedings against ‘Director General’ of the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council; Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew unless he retracts and apologises for what he […]

Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, acclaimed Director General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council/Presidential Economic Advisory Council. Photo: Bayo Onanuga The controversy surrounding the alleged N1.3bn Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council scandal deepened on Monday as the Nigeria Police Force reportedly arrested the father of the council’s embattled promoter, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, amid ongoing investigations into […]

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Felix Morka, on Tuesday defended the party’s substitution of some candidates after its primaries, saying no aspirant who failed to participate in the primary process was declared a winner. He said this while addressing allegations that the APC arbitrarily replaced candidates or handed tickets to individuals […]

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 […]